Pregnancy by Trimesters: A Weekly Break Down of Physical Changes
If you are pregnant, there are many weeks ahead of you where there is something going on inside your body, and on the outside too.
There are three trimesters, the first being 12 weeks, the second being fifteen and the last being thirteen.
Different developments happen with different weeks, and here is something to help you know what to expect as far as your body is concerned.
During the first four weeks, you might not experience anything at all.
This is when the body is preparing itself for the next nine months and there's a lot going on, but still nothing major as far as your physical self.
You might be extra tired or your breasts might be sore.
Perhaps you will miss your period.
During week 5 and 6, the body might completely revolt and you can expect to be sick in the morning time, and feel fatigued.
Trips to the bathroom increase.
Nausea will increase by week seven and weight gain might become apparent.
By week eight, you uterus is the size of an orange, and you might find skin issues such as pimples cropping up.
Again, you still might not know that you are pregnant, but by the ninth week, you will find yourself missing a second period and as your hormones adjust, your breasts might be even more sore, or you would find yourself with frequent indigestion.
By ten weeks, your nausea should ease a bit and veins in your breasts or stomach might start becoming noticeable.
As weeks 11 and 12 approach, your uterus grows to the size of a grapefruit and it is time to visit with your doctors.
This is the time for testing and ultrasounds and anything else your doctor orders.
In the thirteenth week, expect your uterus to shift upward and your trips to the bathroom to lessen - at least until the baby grows big enough to sit on your bladder again.
Round ligament pain may start and is frequent in week 14 and 15, a feeling of muscle aches in your stomach, but most of the early symptoms are relieving themselves.
Week 16 can bring constipation and more inner shifting, but this is the time that you might find out the gender of the baby.
Average weight gain in weeks 17 and 18 is about ten pounds, and nosebleeds and headaches are common, but should be discussed with a doctor.
This is about the time you should start feeling your baby move.
Skin issues usually appear at about 19 weeks, and can follow throughout the rest of the pregnancy, blotchy skin and itchiness of the stomach being the most common.
The baby should be moving frequently now, and 20 weeks is usually about the time that another ultrasound is scheduled to determine foetal age.
When 21 weeks approach, you might find yourself less emotional, and more swollen - fluid retention is common for women at this point.
Steady weight gain of about ten to fifteen pounds often cause back issues at about weeks 22 and 23, and supportive shoes are a must.
At 24 weeks, the threat of gestational diabetes appears and glucose tolerance tests are given to determine if you will have this condition.
You're almost there.
A week-by-week pregnancy chart or informant is good to have at this point if you don't know what is going on.
Weeks 25 and 26 might bring you shooting pains in your back or legs and Braxton-Hicks contractions at this time, while 27 weeks will push your uterus closer to your rib cage and cause you to be short of breath.
28th week will bring more intense itching and fake contractions, as well as varicose veins and other minor hormonal changes.
By 29 weeks, you can introduce leg cramps and haemorrhoids to the list of common pregnancy ailments.
Thirty weeks can be quite uncomfortable to sleep and body pillows will help.
The next ten weeks are all basically the same.
Ailments such as heartburn, cravings, increased urination, haemorrhoids, leg cramps, Braxton-Hicks contractions, skin issues, rashes, itchiness and swollen ankles all have potential to increase as your baby grows.
The last ten weeks are almost a complete culmination of the first thirty.
Weight gain in weeks 35 and 36 will increase, while the baby will move less in 37 and 38 because there isn't room in there for it to move! You should be packing your hospital bag and wrapping up your pregnancy week-by-week chart and painting the nursery instead.
With any luck your baby will be on time and at 40 weeks, you can expect to give birth.
There are three trimesters, the first being 12 weeks, the second being fifteen and the last being thirteen.
Different developments happen with different weeks, and here is something to help you know what to expect as far as your body is concerned.
During the first four weeks, you might not experience anything at all.
This is when the body is preparing itself for the next nine months and there's a lot going on, but still nothing major as far as your physical self.
You might be extra tired or your breasts might be sore.
Perhaps you will miss your period.
During week 5 and 6, the body might completely revolt and you can expect to be sick in the morning time, and feel fatigued.
Trips to the bathroom increase.
Nausea will increase by week seven and weight gain might become apparent.
By week eight, you uterus is the size of an orange, and you might find skin issues such as pimples cropping up.
Again, you still might not know that you are pregnant, but by the ninth week, you will find yourself missing a second period and as your hormones adjust, your breasts might be even more sore, or you would find yourself with frequent indigestion.
By ten weeks, your nausea should ease a bit and veins in your breasts or stomach might start becoming noticeable.
As weeks 11 and 12 approach, your uterus grows to the size of a grapefruit and it is time to visit with your doctors.
This is the time for testing and ultrasounds and anything else your doctor orders.
In the thirteenth week, expect your uterus to shift upward and your trips to the bathroom to lessen - at least until the baby grows big enough to sit on your bladder again.
Round ligament pain may start and is frequent in week 14 and 15, a feeling of muscle aches in your stomach, but most of the early symptoms are relieving themselves.
Week 16 can bring constipation and more inner shifting, but this is the time that you might find out the gender of the baby.
Average weight gain in weeks 17 and 18 is about ten pounds, and nosebleeds and headaches are common, but should be discussed with a doctor.
This is about the time you should start feeling your baby move.
Skin issues usually appear at about 19 weeks, and can follow throughout the rest of the pregnancy, blotchy skin and itchiness of the stomach being the most common.
The baby should be moving frequently now, and 20 weeks is usually about the time that another ultrasound is scheduled to determine foetal age.
When 21 weeks approach, you might find yourself less emotional, and more swollen - fluid retention is common for women at this point.
Steady weight gain of about ten to fifteen pounds often cause back issues at about weeks 22 and 23, and supportive shoes are a must.
At 24 weeks, the threat of gestational diabetes appears and glucose tolerance tests are given to determine if you will have this condition.
You're almost there.
A week-by-week pregnancy chart or informant is good to have at this point if you don't know what is going on.
Weeks 25 and 26 might bring you shooting pains in your back or legs and Braxton-Hicks contractions at this time, while 27 weeks will push your uterus closer to your rib cage and cause you to be short of breath.
28th week will bring more intense itching and fake contractions, as well as varicose veins and other minor hormonal changes.
By 29 weeks, you can introduce leg cramps and haemorrhoids to the list of common pregnancy ailments.
Thirty weeks can be quite uncomfortable to sleep and body pillows will help.
The next ten weeks are all basically the same.
Ailments such as heartburn, cravings, increased urination, haemorrhoids, leg cramps, Braxton-Hicks contractions, skin issues, rashes, itchiness and swollen ankles all have potential to increase as your baby grows.
The last ten weeks are almost a complete culmination of the first thirty.
Weight gain in weeks 35 and 36 will increase, while the baby will move less in 37 and 38 because there isn't room in there for it to move! You should be packing your hospital bag and wrapping up your pregnancy week-by-week chart and painting the nursery instead.
With any luck your baby will be on time and at 40 weeks, you can expect to give birth.
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