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Are you concerned you might be pregnant? If you're experiencing pregnancy symptoms maybe one of the first things you want to know is to calculate your due date, but finding out if you’re pregnant at all would probably be first. Even if you are just generally curious...

Weight gain is inevitable in pregnancy. There are a lot of huge changes happening in you body; you are, after all, growing a human being! And it’s important that you fuel your body well to provide both you and baby with the necessary nutrition to keep you healthy. But...

Here’s a concise timeline to give you a rough estimate of what your appointments will look like during your pregnancy. It might be hard to think about now, especially if you’re just finding out you’re pregnant, but pregnancy is very much a waiting game. There will be...

So you’re 13 weeks pregnant…This is it! The end of the 13th week marks the momentous occasion of leaving the first trimester and entering the second. By the end of this week, you will be one-third of the way done with your pregnancy, and you should begin to feel more...

So you’re 12 weeks pregnant…At 12 weeks you are SO close to the first-trimester finish line! For many, this marks a period when those bothersome pregnancy symptoms lessen, such as the morning sickness and fatigue. However, the change in hormones around this time can...

So you’re eleven weeks pregnant…   You know the drill. You’re still in the thick of the first trimester (but the end is in sight!), so your pregnancy symptoms may still be plaguing you. Gas may be something you’re unaccustomed to, though, so you may need to keep track...

So you’re ten weeks pregnant…   Around this time is when you will likely be talking to your OB about some optional genetic testing. There are more than one option that will test for chromosomal abnormalities, so be sure to speak with your doctor and discuss possible...

So you’re nine weeks pregnant…   Now you’re beginning in the second month of pregnancy, and your hCG hormones are at their peak. Your uterus has doubled in size, and your pregnancy symptoms may be their most severe at this time: morning sickness frequent urination...

So you’re eight weeks pregnant…The second month of pregnancy is coming to a close, and it’s probably beginning to feel more real that you are, in fact, pregnant. You may even be gaining weight already, and for the average healthy female there may be a gain of 1-5...

So you’re seven weeks pregnant…   The hormones are still increasing, so early pregnancy symptoms may be increasing in severity, you may be developing new symptoms, or maybe you still feel pretty okay. (Remember: Not everyone will have many symptoms or will feel...

So you’re six weeks pregnant…   Baby’s Development In your sixth week of pregnancy, baby is the size of a pomegranate seed! Baby’s growth is continuing to double and now measures .25 inches, and that doubling rate will continue during this week. Baby is beginning to...

So you’re five weeks pregnant…   You might just be at the point of having realized you’re pregnant. It’s likely you just missed your period and are starting to feel some symptoms caused by those increasing levels of hormones, like nausea, sore breasts and fatigue....

So you think you might be pregnant.     You might not have even missed your period yet, but maybe you feel things aren’t quite…normal. And if you are still very early on in pregnancy, the pregnancy test might not come back positive yet, as the hGc levels are still...