The third week of pregnancy: Finally! It has happened!

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Finally! It has happened! It's time to focus on yourself and your baby that is slowly growing in your uterus. At the beginning of this week, the main thing is happening. In front of you there are only 265 days, and then you will give birth to a beautiful boy or girl (or maybe a few of them).

What happens to your body?

Am I really pregnant?

Some of the early signs of pregnancy, such as bloating, breast tenderness to touch and mood swings, are more similar to the symptoms of menstruation. Many women think they have poor period after noticing a few drops of blood on the clothes when the egg is "implanted" in the wall of the uterus. But, soon other symptoms will follow that will tell you that you are pregnant.

The beginning of pregnancy

Some future moms swear to know exactly when they got pregnant, others for weeks do not feel any signs of upcoming motherhood. Either way, your body is making great effort to get your baby feels like home.

Elevated hormone levels: After fertilization, the pregnancy hormone, human chorionic gonadotropin (hCG) overwhelms your body with estrogen and progesterone. Estrogen stimulates the reproductive organs to prepare for maternity. Those same hormones is detected with tests for determining pregnancy. While many of these tests are accurate in 99 percent of cases, hCG levels may be too low to detect at an early stage. That means the test should be repeated.
Muscle relaxation: One of the pregnancy hormone, called relexin affects the ligaments and muscles and, as its name says, relaxes them. The reason is simple: your body needs to become more flexible in order to make room for the baby.
The sensitivity of breasts: Hormones contributes to changing of your breasts in order to prepare them for breastfeeding. After about three months from conception they start to produce colostrum, and immediately after birth the milk is produced. But now, at an early stage, the cells that produce milk as well as milk ducts are beginning to form. This and enhanced blood flow to breasts contribute that your breasts become enlarged and painful to touch. Beneath the breast an extra layer of fatty tissue is forming , and in some women breasts can enlarge up to two numbers more . On the market you can find a special bra for pregnant women, which will help ease up this symptom.

The increase of blood volume: Your body has to provide oxygen and nutrients for your baby. Therefore, it dramatically increases blood volume, which explains why most women in pregnancy simply shines. More blood, however, means that you have to urinate more frequently. Your kidneys are working more intensively filtering blood and throwing out all the impurities, which is why you are going to toilet more often.

You are tired: You are tired because of several reasons. First of all, your heart is working more intensively since it must pump more blood throughout the body. Due to nausea you can not eat everything, so you may not have enough strength. In addition, progesterone acts as a sedative, which means that you often feel sleepy.

All about your baby.

Twenty-four hours after conception, your future baby has a form a cluster of cells that reproduces quickly. At this early stage, that lump of cells travel from the city of Conception through Fallopian tube to its final destination in the uterus. Then your just conceived baby takes nutrients stored in the egg cell and in such a way survives; after few days  he embedding (implantation) in the wall of the uterus will happen and placenta starts to form.

How much is the baby?

This week your baby is smaller than the tip pencils.

Frequently asked questions about pregnancy?

Does implantation hurts?

When the fertilized egg is implanting in the uterine wall, you can experience mild pain or cramps in the lower abdomen, While your body is adjusting to the new hormone concentration, and your uterus is turning into a baby's new home, it is quite natural if you feel some discomfort or mild pain.

For some women, there is light bleeding, but the color bloodi s not bright red -like in period, but pinkish or light brown. Discomfort due to the implantation and / or poorly bleeding appear five to 12 days after ovulation. The pain that you feel should not be strong; If so, or if you have a fever, chills or extensive vaginal bleeding, you must immediately go to your doctor.

Strong abdominal pain occurs due to several reasons: intestinal infections, inflammation of the appendix, bladder infections, kidney sand, stones in the gallbladder or even ectopic pregnancy (when the embryo is being implanted outside the uterus). As your pregnancy progresses, you will feel different symptoms (some of them will not be so pleasant), but most of them are completely normal reaction to the growth of the baby and your body.

On the first control talk with your gynecologist about what symptoms and signs of pregnancy are normal and expected, and which are not. Do not leave anything to speculation: if you do not feel well or not sure if what you feel is normal or not, call the doctor and he will help you.

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Text: zena.blic.rs/
Translator: MD Vladimir Comagić

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