Trimesters of Pregnancy

Did you know that your pregnancy is divided into three trimesters of pregnancy:

Trimesters of Pregnancy Notes:

Trimesters of Pregnancy: Your Body

You and your baby are going to go through many changes from conception until birth. As your baby grows, your amazing body will nurture and accomodate his growth.

All your prenatal visits will be tailored around your trimesters of pregnancy.

Your first visit will more than likely occur around 8 to 10 weeks.

Other visits will follow:

Every four weeks until 28 weeks

Every two weeks until the 36th week

After that time, your prenatal visits will be weekly until your baby's birth.

What Will Happen at My Prenatal Appointments?

Each prenatal visits, your care provider will:

If you are so blessed to have a midwife, she will use the art of palpation.

Palpation is the feeling of your uterus and your baby through the hands of your care giver.

A good midwife will be able to assess your baby's position as well as her weight through this method.

At about 10 weeks, your baby's heartbeat can be heard with a Doppler - a hand held device which uses ultrasound technology.

If you are unsure about the safety of ultrasound waves, you can request that a fetoscope be used. A fetoscope is a tad like a stethoscope and it is designed to listen to a baby's heartbeat.

The only drawback of a fetoscope is that you will need to wait until at least 20 weeks to hear your baby's heartbeat. However, rest assured that if your uterus is growing then so is your baby and you do not need to hear a heart-beat as early as 10 weeks to know everything is okay.

Stages in Pregnancy:

You want to learn more about the changes that will occur in you as well as your baby's development? Then click on the trimester that interests you.