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Importance Of First Trimester of Pregnancy

By Puruvi Sirohi Singh Tara

One of the most prevalent questions of all pregnant ladies is “Why are the first three months of pregnancy crucial?”. Pregnancy is as such an extremely delicate and restless term for most of the ladies. This restlessness could be credited to the account of the constant feeling of nausea and giddiness, which is the characteristic feature of the first trimester.

In the first trimester the baby or the foetus covers the journey from being a small cell to a full grown foetus with a heart that beats. Also, besides the development of the heart, the other major organs are formed such as brain and limbs.

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The toes and hair are also the detailing that they accomplish in the trimester. This trimester is the period between the last period dates (LMC) to the end of the 12 week after which the next trimester starts.

Why Are First Three Months Of Pregnancy Crucial

There is no denial of “Why are the first three months of pregnancy crucial?”, since all major basic developments for a healthy foetus are covered in the trimester.

However, for all the yet to be or recently conceived categories of women, the below given are the important developments and reasons to explain, “Why are the first three months of pregnancy so important”...

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There are some of the most essential and extremely important developments that a foetus goes through in the first trimester. Some of the essential developments in the foetus answering the question of “Why are the first three months of pregnancy so important?” are:

Why Are First Three Months Of Pregnancy Crucial

Heart
The first organ that can be heard in your ultrasound visits is the heart of the foetus. Also, the size of the foetus is essential in determining any sort of heart defects that a child might have.

Brain
It is the one of the most essential part of the human body. The brain is formed in the first trimester of the pregnancy. However, the development of the brain continues in the following trimesters as well.

Why Are First Three Months Of Pregnancy Crucial

Limbs
The next important development is the formation of the tiny limbs that gain muscle and weight in the second and third trimester. Other important development includes the formation of tiny toes and fingers decorated with nails.

Other Developments
The detailing developments of the baby that occur during this important stage are hair and buds for placement of teeth.

The first trimester is a delicate phase for a woman as well. The woman goes through several emotional and physical changes during the phase due the sudden change caused by the conceiving of the foetus. There is a sudden rage of hormones, which cause nausea also called as the morning sickness, that are accompanied by several other bodily changes. The development of breast and sudden mood swings make it extremely difficult for the mother to cope up with.

Some women experience extreme constipation during the phase that is credited to the account of hormones, making it extremely difficult to cope up with. Also, most medications are either stopped or postponed until the birth of the child to avoid any side effects on the child or unnecessary complications during the remainder of the pregnancy. Most women experience food aversions or craving during this phase too.

Story first published: Wednesday, May 27, 2015, 15:53 [IST]
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