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You

Exciting news! It's more than likely you will be having your first appointment this week. Be prepared with the questions you should ask your doctor or midwife (we've put a 20 questions to ask your doctor list together for you). You probably won't remember all the answers from your first visit so it's worth keeping the list and asking your doctor or midwife to explain again, once you start to get a feel for this pregnancy thing and work out exactly what you don't know.

Your Baby

Baby is 1.5cm long and her skeleton is starting to form. Her arms and legs have grown longer, with her elbows appearing and the process of ossification, or hardening of the bones, beginning. Babies are measured from the crown (or top) of the head to the rump (or bottom) until about 20 weeks. After that, they're measured from head to toe. This is because baby's legs are curled up against his torso during the first half of pregnancy and very hard to measure. Your baby's hands and feet now have 5 ridges on each, separated by narrow grooves, making them appear webbed.

Pregnancy Planning From Kidspot

• Add your own questions to our '20 pregnancy questions to ask your doctor' list
• Find out about food to avoid when you're pregnant
• Read our guide to the best pregnancy books

Pregnancy Week By Week

• First Trimester weeks 6 - 13
• Second Trimester weeks 14 - 26
• Third Trimester weeks 27 - 41

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