Second trimester: Months 4 to 6, weeks 14 to 26

Second trimester: Months 4 to 6, weeks 14 to 26

To do list

  • Read more about breastfeeding and talk with your partner about how you will feed and nurture your baby.
  • If you will be returning to work outside your home, start looking for daycare.
  • Fill out and send in the preregistration form you received.
  • Get a record of your vaccinations.
  • Take childbirth, breastfeeding or parenting classes.
  • Register for childbirth, breastfeeding or parenting classes. For Abbott Northwestern, United and Mercy Hospitals and St. Francis Medical Center, visit Amma Parenting CenterBlooma or Everyday Miracles. For all other Allina Health hospitals, go to our Find Classes page
  • Watch a series of short videos on how to manage pain before, during and after birth.
  • Learn about relaxation for calming your busy mind.

Forms and worksheets

Choosing your baby's health care provider

Your prenatal screen and test record

Relaxation worksheet

Get Adobe Reader

Source: Allina Health Patient Education, Beginnings: Pregnancy, Birth and Beyond, eighth edition, ob-ah-90026
First Published: 10/04/2002
Last Reviewed: 12/06/2021