Prenatal Timeline Mother

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    Week 14

    • Appetite increases
    • Abdomen grows slowly
    • leg cramps
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    Week 16

    • Stuffy nose
    • Sensitive gums
    • Dark spots on the skin may form
  • Week 14

    Week 14

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    Week 24

    • Difficulty sleeping
    • Weight gain by this time may total to about 10 or 12 pounds
    • Carpal tunnel syndrome may flair
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    Weeks 1-2

    • The mom isn't actually pregnant.
    • The OBYGN counts pregnancy as 40 weeks from the start of the last mensural cycle.
  • Weeks 1-2

    Weeks 1-2

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    Weeks 3-4

    • Possible missed period
    • Cramping
    • Pregnancy test measures HCG hormone levels
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    Weeks 5-6

    • Breasts may become tender and enlarged
    • Morning sickness/nausea/vomiting
    • Mood swings
  • Weeks 5-6

    Weeks 5-6

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    Weeks 7-8

    • Heartburn
    • Extreme tiredness
    • Bloating
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    Week 10

    • Little weight gain in the mother (2-4 pounds)
    • Pregnancy acne
    • Breasts may feel fuller
  • Week 10

    Week 10

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    Week 12

    • More frequent urination
    • Indigestion
    • Gas
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    Weeks 18-19

    • Stretch marks may appear on the skin
    • Heartburn
    • Trouble sleeping
  • Weeks 18-19

    Weeks 18-19

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    Weeks 20-21

    • Clumsiness
    • Loose ligaments
    • Reduce fatigue
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    Week 22

    • Shortness of breath
    • Fast-growing hair and nails
    • belly button may poke out
  • Week 22

    Week 22

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    Weeks 28-29

    • Increased abdomen may affect posture
    • Growing stretch marks -Breasts may leak
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    Weeks 31-32

    • Backaches and fatigue
    • Leg cramps
    • Shortness in breath
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    Weeks 36-37

    • Still feels stretches and movements of the baby
    • Insomnia
    • Total weight gain of 25 to 35 pounds
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    Week 34

    • Fetal kicks interrupt sleep
    • Braxton-Hicks contractions
    • Pelvic pain
  • Week 34

    Week 34

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    Weeks 38-40

    • Braxton-Hicks contractions
    • Lightening felt-decreased pressure on lungs + organs
    • The mother has been carrying the baby full term
  • Weeks 38-40

    Weeks 38-40

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    Week 11

    • Can hear baby's heartbeat with ultrasound
    • Constipation
    • Increased heart rate