Welcome to the most important journey of your lifetime; the welcoming of your newborn. During this journey you will feel like you’re about to blow up sometimes or want to curl up in a corner and cry; no worries Pregli is going to give you all the space that would allow your balloon to fill or become your safety blanket when you want to curl up in a corner and sob!

Story of the First Trimester...

What happens inside your womb during the first trimester?

• Amniotic sac ("bag of waters" pale yellow fluid surrounding and protecting the fetus or baby) and placenta form ( "cake-like" organ connecting mother's blood vessels to baby's circulation and providing vital nutrients to baby)
• Heart begins to beat at 4th week- can be detected by 6th week
• Circulatory, urinary and digestive systems develop
• Face, eyes, ears, heart, brain, spinal cord, hands, fingers, feet, toes take form

What are the most common conditions you will feel during the first trimester?

• Nausea breast tenderness
• Lethargy/weakness
• Increased urination
• Pimples/acne
• Constipation
• Headaches

Work out tips for First Trimester !

• Healthy moms have healthy babies
• Perform a 20 minute walk daily 
• Practice Kegel exercises(special pelvic floor exercises designed to strengthen the pelvic muscles) and start preparing your muscles for a healthy pregnancy and childbirth

Tips for Nutrition During First Trimester  

• Eat 5 small meals instead of 3 large meals
• Incorporate more fruits and vegetables in your diet

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Story of the Second Trimester...

By the end of this trimester, the baby’s heart is beating 150 beats per minute

What happens inside your womb during the second trimester? 

Around 20 weeks you can do an anatomy scan? And confirm baby’s gender.

• Fingers and toes are now well defined
• Eyebrows, eyelashes, nails and hair have formed
• Teeth and bones have become dense
• Fetus can yawn, suck thumb, stretch and make faces
• Reproductive system has almost developed
• Hair grows on head
• Baby develops lanugo
• Skin covered with vernix caseosa
• Eyelids part
• Eyes open
• Fingerprints develop

What are the most common symptoms you may feel during the third trimester?

• Round ligament pain
• Breast veins now visible
• Vaginal discharge increases
• Shortness of breath
• Lower backache
• Hip pain
• Leg cramps
• Swollen Ankles
• Varicose Veins
• Constipation
• Hemorrhoids
• Braxton Hicks contractions

Tip for Nutrition during the Second Trimester

An increase in caloric intake by 300-500 is considered normal, gain of 0.5-1 pound/week.

What to invest in during the second trimester?

Better shoes, better bra, lumbar cushion

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Story of the Third Trimester...

What happens inside your womb during the third trimester?

• Adds body fat
• Kicks much more often
• Fetus can see and hear
• Lungs may still be immature
• Most internal organs and systems are complete but the lungs will keep developing till birth

What are the most common symptoms you may feel during the second trimester?

• Swelling in hands and feet
• Shortness of breath
• Indigestion
• Heartburn/reflux
• Lower backache
• Disturbed sleep schedule
• Leg cramps
• Leaking breasts
• High blood pressure
• Stretch marks
• Increased urination

What to invest in during the second trimester?

A sleeping pillow, a lumbar cushion, comfortable shoes, comfortable bra, lose-fitted clothes.

Tip for Nutrition during the second trimester!

Eat more fruits and vegetables, low fat forms of protein, fiber, drink lots of water.

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