Pregnancy Milestone Calendar

The milestone calendar plots the standard NHS antenatal pathway against your specific dates. Enter your last menstrual period or your due date and it works out the calendar dates of your dating scan (8-14 weeks), nuchal translucency screening (11-14 weeks), anatomy scan (around 20 weeks), glucose tolerance test (24-28 weeks if needed), and the final stretch of weekly checks from week 36 onwards.

Alongside appointment dates, you also get a week-by-week summary of what is developing in the baby and what is changing in your body. Week 8: heartbeat visible on ultrasound. Week 12: all major organs formed, around 6cm long. Week 20: full anatomy scan, baby around 25cm. Week 24: viability point, lungs developing. Week 28: third trimester begins. Week 36: full term approaching, head usually engaged.

First-time mothers in England typically have around 10 NHS antenatal appointments. The booking appointment with your midwife happens around weeks 8-10, where you give your medical history, get a pack of information, and have blood tests. The dating scan is usually combined with the 11-14 week appointment for the combined screening test. The anatomy scan at 20 weeks is the next big one. From there, appointments are roughly every 4 weeks until 28 weeks, then every 2-3 weeks, then weekly from week 36.

Second or subsequent pregnancies usually have fewer appointments (around 7) because the medical team already has your history. Higher-risk pregnancies (twins, pre-existing conditions, age over 40, previous complications) include extra growth scans and consultant appointments. The calendar in this tool shows the standard pathway; your actual schedule may differ slightly depending on local trust practice and your individual circumstances.

The premium PDF gives you the full month-by-month calendar to print, with appointment dates, weekly highlights, and space to write in actual scan times and midwife appointments as they get booked. Many first-time parents stick it on the fridge or keep it in the back of their NHS notes. It also makes a useful reference if you are planning maternity leave, work travel, or holidays around key milestones such as the anatomy scan and the third trimester.

If you are still working out your due date, run the [pregnancy due date calculator](/pregnancy-due-date-calculator) first. The milestone calendar uses that due date as its anchor for everything else. The [pregnancy week calculator](/pregnancy-week-calculator) tracks your week-by-week progress in more detail.