weeks by week pregnancy - 1st week

Week by week pregnancy guide:

1st week


we congratulate you on your decision to become a parent!


Most of the women were fertile the middle of their menstrual cycles or about two weeks according to their last menstrual period.


It is more likely that they designing in range of approximately four days.


Ovulation occurs. Ovulation is the descent of an egg in one of the fallopian tubes where it awaits the arrival of the sperm.

weeks by week pregnancy - 2nd Week - Second week

Finished the alcohol, tobacco and drugs (even without a prescription). Your body must be in the best shape possible for the design and if you are already pregnant, to pregnancy.


The water helps to ensure a healthy pregnancy. You should drink at least six to eight glasses of 8 ounces of water a day throughout your pregnancy.


Ask your doctor about whether or not you should to continue to take any prescription medication.


It is advisable to take a daily multivitamin that is shall contain at least four hundred micrograms folic acid in order to reduce the risk of birth defects.

weeks by week pregnancy - 3rd week

A very small ball contains several hundreds of cells which reproduce every minute.

After these cells lodge in the uterus, the part of the cells that form the placenta begins to secrete the pregnancy hormone hCG (human chorionic gonadotropin hcg diet).


The hormone hCG, which tells your ovaries stop releasing eggs, is the hormone through which the strip of a pregnancy test will change color, indicating that there pregnancy.


You will probably do not know yet that you're pregnant, but by the end of this week you may notice little bleeding. These losses can be caused by the egg that makes its way into the uterine cavity, but no one really knows the cause. This bleeding, which are very light, affect only a minority of pregnant women.

weeks by week pregnancy - 4th week

This week, you should be able to know if you are pregnant.

If you do a home pregnancy test, the result should be positive. If the result is negative, test again in a few days or see your doctor. If the result is positive, you can take your first prenatal appointment with your doctor.

Your baby is now exposed through the placenta, which your body absorbs. Be aware of what you consume.

It is at this point in you are pregnant your baby is the most sensitive to anything that might affect its development.

weeks by week pregnancy - 5th Week

The embryo, which grows very quickly, like a tiny tadpole.

The heart and circulatory system are beginning to form. The tiny heart begins to beat and pump blood.


Skin, hair, nails, mammary glands and sweat glands and the tooth enamel begins to form.


Food and oxygen to your baby now come through the umbilical cord and placenta.


Pregnancy symptoms can appear this week, if not already done so. This may include nausea, breast tenderness, fatigue and a constant urge to urinate!

weeks by week pregnancy - 6th week

Your baby is now the size of a small bean (4 to 5 mm in length).

The child, who begins to take shape, is a huge head and dark spots where her eyes and nostrils are beginning to develop.


Your baby's heart begins to beat twice as fast as yours, about 100 to 130 beats per minute.


The muscle fibers begin to form and in the middle of the sixth week, it is likely that his little limbs begin to move (though you will not feel movement at this stage).


Maybe soon you will notice that you are very emotional, that is to say a gloomy day, then playful the next day.

weeks by week pregnancy - 7th Week

Your baby is currently almost a centimeter and a half (½ inch)!

Her brain begins to develop, and his teeth inside his mouth and his ears are continuing their development. The eye color begins to develop.


His veins are clearly visible due to its skin is thin like paper.


You can not feel your baby move, but he is very active.


You have May still be nausea (not just in the morning). They should fade as the weeks of pregnancy progressed, but it is possible that you continue to go the bathroom often.