The first week of pregnancy, also called amenorrhea, goes almost unnoticed! None of the signs proving a pregnancy are yet noticeable. Pregnancy is only in its infancy, but the embryo is already forming and your body is beginning to change imperceptibly.
During the first week of pregnancy or 3 weeks (3rd week of amenorrhea), it is not really possible to know if you are pregnant. Some women may notice a delay in their period rather during the 2nd week of pregnancy. But no concrete symptoms yet confirm a pregnancy. With regard to pregnancy tests, it is advisable to wait until the third week of pregnancy to have a more reliable result. The first month of pregnancy begins in this first week, the beginning of a great adventure. If you suspect you are pregnant, be alert to early pregnancy symptoms that may occur over the next few days and weeks.
How many weeks of amenorrhea at 1 week of pregnancy?
The first week of pregnancy corresponds to the 3rd week of amenorrhea (3 SA). You are in your first month of pregnancy.
What symptoms of pregnancy the first days?
In this first week of pregnancy, you do not feel for the moment no physical signs of pregnancy. It is therefore impossible to know if you are pregnant or not, we will have to wait a little bit. The only possible symptom your breasts might be a bit more sensitive than usual, but nothing too obvious. Some women already feel some stomach pain and fatigue. But early pregnancy symptoms usually occur over the next few weeks. Your body is slowly preparing for the immense upheavals that await it.
Is it normal to have a stomach ache at a week of pregnancy?
Belly pain is common in early pregnancy, as is fatigue. But during the first week of pregnancy, these tightnesses in the lower abdomen are still mild, they are not felt that much.
White discharge, a sign of early pregnancy?
white losses are related to the menstrual cycle. They change over the course of the latter, especially at the time of ovulation. During the first week of pregnancy, it is possible that you will observe an increase in the volume of these white losses. Their consistency might also change slightly, indicating that something is going on hormonally. Caution, however, only an absence of periods and a positive pregnancy test can confirm with certainty that you are pregnant.
Can we do a test at 1 week of pregnancy?
There is no point in taking a pregnancy test at this point. Indeed, the beta-hCG hormone (the one that is detected during urinary or blood assays) is only secretedfrom the 8th day after fertilization, when the egg takes its place in the uterine wall. Whether you are pregnant or not, this test would, in any case, be negative. If you want to take a pregnancy test, it is better to wait the following weeks for the result to be more reliable.
How does the fetus develop from the first week of pregnancy?
When first week of pregnancy, we cannot yet truly speak of a fetus. The newly fertilized egg will divide and then take a few days to reach the uterus to settle there, and stay there for 9 months! Right after fertilization, the cells of your future baby already begin to divide: two identical cells first appear. We call them blastomeres. Then they will continue to divide.
How is the embryo at one week of pregnancy?
AT 1 week pregnantwe are not talking about a fetus but about morula (because the fertilized egg looks like a tiny blackberry). This will subsequently give birth, on the one hand, to placenta, and on the other to the embryo well said. At the end of the first week of pregnancythis embryo is tiny: it measures only about 0.1 mm!
Alcohol, diet: good habits from the start of pregnancy
If you plan to be pregnant in the coming months (perhaps you already are, without knowing it), it is important to take stock of your bad habits, in order toadopt a healthy lifestyle. If you smoke and haven’t quit yet, now is the time to do so. Also be sure to stop drinking alcohol, eat a varied and balanced diet, in order to fill up with good nutrients for your future baby and to avoid deficiencies. Also remember to rest, sleep well… In short, prepare yourself now for a possible pregnancy.