The three Trimester's of Pregnancy
The Stages Of Pregnancy
Pregnancy is generally measured in terms of Trimester’s. Any pregnant women has to undergo a stage of three trimesters totally. Each trimester being a different and a unique experience. So Let me tell you something about each of these trimesters.
UR First Trimester (1st – 12 weeks)
The first trimester starts on the day of your LMP (Last Menstrual Period) until you give birth to your baby and it lasts to almost 40 weeks. The first 12 week period of pregnancy is said to fall under the first trimester.
During the First Trimester you might feel discomforts of Vomitting Often
Changes you might undergo: A pregnant women during her first trimester will undergo a lot of changes like hormonal, physical, emotional and other changes. One such noticeable change is the period stoppage. You might feel extremely tired, morning sickness, craving for certain foods, you might even dislike certain food or tastes especially, heartburn, headache, tender and swollen breasts, you might often urinate, Constipation, Weight gain or even loss etc.
Changing your routine habits: You might have to alter your daily routine to go inline with your body changes. So observe them and try to alter your daily practices. Say you might be used to being awake in the night for longer hours. Then Now is your call for “early to bed and early to rise” concept. You will have to eat food frequently but in small amounts.
The Embryo - First Trimester
Growth of UR Baby: During your first Trimester, your baby’s brain, spinal cord and the main organ – heart will start forming. At the same time your baby’s legs and arm buds would have just popped up. You baby is still an embryo at this stage. However, during the 8th week your baby’s major organs will start forming, the heart will also beat with a rhythm. Arms and legs will start growing longer and toes would begin to form. Eyes will also pop up in the front and your baby will now look more like a human. During the 12th week, your baby’s external sex organ will be visible and can later find the baby’s gender.
The Second Trimester (13th – 28 weeks)
Most of the women would be happy to hit the Second trimester. And this stage they might not find it as difficult as the first trimester.
The Second Trimester Of Pregnancy
Changes you might undergo: During your Second trimester, you might experience an all together different changes like expansion of your abdomen (it is a symptom of your baby growing),you might feel the movement of your baby, body aches, back pain, abdomen and thigh pain. Due to the expansion of your abdomen, you will have stretch marks on your abdomen, breast, thigh and also buttocks. You might find a thin line from belly to public hairline, dark patches on your face (known as pregnancy mask).
Your baby in the Second Trimester
Growth of UR Baby: At the week of 16, your baby’s first bowel movement are seen during this stage, skin starts growing, muscle an tissue start forming. During the 20th week,your baby’s eyebrows, eyelashes toenails and fingernails start forming. Your baby can also hear.
Third Trimester (29th – 40 weeks)
The discomforts that you might have had in your second trimester will continue to remain in the third.
The Third Trimester
Changes you might undergo: You might feel difficult to breath, swelling of ankle, face and fingers, heartburn, your belly with pop u, tender breast will leak out pre-milk, cervix might become soft an tender ready for delivery.
Growth of UR Baby: At this stage your baby’s bone will be fully grown, would have gained weight, can open and close the eyelids and will slowly turn head down for birth as you are nearing your due date.
Then it’s final stage of anxiety and curiosity to know how your baby looks like. So get excited and All the Best!
