Week 12 Your body: Week 12 is the end of the first trimester. Congratulations! If you have had problems with nausea and moodiness, you should be able to get a break. Pregnancy does more than effect you physically, if you’ve had some odd dreams lately it’s completely normal. If you have gained between 3 and…
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Week 11 Your body: Light complexioned women may start to become a little flushed during pregnancy. This is due to the added volume of blood in your body. During this time, you should be taking vitamins to help stay healthy and you should also be watching your iron count. Some women may want to have…
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Week 10 Your body: You might start to feel kind of moody by this time. It might seem like everything someone does gets on your nerves. Some of this is due to the increased levels of hormones in your body, and some is due to the fact that having a new baby is a very…
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Week 9 Your body: In week nine of your pregnancy, you might start breaking out due to the increased amount of hormones in your body. Some women might get lucky and have very smooth skin, while others might have to wait until after their baby is born to have nice skin again. By this time,…
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Week 21 Your body: By this week, you are probably beginning to show. If you need to travel, you may want to check out a few things before you go. If you’re traveling be car, stop every few hours to keep your circulation up, also make sure you buckle up. If you are traveling be…
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Week 22 Your body: You may be placed on bed rest around this time if there are problems with placenta previa, pre-term labor, and small-for-dates. However, just because you’re on bed rest, that doesn’t mean you need to get really worried. If you are placed on bed rest, make sure you find out as much…
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Week 8 Your body: By this week, you might be able to feel your waistline getting bigger, but you might not be showing yet. You will be feeling a lot of the same symptoms as before, but they may be increasing in pain. Your breasts may be more tender than they were before. By this…
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Week 23 Your body: You may start thinking about whether to breast feed or bottle feed. Breastfeeding your baby is more healthy, but if you can’t do this, there are other ways to nourish your baby. You don’t need to decide now, so make sure you ask your doctor any questions you may have. Your…
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Week 7 Your body: Week Seven of your pregnancy is about the same as week six. You will probably be feeling most of the same symptoms as before and you will probably be feeling them for a while to come. It is very important that you watch what you eat during this time. You have…
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Week 24 Your body: If you are still working and are on your feet all day, make sure you wear low, comfortable shoes and elevate your feet when you do get to sit down for the evening. You may start getting stretch marks and forming a linea negra (the dark line between your belly button…
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Week 25 Your body: As you move closer to motherhood, your relationship with your own mother may be changing. By keeping a journal of your feelings, it will help you to work through conflicting emotions and mark this time in your life. Baby: Your baby is almost 12 inches long weighs about a pound and…
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