Third month pregnancy

Here you are at the third month of pregnancy and also the last month of your first trimester. Congratulations! You probably truly feel as if you are pregnant. This is when women also feel safe enough to share the news of their pregnancy with relatives, friends, and sometimes even the baby’s father. Yes, there are women who like to keep their secret as a surprise to the dad to be. That is perfectly fine and sometimes a super birthday, anniversary, or other holiday ‘gift’.

Most of your signs of pregnancy this month are:

Morning Sickness
PMS-like Mood Swings
Possible Headaches
Nasal Stuffiness
Increased Urination
Food Cravings 

This month your baby’s bones will begin to harden and strengthen. Last month the fetus began to look more human, but now your baby is beginning to look like a tiny baby… not just ‘humanlike’. By the end of this month sex is discernable, though it may be many more weeks before a sonogram can accurately show boy or girl. This is usually because baby is in a position that makes it hard for the technician to get a good view of the genitalia.

Not only has the sex been determined (visible) at the end of this month, your 12th week, but the rest of his or her body is fully developed. Fingers, toes, tiny nails, lips and ears are all there. Even buds of what will eventually be teeth are forming in the jaw! Your baby is now able to urinate; swallowing amniotic fluid and manufacturing urine all while still in the womb. This little fact is sometimes a little ‘gross’ to moms to be, but rest assured, nothing is unsanitary while in the uterus. All fluids are sterile and will not harm the baby at all.