Your Baby During the First Trimester

A healthy first trimester is crucial to the normal development of the fetus. During the first trimester, you will only gain approximately three pounds, with less than two ounces of this being the fetus, but inside her body all the major body organs and systems of the fetus are forming.

Weeks 1 – 2
You’re not really [...]

Your Body During the First Trimester

During the first three months of pregnancy, or the first trimester, your body undergoes many changes. As your body adjusts to the growing baby, you may have nausea, fatigue, backaches, mood swings, and stress. These things are all normal.Your physical body
Even though you aren’t showing yet, your body lets you know that you are pregnant. [...]

What Do I Need to Do in the First Trimester

The stick turned blue. Congratulations! Now what?
Hey, hey, wait–don’t run out and buy a crib yet! You actually have a few months yet to decide on what you like. Here are some of the things you should do first.
Sharing
* Decide how your are going to tell the Dad he’s going to [...]

What Happens During the First Trimester?

You may not be showing much on the outside, but the first trimester is actually a crucial time in your baby’s development. There is a lot going on.
Your Body Changes
From the very start, your baby-to-be changes your body and the way you live. For your entire pregnancy, the baby depends on you for all the [...]

What is the First Trimester, Anyway?

The word “trimester” means “three months.” Since medical science set the clock of a normal full-term pregnancy at about 40 weeks (38 to 42 being a healthy range), the term of trimester can be confusing.
In fact, you’re not actually pregnant the first week or two of the time allotted to your pregnancy. Yes, you read that correctly!
Conception typically [...]