Monday, September 15, 2008

Pregnancy Stages : Second Trimester

Pregnancy Stages: The Second Trimester

The second trimester of pregnancy stages is kind of the temporary return to near normal. It’s the proverbial calm before the explosion. One cool thing does occur in the second trimester: you can actually feel your baby kicking in your stomach. It usually occurs (or is more noticeable) at night when you are sleeping. The second trimester is also the time that many expecting mothers will undergo ultrasound. Ultrasound is taking pictures with sound waves. The procedure is totally painless for both the father and the mother—and the baby. It’s what doctors use in order to: determine the sex of the baby, make sure everything is progressing okay, and have something extra to charge you for. At the end of the procedure they will present you with the first picture (though you’ll have to pretty much take the word of the medical professionals that this really is your child) of your unborn child. At this stage don’t worry if the baby doesn’t look like you—because it won’t. To sum it all up: the second trimester is pretty cool. Your sickness in first trimester is decrease in the second trimester. And after the second trimester, you will reach the last trimester.

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