The first three months

What’s happening?:

• Problems with development
• Precautions that can reduce the risk of infections
• Feelings and changes:
• Nausea and vomiting (‘morning sickness’)
• The growth of the uterus and common problems
• Hormonal changes

Helping yourself:

• Tiredness
• Nausea and vomiting
• Breast tenderness
• Skin itchiness and dryness
• Vaginal thrush and bacterial vaginosis
• Urinary frequency and infection
• Constipation

Miscarriage:

• Suspecting miscarriage
• After a miscarriage: feelings
• Pregnancy after miscarriage
• Ectopic pregnancy

Choosing a system of antenatal care:

• A midwife as your LMC
• A GP obstetrician as your LMC
• A specialist obstetrician as your LMC
• How to decide?
• Changing your LMC
• The first antenatal visit with your LMC
• Things your LMC will want to know
• Tests for checking on the mother’s health
• Tests for checking on the baby’s development (prenatal diagnosis)
• Ongoing pregnancy care

Ting’s story: Choosing a lead maternity carer