How many months pregnant am I and what is going on during each of those monthly segments?
To begin with pregnancy is normally around 40 weeks and is divided into three trimesters of three months each. So even though it is said that you are pregnant for nine months, really you are pregnant for a little more than nine four week periods.
During the first trimester the fact that you are pregnant starts to sink in. You may be more tired that usual, your breasts are fuller and tender, you may be moody (one minute you are excited the next you are in tears), you have to pee every five minutes and you might even be having some bouts with morning sickness. This is the time to make your first doctors appointment and start to watch what you eat and work on an exercise program that you can maintain through out your pregnancy.
Your baby is growing like crazy now dividing from just one cell to a little being that is recognizably human within just a few short weeks. Notice that by 15 weeks your baby is almost fully formed, at least on the outside.
Your second trimester will set in with the morning sickness waning. Your clothes will start to get tight as your baby grows from the size of a soft ball to that of a cantaloupe. It is at this point that your hormones will settle down for a minute and your appetite will return. You will see your health care provider once a month through this time. By your 16th week if you are interested in learning the gender of the child it will be readily visible by ultra sound.
By the third trimester your little peanut will grow from about a pound and a half to seven pounds or more. If you find yourself hungry all of the time, this might be the reason. Now is not the time to diet! Eat good quality food, drink plenty of water, walk often, and get plenty of rest. This trimester will end with the arrival of your new baby. Congratulations.
As you look back over your pregnancy, you will see that they how many months pregnant am I if I am feeling these symptoms feeling were a pretty good barometer of where you were in your pregnancy.
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