Second Trimester Overview

Pregnancy Podcast

Vanessa Merten

Newborn, Parent, Homebirth, Vbac, Kids & Family, Doula, Firsttimemom, Midwife, Pregnancy, Doctor, Parenting, Pregnant, Vanessamerten, Physician, Csection, Prenatalcare, Breastfeeding, Naturalbirth, Nursing, Birthcenter, Family, Baby, Hospitalbirth, Health, Obgyn, Research, Trimester, Expecting, Labor, Mom, Diet, Dad, Birth

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🗓️ 14 January 2024

⏱️ 37 minutes

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Summary

Weeks 13 to 27 of your pregnancy tend to be the favorite period for many expecting moms. This episode covers everything you need to know to navigate the second trimester. Your belly will start showing, and you can feel your baby kicking. By this point, morning sickness should be subsiding. You have adjusted to many lifestyle changes to have a healthy pregnancy. Your moods and emotions should be evening out; overall, you should feel like you have more energy. After all of the last trimester's internal changes, the second trimester brings many physical changes. Learn what to expect at your second-trimester prenatal appointments. Find out what to-do items you should work on this trimester. Plus, get tips on your partner’s role and how they can support you.

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0:00.0	You are listening to the pregnancy podcast with Vanessa Merton.
0:07.0	Hello, thank you for tuning into the pregnancy podcast. In today's episode, we're
0:16.2	talking about the second trimester of your pregnancy and this goes from
0:20.3	week 13 to week 27. You can find the full article and all of the resources and
0:27.1	links that accompany this episode at pregnancy podcast.com slash second trimester.
0:35.3	Right now you can get a free copy of the your birth plan book and try pregnancy podcast premium for free for seven days. In today's episode we're talking
0:45.0	about the second trimester. There's a lot of things that go on this trimester and
0:49.7	there's a lot of separate episodes that dive deeper into the topics we're touching on today.
0:55.5	There are over 200 episodes that are exclusively available to premium members.
1:01.1	Try pregnancy podcast premium for free for seven days and get a copy of the Your Birth Plan book
1:07.8	at pregnancy podcast.com slash trial.
1:12.1	As we're covering weeks 13 to dot com slash trial.
1:18.7	As we're covering weeks 13 to 27 today, check out the 40 weeks podcast.
1:25.2	That podcast has a short episode about six minutes for each week of your pregnancy that goes over what your body is going through, how your baby's growing, what you can
1:29.8	expect at your upcoming prenatal appointments, and a tip for dads and partners.
1:35.0	Check out 40 weeks anywhere that you listen to audio or at pregnancy podcast.
1:41.0	dot com slash week. Generally the second trimester is the most well liked. This is
1:48.0	because morning sickness should be dissipating by this time. You're going to
1:51.9	feel like you have a lot more energy and also your bump is making an appearance
1:57.2	so you're actually going to start looking pregnant. This is the trimester to really try and enjoy your pregnancy and start getting really excited about your baby on the way.
2:07.5	Let's talk about your growing baby in the second trimester.
2:11.0	Their skeleton and bones are developing, fat stores are beginning to develop under their skin, that's going to help provide energy and keep them warm after they're born. They have a fine down-like hair called Lenugo that completely covers their body.
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