When will I start to feel my baby move? You probably won’t feel your baby kick until sometime between 16 and 22 weeks, even though he started moving at 7 or 8 weeks. (You may have witnessed his acrobatics if you’ve already had an ultrasound.)

Your baby can move in your belly when you are three months pregnant, but you won’t be able to feel this yet. Many moms-to-be feel their baby move for the first time in month five.

You might start to feel your baby moving, often called ‘quickening’, around 18 weeks into your pregnancy. If this is your first pregnancy, it might not happen until about 20 weeks. However, by the second pregnancy, you might notice the tell-tale signs as early as 16 weeks.

By the end of the third month of pregnancy, your baby is fully formed. Your baby has arms, hands, fingers, feet, and toes and can open and close its fists and mouth. Fingernails and toenails are beginning to develop and the external ears are formed. The beginnings of teeth are forming.

However you’re feeling, it’s probably “normal” for you and your unique pregnancy. At 3 months, you might have symptoms like: nausea and vomiting. constipation, gas, and heartburn.

Experts will be looking for a healthy; head, brain, heart, abdomen, stomach, kidneys, umbilical cord, bladder, spine and nuchal translucency (this is a fluid at the back of the neck and is tested as an early indicator of chromosomal abnormality).

Rules

• Fruit and vegetables. Aim for five portions of fruit and vegetables per day.
• Starchy carbohydrate-rich foods. Starchy carbohydrate-rich foods include potatoes, rice, pasta, and bread.
• Protein. Healthful, animal-sourced proteins include fish, lean meat, and chicken, as well as eggs.
• Fats.
• Fiber.
• Calcium.
• Zinc.

Citrus. Citrus fruits like lemons and oranges are chock full of vitamin C. Vitamin C is responsible for helping your baby’s bones grow properly. Citrus can also help with a woman’s digestion and deter morning sickness during pregnancy.

Here’s some good news: Eating spicy food during pregnancy is 100 percent safe for your baby. Really! It can’t hurt your little one. One small word of warning, though — 2019 research suggests that eating certain foods during pregnancy can change the “flavor” of your amniotic fluid.

Cumin has been used by some cultures as a substance to trigger miscarriage, so women that are pregnant or trying to become pregnant should keep that in mind. Cumin is very safe to take even in large doses. Some evidence has been found that it can suppress testosterone levels in men and may also trigger miscarriage.

Do you know about these 5 side effects of cumin seeds?

• 01/6Side effects of cumin seeds. Cumin seeds, better known as “jeera”, is a popular spice used extensively for Indian food.
• 02/6​Heartburn.
• 03/6​Liver damage.
• 04/6​Belching.
• 05/6​Narcotic effect.
• 06/6​Low blood sugar levels.

Some sources claim that having jeera water during pregnancy reduces bloating, insomnia and flatulence. Additionally, they maintain that the gas-relieving properties of cumin water are said to improve acid reflux in pregnant women often caused due to the increased pressure in the abdomen.