Starting at around 6 to 8 weeks, you will notice that your breasts getting bigger. both of them will continue to grow throughout your pregnancy. It’s common to go up a cup size or two, especially if it’s your first baby. Your breasts may feel itchy as the skin stretches, and you will develop stretch marks on them.

You can see veins under the skin of your breasts, and you’ll find that your nipples are getting bigger and darker. After the first few months, your aureola will also be bigger and darker.

You will not realize the little bumps on your aureola before. But now these bumps, which are a type of oil-producing gland called Montgomery’s tubercles, may become much more pronounced. Your breasts go through these changes in preparation for nursing your baby.

In the third month of pregnancy, your breasts will start producing colostrum, the special milk for your baby will get when he first starts nursing. During the last few months of pregnancy, you will begin to leak a small amount of this thick yellowish substance, eventhough some women leaking earlier and some can’t leak at all.

There are three times stages of pregnancy. Those are :

from 1th week until 12th week (first trimester)

from 13th week until 28th week (second trimester)

from 29th week until 40th week (third trimester)

First trimester (week 1-week 12)In the first trimester your body will has many changes. The changes of your hormone affect almost every organ system in your body. These changes can trigger symptoms in the very first weeks of pregnancy. Some changes may include:

As your body changes, you might need to make changes to your daily routine, such as going to bed earlier or eating frequent, small meals. Fortunately, most of these discomforts will go away as your pregnancy progresses. And some women might not feel any discomfort at all! If you have been pregnant before, you might feel differently this time around. Just as each woman is different, so is each pregnancy.

Second trimester (week 13-week 28)

The second trimester of pregnancy is easier than the first. But it is just as important to stay informed about your pregnancy during these months.

You will think that the symptoms like nausea and fatigue are going away. But the new symptoms on your body are now happen. Your abdomen will expand as the baby continues to grow. before the end of this trimester , you will feel your baby is moving

As your body changes to make room for your growing baby, you may have:

1. Body aches, such as back, abdomen, groin, or thigh pain

2. Stretch marks on your abdomen, breasts, thighs, or buttocks

3. Darkening of the skin around your nipples

4. A line on the skin running from belly button to pubic hairline

5. Patches of darker skin, usually over the cheeks, forehead, nose, or upper lip. Patches often match on both sides of the face. This is sometimes called the mask of pregnancy.

6.Numb or tingling hands, called carpal tunnel syndrome

7. Itching on the abdomen, palms, and soles of the feet. (Call your doctor if you have nausea, loss of appetite, vomiting, jaundice or fatigue combined with itching. These can be signs of a serious liver problem.)

8. Swelling of the ankles, fingers, and face. (If you notice any sudden or extreme swelling or if you gain a lot of weight really quickly, call your doctor right away. This could be a sign of preeclampsia )

Third trimester (week 29-week 40)

The same discomforts will you have in your second trimester still continue. so many women find difficult breathing and they have to go to the bathroom oftenly. This is because the baby is getting bigger and it make some pressure on your organs. Don’t worry, your baby is fine.

Some new body changes you will get in the third trimester include:

1. Shortness of breath

2. Heartburn

3. Swelling of the ankles, fingers, and face. (If you notice any sudden or extreme swelling or if you gain a lot of weight really quickly, call your doctor right away. This could be a sign of preeclampsia )

4.Hemorrhoids

5. Tender breasts, which may leak a watery pre-milk called colostrum (kuh-LOSS-struhm)

6. Your belly button may stick out

7. Trouble sleeping

8. The baby “dropping”, or moving lower in your abdomen

9. Contractions, which can be a sign of real or false labor

when tou close to the birth date, your cervix becomes thinner and softer (called effacing). This is a normal, natural process that helps the birth canal (vagina) to open during the birthing process. Your doctor will check your progress with a vaginal exam when you close to your birth date. Have a good time and enjoy your pregnant.

There are some symptoms of pregnancy such as : The tenderness of breast and The soreness of nipple.  nipples of a woman will getting bigger and feeling full during a pregnancy,  tender area of nipple will feels tingling sensation, that is often as one of the sign of the first pregnancy. As approach the changes of the hormone will change the size of your nipple, it will bigger than before for preparing breastfeeding. Your breast will feel tender or heavy full.

Some pregnant woman in the third trimester will begin to leak colostrum from their breast . Colostrum is the first milk that you breasts produce for baby. It is a thick  fluid  with yellowish color containing antibodies for protection new baby from infection.

We got the tenderness and soreness because :

your hormone is already breastfeeding or lactation. The milk ducts are growing and being fulfilled by the milk, they are stretching out.

Some of tips to alleviate breasts tenderness and nipple soreness are:

1. wear a maternity bra with a good support

2. wear bra in the night if your breasts are getting large

3. put pad in your bra for absorb leakage

4. wash your breasts  once a day with a mild soap and  make it dry

5. you need baby lotion or oil to put on your nipples.

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