Supporting You Through Pregnancy
Despite the increase in doctor visits, as well as stigma surrounding, pregnancy is not a disease.
Throughout your pregnacy, you should be able to function as normal with work and exercise up to nearly your delivery date. The purpose of prenatal care is to monitor your pregnancy and symptoms in order to detect potential high-risk factors if and as they develop and to treat them appropriately. You should not be expecting drastic limitations to your daily life, but if such issues occur, we are here to help you through them.
Your Pregnancy Care Timeline
📅 Week 8-12
🔬 Tests
- Initial labs (blood type, STIs, HCG, iron levels)
- Urine test
- Confirm pregnancy via ultrasound
🗣 Talk About
- Any substance use, medications, or stressors
- Prenatal vitamins and nutrition
- Safe support options
👶 Baby’s Development
- Baby is the size of a raspberry
- Heart is beating! You might even hear it
🧘♀️ Some folks don’t find out they’re pregnant until later. That’s okay. We’ll help you catch up with care, no judgment.
📅 Week 12-16
🔬 Tests
- Optional genetic screening
- Dating ultrasound if not done earlier in 1st trimester
🗣 Talk About
- Nausea, fatigue, and support
- Recovery or substance use goals
- Transportation or housing needs
👶 Baby’s Development
- Size of a plum
- Fingers and toes are forming
📅 Week 16-20
🔬 Tests
- msAFP prenatal testing
- Check weight, blood pressure, fetal heartbeat
🗣 Talk About
- Mood changes or anxiety
- Harm reduction planning (if needed)
- Any cravings, concerns, or joy!
👶 Baby’s Development
- Size of an avocado
- Starting to wiggle!
📅 Week 20-24
🔬 Tests
- Big anatomy scan ultrasound
- Fundal height (uterus size)
🗣 Talk About
- Planning for delivery
- Childbirth education options
- How Baby Steps can help with recovery or MAT
👶 Baby’s Development
- Size of a banana
- Organs are in place and growing strong
📅 Week 24-28
🔬 Tests
- Glucose screening for gestational diabetes
- Iron check
🗣 Talk About
- Birth plan ideas
- Work or leave planning
- Baby supplies or parenting support
👶 Baby’s Development
- Size of an ear of corn
- Baby can hear your voice ❤️
📅 Week 28-32
🔬 Tests
- Rhogam shot (if needed)
- Tdap vaccine (recommended)
- Start more frequent visits
🗣 Talk About
- Mental health, recovery check-in
- Fetal movement & kick counts
- Plan for labor support
👶 Baby’s Development
- Size of an eggplant
- Eyes are opening and blinking
📅 Weeks 32–36
🔬 Tests
- Blood pressure monitoring
🗣 Talk About
- Review kick counts, Pre-Eclampsia signs
- Discuss circumcision
- Finalize your birth plan
- Infant feeding preferences
- Safe sleep and car seat safety
👶 Baby’s Development
- Size of a cantaloupe
- Gaining weight and practicing breathing
📅 Weeks 36–40+
🔬 Tests
- Group B Strep Swab
- Cervical dilation checks
- Non-stress test and biophyscial profile ultrasounds if indicated or overdue
🗣 Talk About
- Signs of labor
- When to go to the hospital
- Recovery support & postpartum planning
👶 Baby’s Development
- Full term, ready to meet you!
🧘♀️ Labor doesn’t always start on time. No stress—we’ll walk with you through each step.