Pregnancy By Week
What Happens Each Pregnancy Week?
In every new pregnancy week, many changes occur in your body as your baby thrives and grows. There are three trimesters of pregnancy. Each trimester lasts approximately three months or 40 weeks for a full-term pregnancy. These trimesters are like goals for pregnancy. Make it to the second trimester and things are a bit safer. Make it to the third trimester and the pregnancy is nearing the exciting day of birth. Each of these trimesters marks a pregnancy milestone and brings new and exciting changes for mom and baby.
During the first trimester of pregnancy, women find out they are pregnant, attend the first prenatal appointment and notice a long list of changes in their body. Understanding what happens in the body during the first trimester of pregnancy is important — because some of these changes may not be quite what you expected! The second trimester is a very moving time, both literally and figuratively. Your belly is starting to show evidence of your growing uterus, you are feeling your baby move, and you may even find out the sex of your baby if you so choose. By the time the third trimester rolls around, you are accustomed to the various transformations your body has gone through. Unfortunately, it isn’t over yet. Many of the changes you noticed in previous months persist, though some come at a more rapid pace. Follow each pregnancy week to learn how your body changes, your baby changes, what Dad should focus on and tips for each week of pregnancy.
