Pregnancy Week By Week

14 Weeks Pregnant: Development, Symptoms and Care

At 14 weeks pregnant, you are in the second trimester. Nausea may be easing and everyday tasks may feel a little more manageable. But there is no deadline for feeling better, and you do not have to match someone else’s version of this stage.

Your baby’s development at 14 weeks

Your baby’s face is becoming more defined and their neck is lengthening. Development continues throughout pregnancy; this week is not a point at which every body system is finished.

Body changes and symptoms

Your bump may be becoming more noticeable, and your breasts are beginning to produce colostrum, the first milk. These changes do not all look or feel the same from one pregnancy to another. Choose clothes that feel comfortable now rather than using someone else’s bump as a benchmark.

Nausea can continue into the second trimester or longer. If it is disrupting eating, drinking or daily life, ask your GP or midwife about treatment. You do not need to wait until you are severely unwell to ask for help.

Movement: it is still early

Most people first notice their baby moving between 16 and 24 weeks. Not feeling movement at 14 weeks is not, by itself, a way to judge the baby’s health. If you have any concern about movements, contact your maternity team immediately.

Practical care this week

If your clinician has not advised restrictions, a manageable walk can be a useful way to stay active. Adapt the length to how you feel. Ask your midwife or doctor if you are unsure which activity is suitable for your pregnancy.

Make room for support as well as appointments. You might ask someone to come with you, write down questions beforehand or request an interpreter. It is easier to make choices when you can understand the information and have time to ask what it means.

Appointments and screening choices

If pregnancy care has not started yet, contact your GP or maternity service now. If an early screening appointment was missed, ask which options are available at your current gestation rather than assuming there is nothing left to discuss. Screening estimates the chance of certain conditions; it does not diagnose them. Having a screening test is your choice.

A morphology ultrasound is usually offered around 18 to 22 weeks. Ask your care team about the timing and booking process in your service. Our prenatal tests guide can help you prepare questions.

When to seek medical help

In Australia, call 000 for heavy bleeding, severe abdominal pain, collapse or a life-threatening emergency. Do not drive yourself if faint or very unwell.

Contact your GP, midwife or hospital immediately for vaginal bleeding, leaking fluid, fever, vomiting that prevents drinking, persistent or worsening pain, severe headache or vision changes. Seek urgent care if you cannot reach them. Do not wait for your next routine appointment.