12 Week Pregnant
Highlights this week Your growing uterus Your uterus has grown to the size of a grapefruit! Your healthcare provider can now feel the top of it (the fundus)…
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11 Week Pregnant
Highlights this week When you’ll feel kicks Your baby is busy somersaulting and stretching, but they’re still too small for you to notice it. You probably won’t feel your…
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10 Weeks Pregnant What to Expect as Your Baby Grows
Highlights this week Hearing the heartbeat You may hear your baby’s heartbeat on a fetal Doppler during your next prenatal visit. It’s much faster than an adult heartbeat – it…
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9 Weeks Pregnant A Complete Guide
Highlights this week Your baby’s body Your baby has all the essential body parts now, including elbows and knees. On your baby’s face, the upper lip, nose, and…
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8 Weeks Pregnant: Baby’s Growth and Your Changing Body
Highlights this week Your baby’s fingers and toes Your baby’s hands and feet – which look like paddles – are sprouting webbed fingers and toes. Nerves, bones, and muscles…
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7 Weeks Pregnant: What’s Happening to You and Your Baby
Highlights this week Your baby takes shape Your baby’s little features – eyes, nose, mouth, and ears – are starting to look more defined. Arm and leg buds are growing…
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6 Weeks Pregnant: Understanding Your Body and Baby’s Growth
Highlights this week Hearing your baby’s heartbeat Your baby’s heart isn’t fully developed, but cells in the heart tube have started beating fast, around 160 times a minute. You may hear the…
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5 Weeks Pregnant: The Early Stages of Your Baby’s Development
Highlights this week Feeling pregnant? You may be growing more aware of early pregnancy symptoms, including fatigue, achy or swollen breasts, nausea, and the need to pee more often. Announcing your pregnancy There are…
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The First Month:A Guide to Being 4 Weeks Pregnant
Highlights this week Taking a pregnancy test By the end of this week, you may be able to get a positive pregnancy test. Pregnancy tests work by detecting the…
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3 Week Pregnant
Highlights this week The two-week wait If you’re ready to be pregnant, the next weeks may feel like the longest of your life. You’re in the so-called two-week wait (TWW),…