First weeks of pregnancy - what should you know?

The time of pregnancy is both the longest and the shortest nine months in woman’s life. Although it is counted from the first day of the last menstruation, the first signs are felt only several weeks later. The woman’s body may react to changes occurring within it in various ways. For some, the beginning of pregnancy is really easy, while for others the first trimester can be extremely difficult. What do you have to know about first weeks of pregnancy? We know very well what the expectant mum is interested in!

How do you count pregnancy weeks?

First of all, the expectant mum should know how to calculate the week of her pregnancy. The first day of the last menstruation is considered as the beginning of the pregnancy, and it is used as a basis for due date and gestational age estimations.

Therefore, the first week of the pregnancy is the time when you do not know anything about it, and on the first day of your menstruation nothing implies you are pregnant. Then your fertile days start, the fertilisation occurs, and your 40-weeks-long adventure begins...

During the pregnancy, the due date may change many times, following ultrasound measurements, but the first day of your last menstruation is always the first day of your pregnancy. Although some expectant mums perfectly know when the baby was conceived, and even say they felt the moment of the embryo implantation, those dates are of no importance when the due date is estimated.

When should you confirm your pregnancy with a gynaecologist?

You bought a pregnancy test, saw the two bands you were wishing for, so what next? The majority of women immediately arrange a visit to a gynaecologist and are disappointed because “there is nothing to be seen”! When is it the best time to go for the first visit to confirm pregnancy? You should go to a gynaecologist between the 6th and 8th week from the first day of your last menstruation.

The doctor will check if the uterine structure is normal and how your baby develops, will listen to the baby’s heart, and will order blood tests for you. Some gynaecologists also discuss the pregnancy calendar and your menstrual cycles, and prescribe folic acid (although it is good to take it already when you plan to become pregnant). Usually, first you will be examined in a gynaecological chair, and then with the ultrasound unit.

We are perfectly aware that first weeks will “drag on” endlessly, while you would like to announce your joyful news to the whole wide world. But sometimes it is good to wait with this information in the first trimester of pregnancy, when there is a higher risk of miscarriage. Frequently, both your physical condition and your health are not the best, and you alone know how much effort it often takes to get out of the bed...

Wait until your ultrasound scan and confirmation of your pregnancy by a doctor. Try to take best possible care of yourself. Wait until the baby in your uterus grows a little. Then you can shout out the information about your pregnancy to any person you wish!

First signs of pregnancy.

You are in first weeks of your pregnancy, you are expecting a baby, and continuously wonder if everything is alright? Do not worry, it is completely normal. Many women feels this way throughout their entire pregnancy, not just at its beginning.

In the first trimester, your overall physical fitness may be worse than usually. Were you very active before your pregnancy, and now you cannot perform simple exercises? Has your nervous system “gone haywire” and you fee dizzy? Have you lost weight due to vomiting and are underweight? Inform your doctor about all these things during your first visit!

Week after week, everything is going to change dynamically. Eventually, your body will undergo a real revolution! Before your baby arrives into the world, you are in for much more than just carrying a large belly around. However, the woman’s body is able to endure almost everything to maintain the pregnancy.

In which pregnancy week does the first trimester end?

During pregnancy, completing the first trimester represents one of the most important milestones. After the twelfth week, the risk of miscarriage is significantly lower, and the pregnancy is consider “safer”. Usually, the most unpleasant pregnancy ailments also resolve at that time.

What’s next? Your pregnancy week by week.

Further development of your baby and successive weeks of the pregnancy are the material for the next text. However, already now we can write that at subsequent pregnancy stages, much is happening in the woman’s body.

Each successive week of the pregnancy means a new skill for the baby and a change in the woman’s uterine function. A normal development of the placenta, a correct position of the baby... It is worth knowing what each pregnancy week brings around.