Week 27 Your body: If you haven’t already, register for a childbirth class. These classes are a great opportunity to share your experiences with other expectant couples. Remember to count your fetal movements. Every fetus has its most active times. During his active periods, your baby should move ten times an hour. Choose an hour,…
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Week 28 Your body: If you are Rh negative, you’ll be getting a RhoGam injection right around now. Remember that your grumpiness is largely due to hormones. You tightening sensations you may be feeling are call Braxton Hicks “practice” contractions. Baby: Your uterus is now around three inches above your navel. Some babies may like…
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Week 29 Your body: You may be feeling flushed due to the blood volume in your body and you’ve probably noticed you’ve gained 15-20 pounds. Make sure to keep your calcium and iron intake high because you and your baby need it. Baby: You may be thinking about whether you want your baby circumcised or…
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Week 5 Your body: By this time you have probably noticed that you are late. Now is probably a good time to see a doctor. Prenatal care is the medical care you get before the baby is born. After you go to your prenatal doctor for the first time to confirm you are pregnant, you…
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Week 30 Your body: Make sure you and your partner are focusing on each other as the reality of the baby becomes clearer. Plan a special night for the two of you to just be together. The two of you a creating a human being and there is nothing more romantic than that, although you…
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Week 31 Your body: The space in your uterus is starting to get very tight and heartburn and indigestion are very common. Make sure to eat more small meals and drink lots of water. Singing, talking and telling your baby about the world he’s coming into is a great way for you and your partner…
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Week 4 Your body: The hormones your baby is secreting may cause you to experience the first symptoms of pregnancy which are fatigue, tingling or aching breasts and nausea. Your baby: Your baby is now an embryo consisting of three different layers. The inner layer, known as the endoderm, will develop into your baby’s lungs,…
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Week 32 Your body: If your friends are throwing you a baby shower, you might want to start thinking about what you will need and start a list. You may find increased discharge called leukorrhea. Your expanding uterus is pressing against your diaphragm, and you may find it more difficult to catch your breath. This…
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Week 33 Your body: Make sure you know the route to the hospital and how long it will take you to get there. It might help to take a trial drive and time it to make sure. You might also consider getting a pager just in case your partner is nowhere in sight when you…
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Week 34 Your body: Before you can bring baby home from the hospital, you’ll need to purchase a car seat. Because not all car seats fit every car, you might want to call your car manufacture to see which ones are appropriate for your car. Make sure you know the signs of preterm labor so…
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Week 3 Your body: Even you may not know you are pregnant, your baby is starting to grow and develop. Over the past week, the fertilized egg has divided into hundreds of cells and is now called a blastocyst. The blastocyst is hollow and filled with fluid and is not yet visible. Around week three…
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