{"id":1602,"date":"2023-09-20T12:09:37","date_gmt":"2023-09-20T09:09:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sfsivf.gr\/?post_type=ypiresies&#038;p=1602"},"modified":"2025-10-17T12:19:06","modified_gmt":"2025-10-17T09:19:06","slug":"2nd-trimester-of-pregnancy-weeks-13-28","status":"publish","type":"ypiresies","link":"https:\/\/sfsivf.gr\/en\/ypiresies\/pregnancy\/2nd-trimester-of-pregnancy-weeks-13-28\/","title":{"rendered":"2nd Trimester of Pregnancy (Weeks 13\u201328)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"gb-headline gb-headline-4b9bc467 gb-headline-text\">The Second Trimester: What to Expect<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>For most women, the <strong>second trimester<\/strong> of pregnancy is considered easier than the first. However, both your body and your baby continue to change rapidly, and these changes become more noticeable.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Your belly will stretch and grow as your baby develops. By the end of this trimester, your baby will begin to move\u2014and you will start to feel those movements.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As your body adjusts to accommodate your growing baby, you may experience:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Aches or pains in your back, abdomen, groin, or thighs<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Stretch marks on your belly, breasts, thighs, or buttocks<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Darkening of the nipples<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>A dark vertical line (called <strong>linea nigra<\/strong>) running from your belly button down to the pubic area<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Darkening of the skin on your cheeks, forehead, nose, or upper lip\u2014often called the <strong>\u201cmask of pregnancy\u201d<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Numbness or tingling in your hands<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Itching on your belly, palms, or soles<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Important:<\/strong><br>If the itching is accompanied by nausea, loss of appetite, vomiting, jaundice (yellowing of the skin or eyes), or fatigue, contact your doctor immediately, as these symptoms may indicate a serious liver condition.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Also, if you notice sudden swelling of your ankles, fingers, or face, or if you gain weight very quickly, contact your doctor right away. These could be signs of <strong>preeclampsia<\/strong>, a potentially serious pregnancy complication.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"gb-container gb-container-57e9b55c\">\n\n<p><strong>Contact us<\/strong> for anything that concerns you at <strong><a>info@sfsivf.gr<\/a><\/strong> or by clicking the button below!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/sfsivf.gr\/en\/epikoinonia\/\">Contact Us<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Second Trimester: What to Expect For most women, the second trimester of pregnancy is considered easier than the first. However, both your body and &#8230; <\/p>\n<p class=\"read-more-container\"><a title=\"2nd Trimester of Pregnancy (Weeks 13\u201328)\" class=\"read-more button\" href=\"https:\/\/sfsivf.gr\/en\/ypiresies\/pregnancy\/2nd-trimester-of-pregnancy-weeks-13-28\/#more-1602\" aria-label=\"Read more about 2nd Trimester of Pregnancy (Weeks 13\u201328)\">Read More<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":442,"parent":1818,"menu_order":-20,"template":"","categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1602","ypiresies","type-ypiresies","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sfsivf.gr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/ypiresies\/1602","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sfsivf.gr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/ypiresies"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sfsivf.gr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/ypiresies"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/sfsivf.gr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/ypiresies\/1602\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2179,"href":"https:\/\/sfsivf.gr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/ypiresies\/1602\/revisions\/2179"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sfsivf.gr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/ypiresies\/1818"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sfsivf.gr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/442"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sfsivf.gr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1602"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sfsivf.gr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1602"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sfsivf.gr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1602"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}