Your changing body
You may start experiencing the early signs of pregnancy like nausea or the morning sickness, tingling or soreness in breasts, darkening of the Areola and the frequent need to urinate. You may even feel a cramping or a full feeling in your Uterus. Some of you may also get headaches and mood swings from a rise in hormones. Women, in their fifth week of pregnancy, may start craving for certain types of food. For a lot of women this can be normal as well.
First-time mothers tend to be apprehensive during this time. This too, is quite common. Do not panic if you do not have pregnancy symptoms, although you should contact your care provider if you suddenly lose your pregnancy symptoms. |  |
You may start having some weight gain in the sixth week of pregnancy. Do not get worried if you lose weight as some women tend to lose weight in the first Trimester because of Morning sickness.
You may also begin experiencing heartburn, which is a common complaint during pregnancy. The size of your Uterus will start increasing and your waist will start to become thicker, particularly if this is not your first pregnancy.
Your growing baby
Your baby as an Embryo still hasn't grown much and is just about 1.5–2.5 mm in length. Your baby’s heart, brain, spinal cord, muscle and bones, limbs and ears are beginning to develop. Another important development that the Fetus registers is that of its eyes. While its eyes begin to appear, the head also starts forming a mouth and nostrils.
At week 6, your baby’s heart beats at a rate of about 100 to 160 times a minute with blood beginning to course through the body.
Neural tube has developed. Your baby’s pituitary gland, brain and intestines also start developing during this period. Your baby is a quarter of an inch long (6 mm), about the size of a lentil bean.
Things to consider
Good Prenatal care is one of the best assurances of a healthy pregnancy and healthy baby. According to experts, women should continue taking a healthy diet, rich in vitamins, minerals, and calcium. They should also exercise regularly, and take good rest. Good Prenatal care is one of the best assurances of a healthy pregnancy and healthy baby. According to experts, women should continue taking a healthy diet, rich in vitamins, minerals, calcium and protein.
It is around this stage till week 12 that you may start to worry about Miscarriage. If you have any symptoms of a Miscarriage like bleeding, cramping or abdominal pain, passing of graying or pinkish tissue or blood clots, you should contact your doctor immediately. Though not all bleeding or cramp is a sign of a miscarriage, it is still important to get yourself checked out.
Making pregnancy better
Most women will go on to have normal pregnancies. While it is difficult not to worry about potential complications, it is important that you adopt a healthy attitude. The more you relax and enjoy the changes in your body, the more likely things will go well for you. Listening to soothing music also helps you relax. |