Hello, hormones! As your baby is busy transforming from a cluster of cells into a full-fledged fetus, surging levels of pregnancy hormones signal to your body that changes and extra work are needed to nourish your developing baby. Pregnancy hormones carry out a vital job, but they can also bring with them some unwelcome side effects, including morning sickness, fatigue and moodiness. In other words, buckle up, because the second month can be a bumpy ride.
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Things to Start Thinking About
Get Educated. Childbirth may seem like a long way off, but as Lizellen La Follette, M.D., OB-GYN at Marin General Hospital in Greenbrae, Calif., recommends, being an early bird when it comes to choosing and registering for childbirth prep classes has its benefits. "You might want to register now for childbirth classes now because sometimes these classes fill up early," she notes.
Got Milk? It's during the second month of pregnancy that your baby's skeleton changes from cartilage to bone, which means increasing your calcium intake to about 1,000 mg per day is a must to make sure your baby's bones (and your own skeleton) are healthy and strong. Good dietary sources for calcium include milk, yogurt and cheese. Non-dairy sources for the bone-building mineral include fortified soy milk, leafy green vegetables and sesame seeds.
LOOK AHEAD: Month 3
