Pregnancy, no matter if it was planned or not, is important for any woman. Also, it is important to take good care of your body while it is forming another life inside. If you suspect that you might be pregnant, there are things you should do as soon as possible to help your body be [...]

Knowing about the different stages of pregnancy will help you prepare for what lies ahead during this very important time in your life. There are basically three stages of pregnancy, and various bodily changes can be experienced during each one.
As your body changes, so does the baby develop. Each stage features a new milestone in [...]

Pregnancy is a joyous but stressful journey of pregnancy stages in an average woman’s life. Pregnancy is an individual experience and each woman reacts differently. Staying fit and healthy should be your goal throughout the rapidly changing stages of pregnancy during your journey to motherhood. The nine months of pregnancy are customarily divided into three [...]

The Third Trimester
15 inches long, weighing between 2 and 3 pounds, your baby is now opening and closing her eyes. He sleeps for about 20-30 minutes at a stretch. He is becoming rather athletic and some of his kicks may take your breath away! His bones are still flexible but getting stronger every day.
Practice breathing [...]

What’s happening inside the womb now:
Your baby is more active, though you can’t quite feel it moving yet. He may start to put his thumb in his mouth now, and his skull is starting to get more solid. Ribs are starting to form but aren’t quite visible yet.
Early in the second trimester, hormones are having [...]

The First Trimester
Here is what happens inside your womb during the first trimester:
Conception actually takes place about two weeks after your menstrual cycle starts. Although the 2 week period of time during and right after menstruation is counted into your 40 week gestation term, you are not actually pregnant during that time, but your doctor [...]

Most women know the basic pregnancy stages or are made aware of them fairly quickly after they become aware they are pregnant. However, what is not always clear is how the pregnancy stages actually affect you or what you can expect from these stages. Although these vary with different women, there are some loose guidelines [...]

There are three basic pregnancy stages that potential moms to be should be aware of. In order, they’re the first, second and third trimesters of pregnancy. Each one is very different, and the mother’s body will change a lot from the beginning to the end of each one. For example, in the first trimester in [...]