citizensmemorial.com 9 Symptoms like nausea, mood swings, cravings and fatigue are normal during this time. Thanks, hormones. Weeks 8–10: What’s your due date? Your first checkup should happen around now. Regular prenatal care helps to ensure a healthy pregnancy at every stage. Week 8: Steady rhythm. Baby’s heart is beating regularly, and you might get to hear it via ultrasound at your prenatal checkup. Week 9: Congrats, grad! Your tiny embryo officially levels up to fetus. Week 13: Major developments. Baby’s major organs and body parts have developed a lot this trimester. This week, their nerves and muscles start working together—and baby can make a fist. Some symptoms, like nausea and fatigue, may ease. They’ll be replaced by others as your body makes room for your growing baby. Weeks 18–20: Pink, blue—or green! An ultrasound may show baby’s reproductive organs. Tell your provider if you don’t want to know. Week 18: Watch your language! Baby can hear sounds, like your heartbeat and your voice. Week 20: On the move. Baby’s been active since early in this trimester, but now you can likely feel them. If not, those fluttery movements will get stronger in the coming weeks. Week 28: Take a tour. Sign up for a childbirth class and a tour of your birth center. Learn about the process, ask questions and boost your confidence. Discomforts like shortness of breath, swelling, frequent urination and trouble sleeping are here to stay—at least until baby is born. Weeks 33–36: Heading for the home stretch. Your baby may turn head-down for delivery. Week 36: Check all the boxes. As your due date nears, take a look at your pre-baby checklist: Hospital bag packed? Infant car seat properly installed? Birth plan ready to go? Week 39: Full-term, baby! Baby is gaining weight quickly and is now considered full-term. Week 40: The final countdown. Waiting is hard! You’re ready to meet your little one. But whether baby’s early, late or right on time, a new and exciting chapter is about to begin. Weeks 14–28: Second trimester Weeks 29–40: Third trimester Weeks 1–13: First trimester Find a hospital packing checklist at cmhbolivar.info/PackingList. Your pregnancy journey: What to expect (and do!) along the way Dallas County Family Medical Center El Dorado Springs Medical Center, Humansville Family Care Center and Willard Medical Center Coral Molina, D.O. Taylor Pedersen, D.O. Bolivar Family Care Center and Stockton Family Medical Center Kristin Robidou, M.D. at cmhbolivar.info/obgyn.
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