13 weeks pregnant?
What tests do they do?
Answer:
Congrats - second trimester! Meaning morning sickness should be mostly over by now. And you a third of the way there!
You'll be able to find out the babies sex around 18 weeks or a bit after.
Tests? Depending on your situation blood or urine tests. And of course your ultrasound. In a few months they'll glucose tolerance test - you drink some orange-ish liquid and they draw your blood to see how your body handles sugar.
And I'd recommend being educated -- get a good book. My fav is "Your Pregnancy Week by Week". It tells each week about how big the baby is, what is happening with the babies growth and in you and also answers questions like these.
Go to a OBGYN, PLEASE! Or a free clinic. There are GREAT pregnancy books out there- get some on ebay for as little as 99 cents.
Look at this site:
http://www.womenshealthmatters.ca/centre...
PS. Welcome to Second Trimester!
Week 13
(counting from first day of last menstrual period)
Around 11 Weeks After Conception
Please keep in mind that this information is approximate. Each pregnancy is different and growth rates vary. If you have any questions, please check with your care provider.
Fetal Development: As our baby continues to develop, the vocal cords begin to form. The face is looking more and more human each day as the eyes begin to move closer together instead of being on the sides of the head and the ears move to a normal position. It would be possible now to determine the baby's sex by looking at the genitals if we could only get close enough. (We usually can't "guess" via ultrasound until around the 16th week.) The intestines move farther into the baby's body; the liver begins to secrete bile and the pancreas begins to produce insulin. A very busy week indeed!
Maternal Changes:
Welcome to the second trimester! This is the most comfortable and enjoyable stage of pregnancy. Most of the difficult early symptoms are over (or soon will be), and your tummy isn't getting in the way yet. If you're still feeling tired, listen to your body and REST. It's working hard right now!
As your uterus stretches, you may feel some abdominal achiness. The ligaments that hold up your uterus stretch to accommodate your growing uterus. This is called "round ligament pain".
At this site- you can go week by week changes :
http://www.pregnancyguideonline.com/...
How to find out the sex:
Chorionic Villus Sampling (CVS)
This diagnostic test is usually performed between 8 and 11 weeks gestation, sometimes as late as 13 weeks. This is generally a test for people who have a high risk of genetic abnormalities. Test results are available within 7 to 14 days. Miscarriage rate from CVS is about 4%, recent studies indicate that if the CVS is done before 10 weeks gestation there is an added risk (.5% to 1.7%) of limb deformity, and about 3% CVS is associated with serious decline in amniotic fluid protection. There is a greater incidence of false positives because of the differences between the cellular genetic material of the choirionic villi and the fetus. There is a small chance that the sex they determine is wrong as well.
Amniocentisis
This diagnostic test is performed as early as 9 weeks and for diagnostic purposes, 18 weeks gestation. There is a risk of 1-1.5% miscarriage and 1% chance of other pregnancy complications (infection, premature labor, injury to the fetus, cord, or placenta, rupture of membranes, etc.). The tests take about 2-4 weeks to run. There is a small chance that the sex they tell you is incorrect.
Ultrasound
While ultrasound can be performed at any stage of pregnancy for the purpose of finding out the sex it is best done between 18 and 26 weeks. Most care providers will not give an ultrasound for the specific purpose of finding out the sex, and the American College of OB/GYNs has issued a statement against routine ultrasound exposure during pregnancy. However, most physicians do not heed this warning. Adequate studies on ultrasound safety have not been done, but we do know that ultrasound exposure can change the way the cell reproduces and moves. There have also been studies indicating that ultrasound heats up the cells. This method is the most frequent for finding out the sex of a baby, however, it is the least accurate. Accuracy depends on several factors: baby's cooperation, gestational age, technician's ability, etc.
And here is a site for info on doctor visits and tests:
http://www.womenshealth.gov/pregnancy/pr...
Good luck sweetie!
They can find the sex of a baby out when your 4 months.hopefully morning sick will go away soon if you experienced that they say the first 3 month are the worst I think its when your 5 month preg. you have to drink this drink that is a orange flavor that is pure sugar you wont want orange pop for a while after that one.you'll problay start showing soon if not already everyone is different Good luck & congrats
You should either buy the book "What to Expect When Youre Expecting" or go to babycenter.com and sign up for the weekly emails. Each week they will email you about how your baby is gorwing. The book covers everything though.
*I didnt get my ultrsound until I was 23 weeks...so thats when I found out the sex.
*You need to get yourself to an OB, and if you cant afford it, go to a planned parenthood because they can help you find programs to help you.
This is what babycenter.com says about 13 weeks:
How your baby's growing: Your belly may soon be big enough to announce to the world that you're expecting, but your baby is still tiny. In fact, he's only about 3 inches long crown to rump — roughly the size of a jumbo shrimp — and weighs just about an ounce. Despite the small proportions, there's a fully formed baby inside your womb now. Much more proportional than it was a few weeks ago, his head is now only about a third the size of his body. His tiny, unique fingerprints are already in place. His kidneys and urinary tract are functional, and he's starting to urinate out the amniotic fluid he's been swallowing. As you start your second trimester, most of your baby's critical development will be completed, and your odds of miscarriage will drop considerably.
Note: Every baby develops a little differently — even in the womb. Our information is designed to give you a general idea of your baby's development.
How your life's changing: Time to celebrate! This is the last week of your first trimester. Next week you'll be in your second trimester. That's great news for two reasons: One, your risk of miscarriage drops dramatically, and two, many women see early pregnancy symptoms, such as morning sickness, subside. (In some cases, though, heartburn replaces the nausea.) Birth is still months away, but your breasts may have already started making colostrum, the nutrient-rich fluid that feeds your baby for the first few days after birth, before your milk starts to flow. Many couples also notice a distinct libido lift in the second trimester as nausea abates and energy returns.
If you had morning sickness, it may start to go away. You can find out baby's sex around 20 weeks. They will do a triple screen that tests for Down's syndrome and neural tube defects. This is just a blood test.
I'm 26 weeks pregnant. At 13 weeks you should expect blood tests, urine tests. your uterus inlarging and abdomen, fetal heartbeat, throwing up, nausea, tiredness, and about 23 weeks you can find out what the baby's sex is. Get you a the book called "WHAT TO EXPECT WHEN YOU'RE EXPECTING"
we are all differrent.at 13wks i was just fine and sometimes forgot i was preggy.you could go to the website www.babygaga.com.or better still see a gaeny.
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