FIRST MONTH
- ✔ Time to share the good news with your partner!
- ✔ Find out what to expect from the first trimester.
- ✔ Learn what's in store for the first four weeks of pregnancy.
- ✔ If you aren't already, begin taking folic acid each day.
- ✔ Start keeping track of name ideas for Baby in your online Name Basket.
- ✔ Begin researching hospitals.
- ✔ Choose your OB-GYN or midwife.
- ✔ Schedule your first prenatal visit.
- ✔ Get to know the basics of fetal development.
- ✔ Figure out your due date.
- ✔ Stop smoking, drinking, and cut back on caffeine. Know what's safe and what isn't during pregnancy.
- ✔ Begin a pregnancy journal.
- ✔ Connect with other women who are due the same month you are.
SECOND MONTH
- ✔ Learn what to expect during weeks five through eight.
- ✔ Do Kegel exercises to strengthen pelvic muscles.
- ✔ Start eating a healthy and nutritious prenatal diet.
- ✔ Fight pregnancy anxiety and first trimester fears.
- ✔ Find out which prenatal tests you may need.
- ✔ Know your optimal pregnancy weight range.
- ✔ Manage gas, the urge to urinate, and other uncomfortable early pregnancy symptoms.
- ✔ Take steps to minimize your morning sickness
THIRD MONTH
- ✔ Learn what to expect during weeks nine through 12 of pregnancy.
- ✔ Is your bra suddenly uncomfortable? Shop for a new bra and learn about pregnancy breast changes.
- ✔ Start a safe prenatal exercise routine.
- ✔ Speak with your doctor about getting the flu shot.
- ✔ Know what to expect from early screening tests.
- ✔ Involve your partner in your pregnancy.
- ✔ Time to share the good news with your friends!
- ✔ Find out if you're having twins.
- ✔ Manage pregnancy mood swings.
- ✔ Stay hydrated! Get your new water intake quota.
- ✔ Stock up on moisturizer and pamper your pregnancy skin
jan 11 2010 ∞
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