There is a lot of pressure on the lower part of your body (waist down) by the third trimester because the baby is quite heavy now (and then there's all the amniotic fluid too). It is very normal to get this kind of swelling
Most likely you will not feel the baby move until the 2nd trimester. If you felt the baby move in the first trimester, it would be in the 3rd month and you would feel a little tickle or flutter near your bladder.
May be that the best question to ask is, " why would a woman's vaginal muscles contract during intercourse ? the answer to this is what is medically called vaginismus. This is reflex contraction of the vaginal muscles during intercourse due to serveral reasons ranging from anxiety to past history of abuse. the treatment for this is desensitization and graded dilatation.
There is no fourth trimester. The first trimester is the first 3 months, the second trimester is months 3-6, and the last is months 6-9.
Well, assuming a gestation period of 9 months, as in humans, each trimester would be three months. Sixteen weeks is 4 months so that would be the second trimester.
Pregnancy gets easier on second trimester when it comes to nausea. There would be less nausea if not all gone. However, it doesnt mean that it will be 100% easy on second trimester. There will be a lot of changes in and on your body. Your belly will start to show, your breasts becomes fuller, stretch marks would be starting to form and some other things.
No, spotting after straining on the toilet is not normal in the first trimester. Any spotting or bleeding during pregnancy is not considered to be normal. While it could be implantation bleeding, it would be wise to get examined by your doctor or obstetrician.
Possibly, so be sure to check in with your doctor. If you have missed doses and made them up, and/or this is a new prescription, it would be worthwhile to have them look at you.
You most likely have a yeast infection. The salt bath would only make it more irritable. See a doctor or look for over the counter meds at the pharmacy..
Morning sickness most often occurs in the first trimester and would extend a little bit in the 2nd trimester. But it can happen at any time during the pregnancy. Mention it to your doctor on the next prenatal visit, but it can be entirely normal.
First. It is during the 1st trimester that the affects of fetal alcohol syndrome have a physical affect (drinking later causes the cognitive effects, but earlier in the pregnancy can cause the characteristic facies)
A baby would get chlamydia one of two ways; during vaginal birth to an infected mother, or sexual abuse.
A blow to the head would cause swelling.