Week 13: Welcome to the second trimester — the most comfortable stretch.

💡 Expert tip

This is a great time to start pregnancy exercises — swimming, prenatal yoga, and walking are all excellent.

🌱 Baby's development this week

Science fact

The placenta produces more progesterone than the corpus luteum ever could — reaching levels 10x higher than non-pregnancy peak. This is why second trimester often feels dramatically better.

🤰 Your symptoms this week

Increased appetite returning
trust your hunger cues, but aim for nutrient density
Reduced nausea for most women
Try ginger tea, crackers before getting up, or vitamin B6 (10mg 3x/day). Small meals every 2 hours help.
Skin and hair changes
often positive (thicker hair, clearer skin)

💛 Changes in your body

💙 Mental health this week

The second trimester

🥗 Nutrition focus

📅 Appointment / test

Chorionic villus sampling (CVS) is offered until week 13 for high-risk pregnancies as a diagnostic (not screening) test.

✅ This week's checklist

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Start researching childbirth classes and hypnobirthing
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Book anatomy scan for 18–22 weeks
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Consider discussing birth preferences with your midwife
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