The First Trimester Phase Of Pregnancy

Prenatal

oi-Anjana NS

By Anjana Ns

Saturday, August 20, 2011, 11:12

Are you pregnant and have been in the first trimester phase? Here are few suggestions that can bring a lot of change and solutions to all your first trimester problems. Take a look.

First trimester phase is the 1 to 13th week of the prenatal period. There are many things that the first trimester women commonly suffer. Get an overview.

If it is first time you are pregnant then there will be a lot of weird and strange experiences. In most women, the first to fifth weeks of pregnancy goes without a hint.

The next 12 weeks are truly exciting but sometimes even scary. Let's see what are the primary concerns of the first trimester phase.

How Do I Get Confirmed That I Am Pregnant?

There are many symptoms apart from the missed menstrual cycle that will indicate that you are pregnant.

1. Mood swings – If you are pregnant then you will undergo a lot of fluctuations in your harmonal levels.
2. Nausea – During the period there is rise in the hCG harmones which will affect the thyroid harmone causing nausea.
3. Food Craving – this is a commonly seen symptom, pregnant women always desire to eat certain food in large amounts. Some times craving also means over eating.
4. Constipation Problems – Since the progesterone affects the work of the intestinal tract.
5. Breast tenderness - As estrogen stimulates breast tissue, the organ gets softer and they may virtually look bigger.

So with all these pregnancy symptoms, you can get it confirmed through tests.

First Trimester Care -

And if you are confirmed with pregnancy, you need to know how to care. In your initial visit to the obstetrician clinic, you need to make sure that they are equipped with ultrasound. During your first appointment with the doctor, your care taker will need to do these following things.

1. Get a family history update.
2. A thorough physical examine
3. Estimate of the baby's gestation. Take a history or get a history update.
4. Screening of the hereditary problems
5. Checking the fetal heart tones etc (during the 13th week) . Give you a thorough physical exam.

With these treatment to morning sickness and first trimester bleeding are common during the prenatal pregnancy.