Which Stage Of Pregnancy Are You In?
Each stage of pregnancy has its own specific symptoms and characteristics that are easily identifiable if you know what month of pregnancy you are in. The course of your pregnancy is divided into three three-month sections called trimesters. Each trimester has its own appropriate behaviors that should be followed to insure a healthy pregnancy. The first stage of pregnancy is called the first trimester. This lasts from conception to the end of the third month. During the first trimester, common symptoms include frequent urination, breast tenderness, irritability, fatigue and sometimes constipation and heartburn. You should have your first prenatal doctor visit during your first trimester. During this visit, you will get a pelvic exam so the doctor can not the size and age of the fetus, and the doctor will conduct blood and urine tests to make sure you and your baby are healthy. During the second stage of pregnancy, or the second trimester, your baby enters a phase of rapid growth. You will also begin to gain quite a bit of weight. It is during this trimester that you will begin to show. You may begin feeling the baby move by the