Pregnancy Guide - The Three Trimesters in GIST

First Trimesters 0 - 12 Weeks

Baby

3 Months old fetus

3 months old fetus

• Face, arms, legs, tooth buds form

• Brain, digestive and nervous systems develop

• Amniotic sac with fluid develop

• Using a doppler machine, heart beat can be heard from 8-12 weeks

• Arm and leg movements possible, as well as frowns and smiles

Mom

• Periods stop

• Nausea, faintness, fatigue may become commonplace

• Vaginal secretions increase

• Urge to pee rises

• Fuller and more tender breasts. Nipple size grows and becomes darker in hue.

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Second Trimesters 13 - 24 Weeks

Baby

5 Months old fetus

5 months old fetus

• At this stage growth is rapid

• Sex organs form

• Skin is transparent and wrinkled

• Body is covered with downy hair (lanugo) and coated with cheesy material (vernix) to protect skin during its long stay in the amniotic sac

• Eye lashes, head hair, fingernails form

• Baby sucks, swallows and hiccups and even cries

• Heart beat is strong and can be detected with fetoscope

Mom

• May experience food cravings

• Constipation becomes an issue

• Some may have leg cramps and bleeding gums

• Movement of baby can be felt

• Skin changes such as stretch marks become visible on breasts and abdomen; line running down from navel to middle of abdomen occurs and brown spots on face appears

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Third Trimesters 25 - 40 Weeks

Baby

9 Months old fetus

9 months old fetus

• Between 25-28 weeks baby is about 14-17 inches long; body starts to fill up

• Becomes more active in movement and develops breathing techniques

• Between 29-32 weeks baby grows to about 16.5-18 inches; alternates between rest and active phases

• Responds to sounds; liver begins functioning

• Between 33-36 weeks baby is about 19 inches and weighs 6 lbs; skin is less wrinkled and baby is less active

• In the final weeks baby gains another inch and pound, puts on more fat, lungs mature

• Firstborn settle into pelvis during this stage; subsequent babies drop into pelvis when labor begins

Mom

• A host of discomforts may set in during this trimester viz. insomnia, anemia, heartburn, backaches, varicose veins contributing to energy depletion

• Other problems may include shortness of breath, hemorrhoids, edema

• Urination and perspiration increases

• Braxton Hicks becomes more frequent. This is also called false labor whereby uterus may harden and tighten at times similar to labor contractions but it is not actual labor

• Some may have a bloody show, an indication that real labor is just around the corner

• Shortness of breath continues until baby drops into pelvis. The urge to urinate rises due to the pressure on pelvic muscles

• Cervix may efface (thin out) or dilate (open up) during this final stage




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