1 Week Pregnant

In most cases, especially for women who are yet to decide whether they want a baby or not, it may be hard for one to realize that indeed she is 1 week pregnant. It can even go beyond the second week undetected attributing to the belief by many that a monthly menstrual cycle may come in late.

The first trimester will begin from the first day of your last period. This means, during your first week of pregnancy you do not have a baby in your womb. Only the ovum in your ovary is getting ready for fertilization by the sperm. By the time you realize that you are actually pregnant, you will be counting your fifth or sixth week.

By this time, you are still menstruating and this will continue for five to seven days. At this time, you are shedding blood along with the lining of the inner part of the uterus. After shedding, a certain hormone will be released to help you get prepared for pregnancy.

The symptoms of pregnancy will not occur in the first week. Generally women don’t fill any symptoms until fourth week. But frequent urination, breast soreness or tenderness, nausea and fatigue are some initial symptoms of pregnancy during the first week.

The pregnancy is countable from the first day of your last menstrual period, as it cannot be said when you actually became pregnant. So, even you do not have a fetus in your womb, this is the first week of your pregnancy.

During this time probably you are thinking of making your body ready for the imminent – pregnancy. In order to achieve this, you will need to adhere to the following rules:

• Eat a diet comprised of all vitamins and nutrients, especially more zinc.

• You should take some extra folic acid to prevent some diseases from attacking your fetus due to lack of folic acid.

• If you are alcoholic,  you should abstain from now henceforth and avoid drinks with caffeine.

• Avoid smoking at all costs.