| Welcome to the baby stage during pregnancy! You | | | | The baby stage of pregnancy is the time when you |
| are about to complete your second trimester | | | | should pay regular visits to the doctor. Keep a check |
| pregnancy and can actually feel your baby inside you. | | | | on your blood pressure, heart rate of your baby. Your |
| Ladies, of all the pregnancy stages, this is the most | | | | doctor may recommend an ultrasound test to ensure |
| interesting one. A lot will happen to your baby during | | | | that your baby is developing normally and that your |
| this period. Your baby is adding calories to her body, | | | | placenta is nourishing your baby properly. In addition to |
| which will help in its survival once it is out in the world. | | | | this, the test also ensures that your baby is positioned |
| Next, its length will increase too; so be prepared for a | | | | in a normal manner inside your womb and there is |
| huge belly in the third trimester. | | | | adequate amniotic fluid for it. |
| The Kick That Every Mom-To-Be Waits For! | | | | Certain prenatal tests also include Group B Strep |
| This is the stage when you feel those kicks inside your | | | | screening, Rh screening, glucose screening, and STD |
| tummy. Your baby has almost developed and is nearly | | | | screening. These tests check out whether your baby |
| ready to arrive in the world. Its eyes and ears have | | | | is comfortable inside or not. |
| developed and it can hear the outside sounds. It can | | | | What Are Water Breaks? |
| recognize your voice too! | | | | During the baby stage, your baby's head slides down |
| Symptoms Of The Baby Stage Of Pregnancy | | | | your pelvic region making you feel painful contractions. |
| Although this is quite an interesting stage, you might | | | | Remember; this is the labor and delivery stage, so you |
| feel pregnancy discomforts due to the kicks as well as | | | | are bound to pass through such pregnancy |
| the hyper-activity of your baby inside your womb. | | | | discomforts. These false labor pains, better known as |
| Your back might pain, as the enlarging abdomen | | | | Braxton Hicks contractions, are quite tricky. You might |
| exerts force on it; your hair might grow fast and thickly; | | | | rush to the hospital thinking it's time to deliver only to |
| there might be swelling on account of fluid retention in | | | | return home without any delivery! |
| your body. Your doctor may advise you to rest more | | | | There are some fluids that will start dripping through |
| during this baby stage of pregnancy. | | | | your bladder. The blockage of your cervix will open, as |
| Besides this, you may get false labor pains. They are | | | | the mucous plug gets expelled at this stage. This leads |
| known as Braxton Hicks Contractions. They will start | | | | to a gush of water known as water breaks. In some |
| showing their presence sporadically from the 20th | | | | women, it might be a slow trickling instead of a sudden |
| month of your pregnancy. The false contractions are a | | | | gush. |
| sign that the baby stage of pregnancy has arrived. | | | | Baby stage of pregnancy is an indication that your |
| Don't Forget Your Doctor! | | | | bonny baby is about to arrive in this world! |