Pregnancy, whether planned or unexpected, is an exciting experience for every woman and comes with many changes. Below is a list of early pregnancy signs and symptoms to expect in the first trimester. A desired period is a classic and well-known pregnancy symptoms. But for pregnant women it is not very lacinia. Some women have […]
Tag Archives: First Trimester
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Dec
Dec
There are so many dos and don’ts of pregnancy that sometimes pregnant women start to wonder if there’s anything they can do or eat safely! Sometimes it seems like everything is off-limits. I’ve heard of women carrying around pocket reference manuals for quick checks as to whether something is safe during pregnancy. Our society is […]
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Nov
This is one of a series of articles on pregnancy. For more information about pregnancy and birth options, see my other articles including my series on homebirth. The First Trimester The first trimester is unique, in that you aren’t pregnant for 2 weeks of it and may not feel symptoms for up to 6 weeks. […]
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Sep
Sep
The first trimester of pregnancy includes weeks one-thirteen of pregnancy. The first trimester of pregnancy actually begins two weeks before (depending on your luteal phase or the length of time from ovulation until menses) a period is missed. Most women who use a home pregnancy test discover their pregnancy around four-five weeks, which is around […]
Nothing is more scary than being pregnant and finding out that you have started bleeding. Vaginal bleeding is any type of blood that is coming from the vagina (the uterine canal leading to the genitals). There are several different causes for bleeding during the first trimester. This bleeding can affect 20%-30% of all pregnancies and […]
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Jun
A friend of mine just found out that the baby she had known about for all of a week or so is not viable. Basically, that means there is no heartbeat, no baby. She should be six weeks pregnant, and the embryo measured at five weeks. That means it stopped growing a week ago. That […]