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ow! You are almost entering the second trimester. Week 11 to 13 is the best time to get your prenatal screening tests done. It’s even time to get your special ultrasound done called a Nuchal Translucency Screening (NTS). Prenatal Screening tests apart from ultrasound are also done via a simple blood test. These tests help identify fetus’s risk of having a chromosomal disorder. Prenatal screening tests give results in the form of high risk or low risk. If the fetus is found to be having high risk, then your doctor might ask you to go for further investigation through Diagnostic tests like Karyotyping, Chromosomal MicroArray, QF PCR etc. Also It’s the time to plan a babymoon. The second trimester is the best time to plan a vacation and spend some quality time with your partner before the baby starts taking up all your time. Check the following checklist you have to do this week.
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tudies show that 50 to 90% of women experience food cravings. Experts have varying opinions on why these cravings occur. Some blame it on hormonal changes, while some say it is the body’s way of telling what it needs. If you are pregnant with your first baby, you may not be showing much of a baby bump yet. However, if you are carrying twins, your baby bump will be visible. Well, it’s 11 weeks and you can now get ready to say goodbye to your morning sickness and nausea. Just one more week to go and you will feel better. Read on to know the list of symptoms that happen at Week 11:
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our baby is now the size of a Lime. Your baby is now around 1.6 inches(4cm ) in length and weighs about 7 to 9 gms. This week is full of exciting growth as well as changes. Both big and small!!! Baby's facial features are slowly maturing and has well defined human characteristics now. Your baby needs more nutrients now since the placenta is growing and red blood cells are increasing. Following are the development of your 'foetus' this week.
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