What is a Weekly Pregnancy Calendar?

They say knowledge is power. This is incredibly important when it comes to being pregnant, as an informed mother-to-be is a smarter and less-anxious mother-to-be. A weekly pregnancy calendar, then, is just another way to keep informed about what you and your baby are experiencing during the many weeks of pregnancy.

A weekly pregnancy calendar is broken down into the 40 weeks (give or take a week or two) of your pregnancy, and gives you a window into the world of the life growing inside you. For every week, the calendar will explain what stage of development your baby is in, which can help you lessen any fears you may have.

Some weekly pregnancy calendars go beyond the development of your baby and also explain the changes the mother-to-be is going through, as well as any additional nutritional needs you may have at that time, or what additional exercises may be helpful for you at that stage of pregnancy. They can also help you keep track of your doctor's appointments.

What is a Chinese Pregnancy Calendar, and how does it differ from a weekly pregnancy calendar?

A Chinese Pregnancy Calendar is used to predict the gender of your baby, and is based on Chinese lunar calendar as opposed to the Western Calendar (Gregorian Calendar). Also known as a "Chinese conception chart," or the "Chinese Conception Calendar," the Chinese Pregnancy Calendar was developed some 700 years ago, and bases its prediction on two factors: the mother's age and the baby's month of conception (on the lunar calendar).

Gender can also be predicted using ultrasound during the 7th or 8th month of pregnancy.

If you're looking for a free, online pregnancy calendar, there are many places you can check out, some which require you to register with the website, and some which require no registration. Some of the top ones include:

ivillage.com

ivillage.com has a free pregnancy calendar available, but you do have to register with ivillage.com first.

pregnancy.org

Pregnancy.org also has a free pregnancy calendar. You first must sign up and create a profile.

3dpregnancy.parentsconnect.com

This site has a cool, 3d pregnancy calendar which shows the weekly development of your baby and requires no registration or sign up. All you need to do is put in your due date and you have access to your baby's development for your week of pregnancy. You can also go back a week (or week) as well as move up as many weeks as you wish.

You can check out a free Chinese Pregnancy Calendar by going to MomsWhoThink.com and clicking on Pregnancy, where you will find the link for "Chinese Birth Chart."

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