Ten Month Pregnancy
10 Month or 9 Month Pregnancy Everyone knows that a pregnancy lasts 9 months right? I mean we all know that a pregnancy consists of 3 trimesters over a 40 week period – right? But 40 weeks – with 4 weeks in a month isn’t that 10 months? So - how is it that a pregnancy term is 9 months and not 10? MONTH WEEK 1 1-4 2 5-8 3 9-12 4 13-16 5 17-20 6 21-24 7 25-28 8 29-32 9 33-36 10 37-40 For those that live by the Lunar calendar, this not only makes sense, but is…
Pregnancy Stages – Third Trimester
Pregnancy Stages : Third Trimester - The Final Hurdle By the end of the third trimester you would have already gained between 25-35 pounds. Your emotions may be tested in this trimester as you may feel nervous and wondering if you will be capable of raising a child. You may also feel some strange symptoms this trimester, such as feeling as though your baby is going to "fall out" and numbness in the pelvic region. Third Trimester At the end of your third trimester you would have forgotten all the pain and discomfort of your pregnancy, as it would have…
Pregnancy Stages – Second Trimester
Pregnancy Stages : Second Trimester The second trimester is made of weeks 14 to 26. One of the greatest milestones of the second trimester is that you will begin to feel your baby move. The second trimester is usually the one which women enjoy the most, as morning sickness should have almost completely disappeared and you will begin to look and feel pregnant, without feeling like you have just loaded on a few extra pounds. Second Trimester During this stage of your pregnancy, your body will start to really change shape as your pregnancy weight gain starts to pick up…
Pregnancy Stages : First Trimester
The firststage of pregnancy, also referred to as the first trimester, is often a mixtureof the best and worst feelings of pregnancy. The early pregnancysymptoms as your body adjusts to the influx of hormonesand other changes, as well as the joy of discovering that you are pregnant. The first trimester often brings about the first signs and symptoms of pregnancy,including the dreaded morning sickness. Restassured that morning sickness will go away after the first few weeks. The first of the pregnancy stages, or the first trimester is very important to bothyou and the baby which is growing and developing inside…
Asthma While Pregnant
Cholestasis During Pregnancy - Are You At Risk? It is not at all uncommon for some women to experience a very severe itching in the last trimester of their pregnancy. In some cases, where the itchiness is not too severe, this is just a result of their skin stretching as their baby grows. However, there is another complication, known as cholestasis, and this is a liver disease that only happens in pregnancy as a result of the high amounts of pregnancy related hormones, which will result in severe itching. The Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center states that Cholestasis occurs in about 1…