Pregnancy Timeline

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By lovelife08

20-Week Foot

My Little Girl's Foot at 20 Weeks
My Little Girl's Foot at 20 Weeks

Confused?

It can be really frustrating trying to determine how many months you are when you're having to count weeks. Below are some Amazon products that may help, along with my knowledge of the subject below that.


The First Trimester

  • Month One: This month consists of Weeks 1-4. This is the time when you ovulate and skip that first period.
  • Month Two: This month consists of Weeks 5-8. You might just be beginning to notice the possibility of pregnancy.
  • Month Three: This month consists of Weeks 9-13. By now, you're pretty sure you're pregnant, and are probably having some of those crazy symptoms, especially morning sickness. Want to know more? I have one Hub dedicated to multiple pregnancy symptoms, and another Hub dedicated entirely to morning sickness.

The first 13 weeks, or the first three months, get you through the first trimester. (What's a trimester? Your pregnancy is divided into three parts, hence the word "trimester".)

The Second Trimester

  • Month Four:  This month consists of Weeks 14-17.  Some of your symptoms may be dying down now.  You might also be starting to show a little.
  • Month Five:  This month consists of Weeks 18-21.  Hopefully by now, your morning sickness is gone and you're feeling better in general.  It's getting more and more obvious that you're carrying a baby and not overdoing the Ding Dongs.
  • Month Six:  This month consists of Weeks 22-26.  By now, it is REALLY obvious that you're pregnant.  And you're definitely not mistaking your little one's kicks for gas bubbles.

Weeks 14-26 get you through the second trimester.  Two down, one to go!

The Third Trimester

  • Month Seven:  This month consists of Weeks 27-30.  You're getting bigger and bigger, and probably more uncomfortable.  It is common to have a little trouble breathing around this time.  Your baby is squishing your lungs after all.  As well as using your bladder as a bouncer.
  • Month Eight:  This month consists of Weeks 31-35.  Almost there!  That baby is getting bigger by the day, and you are as miserable as ever trying to fit your belly around the furniture in your living room.  Not to mention all those people who think it's perfectly ok to point out how big you look.  As if you didn't already feel like a whale.
  • Month Nine:  This month consists of Weeks 36-40.  Just one more measly month, and your baby has finally arrived.  Congratulations, Mom, you did a wonderful job!

Weeks 27-40 get you through the third and final trimester.  Whew!  You made it!  Now the real fun begins...

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jpcmc Level 6 Commenter 13 months ago

My wife is in her last trimester and we are really excited. YOU hub makes it easy for first time parents to know what's coming. This is one useful hub.

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