Day 21 – Moms to Be Have a Stronger Heart
During the first trimester your blood pressure drops while your body creates new blood vessels and path ways to prepare for the life you are about to grow! The result is 50% more blood. With each contraction/squeeze/pump, your heart moves about 20% more blood. This is all made possible in the first half of pregnancy by vasodilation which causes a decrease in blood pressure. Simply put, your veins and arteries relax allowing more blood to move through!