Pregnancy Care Guide: Weeks 11

Pregnancy Care Guide

Pregnancy: Weeks 11 – 15

Changes in fetus • Over 2 inches in length from crown to rump • Roughly ½ ounce in weight • Arms and legs are beginning to move • More-defined facial features • First bone tissue appears • Main organs are formed • Fingers and toes more defined • Fingernails and toenails starting to grow

Changes in you • Fatigue and sleepiness • Frequent urination • Nausea, possible vomiting • Possible heartburn, indigestion • Constipation • Food aversions or cravings • Breast tenderness, fullness • Darkening of areolae

Suggested reading for mother: The Complete Book of Pregnancy and Childbirth, by Sheila Kitzinger and Marcia May Suggested reading for partner: The Expectant Father, by Armin A. Brott Suggested website for both: www.justthefacts.org
What to expect at your next office visit: Weight and blood pressure check Complete blood count Urine test for sugar and protein Fetal heartbeat Size of uterus (determined by external palpation to see how it correlates to estimated due date) Height of fundus (top of the uterus) Chronic villous sampling (elective, patients 35 and over)
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