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Pregnancy Calendar - Introduction
Pregnancy Calendar - Introduction

Pregnancy is an exciting time and a great opportunity to learn about your baby's growth and development. A pregnant woman's body will begin to undergo a sequence of changes over the next nine months. During the first months, your period will cease, or you will experience light spotting as the embryo implants itself in your uterus. Morning sickness may happen anytime throughout the day (usually happens between two to six weeks of gestation). Don't be surprised of your moods start to swing. You may feel happy or elation, or become weepy, sensitive and irritable. These feeling are normal.

But with so much pregnancy information available in books, magazines and on websites, how can you cover it all before giving birth? A pregnancy calendar will help you on your pregnancy week by week and your life progress into motherhood. Find out how your little angel is growing and changing inside your womb, how to deal with common pregnancy issues, and how to get inspired with the information provided.

What Is A Pregnancy Calendar?

Pregnancy calendar is a detailed guide to all the changes taking place in your body and baby, signs and symptoms of pregnancy, fetal development and growth images, and advice from other expectant mums broken down by trimester or week by week. Each week of pregnancy includes a description of your baby's development, as well as a comprehensive explanation of the changes taking place inside your body. This pregnancy tool also allows you to follow your baby's development from conception to birth. It contains advice on having a healthy pregnancy, and recommendations on preparing for the birth of your baby and more.

Due Dates And Trimesters

After announcing that you're positively pregnant, the first question you'll probably get is "When is your due?" During your first prenatal check up, your doctor will help you find out an expected delivery date (EDD). Your EDD is 40 weeks from the first day of your last menstrual period (LMP). If you deliver your baby on your EDD, your baby is actually only about 38 weeks old. The reason for that is your egg, it didn't become fertilized until about 2 weeks after the start of your last menstrual flow.

A pregnancy calendar will guide you to all the changes taking place in your body and baby before your due date. It is necessary to know that your due date only an estimate. In most cases, babies are born between 38 and 42 weeks from the first day of their mother's last menstrual period and only a small percentage of women actually deliver on their due date.

Another common term you'll hear within the whole duration of your pregnancy is trimester. The whole pregnancy is divided into trimesters, and trimesters are divided into weeks which are the manner of updating mothers that are using a pregnancy calendar. The first trimester is from week 1 to the end of week 12; the second trimester is from week 13 to the end of week 26; and the third trimester is form week 27 to the end of the pregnancy.




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