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Tip: If your tiredness is truly overwhelming, speak to your GP. A non-constipating iron supplement may work wonders.
Week 8
Baby: Baby will have developed that classic curled shape similar to a prawn and will will start to make its first tiny movements.
You: You may find that you need to wee more oſten because your bladder is being crowded by the uterus.
Tip: If you're bloating and blowing wind, try lightly steamed veg since these are easier to absorb than hard ones.
Week 9
Baby: Baby's limbs will be lengthening and elbows and knees will be appearing!
You: Your breasts will be feeling full and tender and your centre of gravity starts to change.
Tip: Start thinking about the type of birth you'd like: home or hospital? Consultant or midwife-led? Water birth or prostate in a bed? It's your choice (health permitting).
Week 10
Baby: Now referred to as a fetus, baby's head and neck are now extended and the ears will have moved to the side of the head.
You: You may need to eat more because your body is doing a lot of work. Eat!
Tip: Pregnancy gingivitis can cause gums to below swollen and inflamed, so visit the dentist.
Week 11
Baby: Baby's sex will now become more apparent. Te heart is completely formed and pumping away. Te placenta is also continuing to get bigger.
You:Hopefully your nausea will have started to subside a little.
Tip:Avoid frequent headaches by sleeping and eating regularly.
Week 12
Baby: Your baby will be fully formed and will simply begin to grow. Its jaw will now be hiding 20 developing tooth buds.
You: You should be due your first scan, which is a fantastic experience. You can also relax in the knowledge that, if you'd been going to miscarry, you would probably have done it by now.
Tip:Make a list beforehand of all the questions you want to ask. Everything will be such a blur that you'll not remember them, so have an aide-mémoire to hand.
“Your first scan is a fantastic experience”
Autumn 2016 MODERNMUM 33
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