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1st Month
During the first month of pregnancy, the mother should start to experience breast tenderness, nausea, food sensitivity, fatigue, and frequent urination. She will miss her period which will be the first sign of pregnancy. No internal organs are currently compressed because the ovum is only .1 to .2 millimeters long. -
2nd Month
During the second month of pregnancy, the mother may experience nausea, vomiting, food sensitivity, and fatigue. Moodiness and lack of sexual desire may occur as hormone levels adjust. The zygote is a little under an inch long, so no internal organs are compressed yet. -
3rd Month
During the third month of pregnancy, the mother's nausea may decrease as she adjusts to her hormone levels. Their middle may widen as the uterus grows the size of a grapefruit. However, no internal organ squishing occurs yet. -
4th Month
During the fourth month of pregnancy, the mother may begin to show as the uterus' size increases. There is slight compression of the bladder which causes frequent urination. By the end of the fourth month, the mother may feel "quickening" otherwise known as "bubbles" or "butterflies" as the baby begins to make its first movements. -
5th Month
During the fifth month of pregnancy, the mother's uterus is now the size of a cantaloupe and her belly button may pop out. Appetite typically increases and the mother may experience bloating and constipation. The liver is now slightly compressed, but it does not cause the mother much discomfort. -
6th Month
During the sixth month of pregnancy, the uterus is now the size of a basketball which causes the skin around the stretched womb to become itchy. The liver starts to be pushed upwards and there is not much room left for the stomach. Because of this, the heart has to work harder to pump blood around the compressed organs. The mother may also experience bleeding gums, constipation, heartburn and increased leg cramps. -
7th Month
During the seventh month of pregnancy, the mother's feet and hands may start cramping and the baby will begin to move around much more. Braxton-Hicks contractions may begin to occur as well. At this time, the lungs become cramped and moved upwards causing difficulty breathing. The intestines are moved out of the way and the bladder becomes noticeably squished resulting in frequent urination. -
8th Month
During the eighth month of pregnancy, the mother starts to gain about a pound a week and have swelling in the ankles, fingers, and face. The baby drops into the pelvis resulting in an increase of pressure as the baby pushes on the ribcage and intestines. Braxton-Hicks contractions become more frequent, and heartburn and difficulty sleeping increase due to organ compression. -
9th Month
During the ninth month of pregnancy, the mother begins to breathe a little easier as the baby settles into the pelvis, giving way to more room in the abdominal area (also known as lightening). However, sleep will be more difficult due to the size of the baby and energy levels are uncertain. Their weight will reach its maximum and may even go down a pound or two as labor approaches, and the mother's "nesting instinct" may appear.
