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Month 4
-Hormones settle
-Morning sickness fades
-You also start showing and feeling like a true mom-to-be
-Your baby is five to six inches long and weighs up to four ounces
-Baby’s face and heart are fully formed at this point, though the lungs are still developing
-Baby’s eyes will open during this month and he or she will begin feeling the urge to suck
-Plan your leave from work
-Clean naturally
-Sleep on your side -
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Conception- Month 1
-Hormone releases to get ready for egg
-Egg wants to be fertilized
-Egg moves into fallopian tube.
-Eat 3 servings of protein daily
-Eat berries with ceral
-Go easy on smells.
-You might bleed from vagina
-Breasts may be tender and start getting bigger
-Nausea -
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Month 1
-Placenta develops
-The mouth, lower jaw, and throat are developing
-Blood cells are taking shape, and circulation will begin
-Eat more carbohydrates (plain baked potato, white rice or dry toast)
-Eat small meals throughout the day so you're never too full or too hungry
-Avoid rich, spicy, greasy or fatty foods, and foods whose smells bother you
-Fatigue
-Food sensitivity
-Frequent urination -
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Month 2
-Vomiting
-You may experience moodiness as hormone levels adjust
-Sexual desire may wan as fatigue and nausea increase
-The heart is beating
-The brain is developing and she has developed all her limbs as well as hands and feet
-The eyes have not fully developed
-You should stop smoking if you do
- You should stop drinking if do
-Stop using caffeine -
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Month 3
-Nausea may decrease as your body adjusts to hormone levels
-Your middle may widen, as the uterus grows to the size of a grapefruit
-You may experience your first food cravings as appetite returns
-Your baby is now officially a fetus
-Your baby is also moving their arms and legs
-Fingernails are developing
-Slowing down at work if possible
-Putting your feet up as much as possible
-Napping on the weekends and when you get home from work -
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Month 5
-Most women gain between 5 to 15 pounds by this time
-Your uterus is now the size of a cantaloupe
-Appetite often increases
-Your baby is now about 10 ounces and six to nine inches long
-Baby is covered with a fine protective hair
-Little girls’ ovaries also develop at this time, and sex may be determined through ultrasound
-Get a massage
-Move for your back
-Adjust your seat belt -
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Month 6
-Your uterus is now the size of a basketball resting above your belly button. Skin on the stomach may feel itchy as it stretches around your growing womb
-Complaints of mid-pregnancy, including bleeding gums, constipation, heartburn and leg cramps, may intensify at this time.You may become tired more easily
-Your baby is about 10 inches long and weighs over a pound
-Baby’s eyes now open and close
-Vocal cords are functioning
-Get clear skin
-Prepare the nursery
-Take childbirth classes -
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Month 7
-Your child can now see, hear and taste, and the brain and nervous system are growing rapidly
- Baby’s now almost 12 inches long and weighs between two and four pounds
-Your baby is starting to develop fat under his or her skin
-Your feet or hands may start cramping
-You may experience more movement of your baby
-Your joints may feel more loose due to softening in preparation for birth
-Use pillows for support
-Exercise for aches and pains
-Wear comfy clothes -
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Month 9
-Sleep will become more difficult
-Your weight gain will be as high as it will go – up to 35 pounds is average
-Some women experience a “nesting instinct”
-Baby’s lungs are maturing
-Your baby’s brain is growing tremendously
-It sheds the layer of hair that protected him or her in the uterus
-If your baby seems like she has her foot in your throat or under your ribs, try sitting [up] straighter or walking around for a while
-Have hospital bag ready
-Nursery ready
-Have everything for baby -
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Delivery
-Pain
-Emotional
-Anxiety
-Stay strong
-Ask questions
-The baby makes you feel like you have to poop'
-Baby may feel like the walls are closing in but this won’t cause much discomfort
-The fetus is quite squishable
-The pressure the baby feels is a normal part of birth and is critical to squeezing baby down and out. -
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Month 8
-You may feel discomfort as baby pushes on rib cage or organs
-Pelvic pressure may increase as baby drops into this area
-Skin continues stretching and stretch marks may appear
-Your baby’s brainwaves resemble those of a newborn
-The Lungs and brain are continuing to develop
-Movements may slow as the baby fills more of the uterus and has less room to stretch
-Small, frequent meals can help to relieve indigestion and heartburn
-Remember to take your supplement
-Sleep with a body pillow
