Early in pregnancy, you’ll typically visit every four weeks. As you enter your third trimester, appointments increase to every two weeks and then weekly as your due date approaches. Your specific schedule may vary based on your health and pregnancy circumstances.
Labor typically starts soon after your water breaks, but that’s not always the case. But if your water breaks and you don’t go into labor before it does or shortly thereafter (occurs in 8 to 10 percent of women), we need to hear from you. If this happens preterm (any time before 37 weeks of pregnancy), you need to contact us immediately.
When your water breaks, you may still have some time before active labor begins. But you should still give us a call at Northwest Women’s Center so we can get an update on what is going on.
Typically, your belly bump becomes noticeable during your second trimester. The time between 16-20 weeks is usually the time your body will start showing your baby’s growth. This time frame may be at 12 weeks if you are a person at a lower weight with a smaller midsection, and closer to 16 weeks if you’re a person with more weight.
