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Pregnancy Trimesters

Pregnancy Trimesters. 50 Lessons Over Easy. Birthday Party. By the month By the day By the year. 1 st Trimester (1-3 month). A mother’s breasts become larger and more tender, weight gain begins, and she retains more bile salt, which may cause her to itch.

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Pregnancy Trimesters

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  1. Pregnancy Trimesters 50 Lessons Over Easy

  2. Birthday Party • By the month • By the day • By the year

  3. 1st Trimester(1-3 month) • A mother’s breasts become larger and more tender, weight gain begins, and she retains more bile salt, which may cause her to itch. • Her hear pumps 25-50% more blood than b/4 the pregnancy.

  4. The developing child passes through the zygote and embryo stages to become a fetus. • By the end of this trimester, the fetus is usually about 3inc. Long and weighs one ounce. The fetus can move, swallow and urinate.

  5. 2nd Trimester(4-6 month) • A mother’s abdomen begins to protrude and she begins to feel the first feelings of life, or quickening. • Her heart again increases in blood by another 10%. The mother may also begin to feel painless contractions of the uterus.

  6. The fetus sleeps, wakes and will lie in a favorite position. • It will also stretch, hiccup, kick and move around. • By the end of this trimester, the fetus is about 14 inches long and weights one and one-quarter pounds.

  7. 3rd Trimester(7-9 month) • A mother’s uterus in this trimester is now the size of a small watermelon and weighs about two pounds. • The fetus is very active until shortly before birth. About 2 to 4 weeks before delivery, the fetus gains weight and moves downward and outward with its heal at the pelvis.

  8. This is called lightening. • The average fetus is about 20 inches long and weighs 7 ½ lbs. • Birth occurs 266 days after conception.

  9. Third Times a Charm • Class will divide into 3 groups. • Come up with as many thing as they can think of that come in 3’s. • 3minutes.

  10. Pregnancy Trimesters • Complete the worksheet. • Due at the end of class.

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