Your morning sickness continues into the second month, and changes in your body’s hormones can cause light-headedness or dizziness. Remember, not all women will have these symptoms, which is normal as well. Breast soreness and tenderness continues and the nipple area darkens. Hormonal changes can also cause your face to break out. The total amount of blood in your body will increase.

It’s amazing how much is happening so quickly! The arms and legs are growing and fingers and toes have begun to develop. By the end of the second month, all major body systems continue to develop and function, including the circulatory, nervous, digestive and urinary systems. Ears, ankles and wrists are formed. Spontaneous movement begins, although the mother cannot feel it. The embryo has grown to around one-inch in length but still weighs less than an ounce. It also starts to look more like a person, and less like a tadpole.  

After your initial prenatal visit, your subsequent visits will be shorter. Your weight and blood pressure will be recorded. Urine testing is also performed to check for the presence of sugar and protein. The height of the uterus (fundal height) will be measured to evaluate the overall growth of the baby. You can discuss any symptoms or discomforts you may be experiencing. A fetal ultrasound can be performed as early as the fifth week of pregnancy. Fetal ultrasound can be done to predict a woman’s due date and estimate the age of the fetus. If fetal ultrasound is done during the 7th to 14th week of pregnancy, the age of the fetus can usually be determined to within 5 days.  

You should make a list of questions to ask your doctor. Don’t be afraid to ask, no matter how trivial the question might seem. Although you are not yet showing, now is a good time to start browsing for maternity clothes. It’s also the time to start your pregnancy journal.  

 
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