1. I Think I’m Pregnant!

2. Early Signs of Pregnancy
A missed menstrual period
A full feeling or mild ache in the lower abdomen
Feeling tired and faint
A frequent, urgent need to urinate
Swollen breasts causing discomfort or tenderness
Nausea and/or vomiting, particularly in the morning.

3. Discomforts of Pregnancy
Nausea and/or vomiting
Sleepiness
Heartburn
Shortness of breath
Varicose veins
Muscle cramps in legs
Lower back pain

4. More Serious Complications
Vaginal bleeding
Unusual weight gain or loss
Excessive thirst
Diminished need to urinate or pain during urination
Severe abdominal pain
Persistent headaches
Severe vomiting
Fever
Increase vaginal mucus
Swelling of the face, hands or ankles
Blurred vision or dizziness
Prolonged backache

5. Nutrition during Pregnancy
Focus on fruits
Vary your veggies
Get your calcium rich food (at least 3 cups of milk daily)
Make half your grains whole grain
Go lean with protein

6. Personal Care and Activities
Get plenty of rest
Exercise
Practice good hygiene
Wear loose fitting and comfortable clothing

7. Additional Structures
After the embryo implants itself to the wall of the uterus several structures develop.
Amniotic Sac
A fluid filled bag of thin tissue that develops around the embryo after implantation
The amniotic sac allows the fetus ample room to swim and move around which helps build muscle tone. To keep the baby cozy, the amniotic sac and fluid maintain a slightly higher temperature than the mother's body, usually 99.7 F.
The amniotic fluid will reach it's peak around weeks at about 1 liter. When your water breaks, it is this sac that ruptures and this fluid that leaves the body. The baby's life is still being supported by the umbilical cord, until birth

8. Additional Structures
Placenta:
The structure that develops from the attachment holding the embryo to the wall of the uterus
Umbilical Cord
The life-line that attaches the placenta to the fetus. 
Placenta previa (pluh-SEN-tuh PREH-vee-uh) occurs when a baby's placenta partially or totally covers the opening in the mother's cervix — the lower end of the uterus that connects to the top of the vagina. Placenta previa can cause severe bleeding before or during delivery
The umbilical cord is made up of three blood vessels: two smaller arteries which carry blood to the placenta and a larger vein which returns blood to the fetus. It can grow to be 60 cm long, allowing the baby enough cord to safely move around without causing damage to the cord or the placenta. After the baby is born, the cord is cut; the remaining section will heal and form the baby's belly button.

9. The first trimester of pregnancy is the first three months after conception. During this period of time:
All organs begin to develop, so the embryo is most susceptible now – even in the time before the woman has missed a period -- to damage from infections and from alcohol, nicotine and other drugs.5
During month two, genitals begin to form and during month three, male and female fetuses begin to look different.
By the end of the first trimester, the fetus is almost three inches long (about as long as three quarters -- laid end to end) and weighs about an ounce (or as much as just one of those quarters).
FIRST TRIMESTER

10. The second trimester is the next three months. During this time:
Organs continue to mature.
The fetus grows much longer. By the end of the sixth month, it is 3⁄4 its birth length -- about 14 inches long, about as long as three cans of soda laid end to end. But it weighs just 1.7 pounds, less than 1⁄4 its full-term birth weight, about as much as just one can of soda.
By the end of this trimester, 6 months into the pregnancy, the fetus is unable to survive outside the uterus without extraordinary medical attention.
Second Trimester

11. The third trimester is the last three months of the pregnancy until birth. The “due date” is 40 weeks from the first day of the woman’s last menstrual period or about 38 weeks from conception. During this last trimester:
The fetus’s brain and lungs continue maturing.
The fetus begins to open and close its eyes, suck its thumb, and respond to light
and sound.
By the end of the third trimester, the fetus weighs, on average, 7.6 pounds. A newborn smaller than 5.5 pounds is described as “low birth weight.” One that’s over 8.8 pounds is considered “high birth weight.” Being born very small or very large can mean more complications and health risks.
Third Trimester

12. Teen Pregnancy
The United States has the highest rates of teen pregnancy and births in the western industrialized world.
Teen pregnancy costs the United States at least $9 billion annually.

13. Teen Pregnancy
Teen mothers are less likely to complete high school (only one-third receive a high school diploma) and only 1.5% have a college degree by age 30.
Teen mothers are more likely to end up on welfare. (Nearly 80 percent of unmarried teen mothers end up on welfare.)
The children of teenage mothers have lower birth weights, are more likely to perform poorly in school, and are at greater risk of abuse and neglect.
The sons of teen mothers are 13 percent more likely to end up in prison while teen daughters are 22 percent more likely to become teen mothers themselves.
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