First week Pregnancy
Most doctors consider pregnancy starting from the first day of your last period. This is because ovulation is really difficult to identify,
but the seen signs of menstruation are less difficult to spot. The first week begins on the first day of your last period.
This means that by the time you know for sure you're pregnant, you might already be five or six weeks pregnant!
If you’ve just found out you’re possibly pregnant, you might guess this is your first week of pregnancy, but you’re most probably around 4 weeks in your pregnancy.
what are first week pregnancy symptoms
In the first week pregnancy, the symptoms you're having are those normal to your period because you're not really pregnant.These symptoms may last from three to seven days, and can be:
1- Vaginal bleeding. Your body is getting rid of the uterine lining including last month’s unfertilized egg.
2- Lower back pain and cramps. To dispose of that lining, the uterus contracts, which causes your back and belly to hurt a little.
3- Bloating. Not so stable hormones can give you a bloated abdomen before and during your period.
4- Mood changes. The strong hormones can also cause irritability and make your emotions fluctuate.
5- Headache. Many women say that they have menstrual headaches, which are also related to hormone.
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First week Pregnancy Belly
Inside your first week pregnancy abdomen, your body isn’t just letting go of the last month’s egg. It starts to form a new lining, which will have next month’s egg.
Your body will release one egg or two somewhere between day 10 and day 19 of your menstrual cycle, or around 14 days before the next period is anticipated.
It can be fertilized during the following day, and having sex before is helpful also because sperm can live in the body for six days.
The first signs of pregnancy will not happen immediately. In fact, many women don’t have their period at week 4 before they even feel “not normal”.
But some frequent not so late signs of fist week pregnancy after fertilization include breast pain or tenderness, nausea, tiredness, and frequent need to go to the ladies’ room.
In the first week pregnancy, you’re possibly thinking about how you can ready yourself to have a baby.
It is a good idea to start pregnancy at a good weight and have no bad habits such as smoking and drinking. Reduce your caffeine consumption to a cup of coffee a day.
First week Pregnancy ULTRASOUND
You’re not likely to have a first week pregnancy ultrasound. However, if you have been trying to get pregnant and have seen a fertility doctor,
you may have had an ultrasound to see how many eggs are the in ovaries or to measure the thickness of the uterine lining.
If there are problems, the doctor can prescribe a fertility treatment that can help you have a baby.
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Things to do in your first week pregnancy
In the early days and weeks of pregnancy, you might not know if you're pregnant.
But you can do the following things:
take a folic acid supplement.
consider taking a vitamin D supplement
avoid some foods
do not smoking
Sources
www.nhs.uk
www.tommys.org
