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How to Count Pregnancy

You can count day by day pregnancy - or week by week or month by month or trimester by trimester.

Truth is pregnancy is approximately 280 days long, from the first day of the last menstrual period. It's 40 weeks long. It's 3 trimesters long, broken down by 3 months each. How you count your pregnancy is all up to you.
 

Have you decided on seeing an obstetrician gynecologist or a certified nurse midwife?

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Learn how to do a perineal massage during labor and delivery and other ways of making childbirth easier.

 

First Trimester

The first trimester in pregnancy is the time of most change for the baby. Conception starts out as a once-celled sperm joining to a one-celled egg. The fertilized egg is very small, fitting on the tip of a pencil, smaller than the period at the end of this sentence. The miraculous conception journey takes place before even the mother knows it has happened. 

 

Second Trimester

The second trimester is known as the "glory days." This is because most women will experience relief from the morning sickness, fatigue and frequent urination during this stage of the pregnancy. Second trimester is also the best time to travel. The risk of miscarriage drops significantly too.

 

Third Trimester

This is the time of the most weight gain and expansion. Just when you feel you can't possibly get any bigger, you do and so does the baby. The female body is remarkable in how it accommodates a growing baby. At the end of the third trimester the wonderful miracle of birth happens.

So you see, you can count more than just day by day in pregnancy.  Coming real soon articles breaking down week by week for both mother and baby - complete with images! 

Additional Resources

For a week by week breakdown of of the changes taking place for both you and your baby, this pregnancy calendar is a valuable resource.

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Soon, your pregnancy is over and you'll be holding a baby in your arms. Then what...? For plenty of great tips on easy baby care, go to Easybabylife.com.

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Massage and general health resource from accredited mobile Sydney massage therapists. Health fund rebates for remedial massage and pregnancy massage.

www.nunumaternitywear.co.uk
Designer Maternity Wear at High Street Prices! All our maternity clothes are suitable from early pregnancy until after the birth of your baby.  

Pregnancy information and advice from conception to birth.

The website on family health and wellness during pregnancy and beyond.

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