First Trimester: What’s Happening in Your Body

Your body has begun to nurture a new life. During the coming nine months, you will experience enormous physical changes as the embryo grows from a single fertilized cell into a fully developed baby.

I loved, loved being pregnant. I was taking the best care of myself in all my thirty years, in terms of food, lifestyle, sleep, exercise, and alone time. I felt as if my intuition and all my senses were heightened.

Despite the excitement of being pregnant, the first trimester can be particularly challenging. … More