Nine months can seem like a long time at the beginning of pregnancy. From the pregnancy test and early pregnancy symptoms to the first contractions, it's almost a year! Though the truth of the matter is that you have so much going on that you may often forget about the whole span of time and focus on the here and now. I have gotten really good at this. The the issue for me becomes "waking up" at about seven months and realizing it's only a few weeks before the baby comes...

So if you're like me and like everything in a quick version, here is: Pregnancy: The Whole Nine Months or here is the Pregnancy Week by Week version if that's how you prefer it.

How do you calculate your pregnancy:

• Months
• Weeks
• Other (Please list in comments.)

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Related:

• Due Date Calculator
• Newly Pregnant
• Morning Sickness

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Elizabeth Hasselbeck welcomed her son last fall. When asked if she got an epidural, she says "I did but I think I'm immune to the epidural, because it didn't work for me. That's a problem." This is why many anesthesiologists recommend taking a childbirth class, even if you're planning on an epidural.

No matter how you feel about epidurals, you still need to have some information about them. I've seen lots of women decide before labor that epidurals were exactly what they wanted only to find out they couldn't have one. Don't get left in that rough spot. Epidurals are the most popular form of medicinal pain relief in labor and birth. But there might be reasons why you can't have an epidural. Find out what you need to know before labor.

Related:

• Epidural Quiz
• Choosing an Epidural
• The Best Epidural
• Epidural: Step-by-Step

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