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Pregnancy
Stages
The pregnancy stages that you
will go through in the nine
months of
pregnancy,
Pregnancy usually lasts for 40
weeks from the first day of
your last period, The 40 weeks
are divided into stages called
trimesters.
You in the
first trimester is week 1 to
week
12
Your first
trimester is when all your
hormones begin to affect your
entire body and from then on
you can begin to have pregnancy
symptoms, the first will more
than likely be that your
period stops, then you may
begin to feel more tired and
have tender breasts. Then
we have morning sickness
another common pregnancy
symptom which is not restricted
to that particular time of the
day, vomiting can happen at any
time. Also a pregnant woman
might have the frequent need to
go to the toilet to wee more
often than she would
normally.
Then we have
the classic pregnancy symptom
“cravings.” Pregnancy can bring
many changes connected to the
body, and also to the taste
buds too. You could find
yourself eating foods you
wouldn’t normally
eat.
These are just some of the
changes that may happen in your
first trimester; the changes
may feel uncomfortable for a
while but will soon ease
off.
Baby in the first
trimester
Baby will
grow very quickly and will
already have lots of the organs
your baby needs to survive,
including the heart and nervous
system which will be there from
around nine weeks pregnant,
your baby is no longer referred
to as an embryo, and is now a
fetus. From about ten weeks the
nutrients are passed to your
baby through the
placenta.
You in the second trimester is
week 13 to week
28
This
pregnancy stage will feel much
easier to cope with as your
body is settling in nicely with
the hormones and getting used
to the changes, the sickness
and tiredness begin to ease off
slowly but surely. Towards the
end of this stage of pregnancy
you may begin to feel some back
ache, or as some pregnant women
will describe being more of
back pain. Other: Darkening of
the nipples and there maybe
some stretch marks in sight
also.
There will be lots of other
changes happening to your body
at this point, because your
abdomen will be growing bigger
and you may have what is called
a pregnancy mask which is
browning of the cheeks and
nose, and you could have
swelling in your ankles, at the
end of this trimester you will
also be able to feel your new
baby kick.
Baby in the second
trimester
Baby is swallowing amniotic
fluid and then gets rid of this
through their gut. At this
stage of pregnancy the baby’s
organs are maturing more each
day. Their sex organs will
develop also, their kidneys
start to work and baby can now
pass a small amount of urine
and also hear noises and sounds
made, while still in the
womb.
You in the third
trimester is week 29 to week
40
In this final trimester with
baby growing bigger, your body
adjusting and getting ready for
birth you will feel short of
breath, some heartburn. Also
some women get piles or feel
constipated, your breast will
be feeling hard, and also
growing and feel very tender
and sore and may leak which
looks like watery milk. You
will probably be having
difficulty sleeping and not
being able to get in a
comfortable position. Your baby
will be trying to position
themselves into place so they
will be head down. You could
also get Braxton hicks at this
stage which are false
contractions but don’t mistake
them for the real
contractions.
Baby in the third
trimester
Baby will now
have fine hair and finger nails
and they can now open and close
their eyes to blink, the unborn
infant also at this time can
make breathing motions even
though he/she cannot breathe
until birth. Baby’s teeth can
also start growing under their
gum, but it has been known of
some baby’s to be born with
teeth already set in
place.
End of your
pregnancy
As your due
date comes closer your cervix
gets ready for birth and begins
to thin and soften, this time
is an anxious time for both
parents it is a waiting game
and baby will come out when
ready
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