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weeks 1-2
mom is not actually pregnant during those " first weeks the ob-gym"counts pregnancies 40 weeks from the start of the last menstrual period. -
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weeks 3-4
*possible missed period
*cramping
*the other may find out she is pregnant by the end of the 4th week or it could be later
*pregnancy test measure HCG hormone lands -
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weeks 5-6
*breast becomes enlarged and tender
*more frequent urination due to the uterus pushing on the bladder
*morning sickness
*increase heart rate due to increased cardiac volume -
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weeks 7-8
same as weeks 5-6
*breast becomes enlarged and tender
*more frequent urination due to the uterus pushing on the bladder
*morning sickness
*increase heart rate due to increased cardiac volume -
week 10
*symptoms from weeks 5-8 may continue
*breast may face feeling fuller
*between 12&14 weeks, the mother will begin to hear baby's heartbeat with a doppler ultrasound
*little weight gain in the mother (2-4)pounds -
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week 11
*same as week 10
*symptoms from weeks 5-8 may continue
*breast may face feeling fuller
*between 12&14 weeks, the mother will begin to hear baby's heartbeat with a doppler ultrasound
*little weight gain in the mother (2-4)pounds -
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week 12
- same as 10&11 *symptoms from weeks 5-8 may continue *breast may face feeling fuller *between 12&14 weeks, the mother will begin to hear baby's heartbeat with a doppler ultrasound *little weight gain in the mother (2-4)pounds
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week 14
*morning sickness
*appetite increases
*abdomen grows slowly
*reduce fatigue
*dark spots may appear
*leg cramps
*loose ligaments -
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week 16
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week 18-19
*enlarged abdomen may become apparent
*back aches
*strecth marks
*heartburn
*swelling in hands and feet
*trobule sleeping
*The mother might begin to feel the baby moving -
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weeks 20-21
- same as weeks 18-19
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weeks 22
*hip, groin, and abdomen pain
*shortness of breath
*fast growing hair and nails
*belly button pokes out -
weeks 24
*fetal movements sensed as strong kicks, and bumps, some may be visible to others
*carpel tunneling syndrome may flair
* difficulty sleeping
*weigh gain by this time may total between 10 and 20 pounds -
weeks 28-29
*incresed abdomean may affeact posture
*breast may leak
* growing stretch marks -
weeks 31-32
*back aches and fatigue
*leg cramps
*shortness of breath
*fetal kicks interrupt the rest
*Braxton hicks contractions
*pelvic pain
*at the end of week 31 weight gain is about 18 to 20 pounds -
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weeks 34
same as weeks 31-32 -
weeks 36-37
*still feels stretched and movements of the baby
*lightening felt decreased pressure on lungs
*insomnia
*total weight gain -
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weeks 38-40
*same as weeks 36-37