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Pregnancy Checklist
Here’s a simple checklist to guide you through a healthy pregnancy. You can download it or print it out so it’s easier to use.
1st trimester – weeks 1 to 12
Visit your doctor
Book your antenatal check-ups
Consider screening tests
Book the hospital or birth centre
Start taking a pregnancy multivitamin every day, if you’re not already
Manage morning sickness
Quit smoking
Cut out alcohol
Be a healthy eater
Cut down on caffeine
Exercise regularly
Check your maternity leave entitlements
Claim Government financial benefits
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Stop cleaning the cat litter tray
2nd trimester – weeks 13 to 26
Book your second trimester screening tests
Join a birth group
Make a birth plan
Book antenatal classes
Learn about breastfeeding
Do your pelvic floor exercises
Consider childcare
Go shopping for maternity wear
3rd trimester – weeks 27 to birth
Buy or borrow the essential baby equipment
Buy another maternity bra
Get the car baby capsule fitted
Pack your hospital bag ready
Prepare the nursery
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