You have already several times looked at the strips on the pregnancy test and ran to the store the same number of times to make sure that you were right, the strips are really two. And from this wonderful moment you need to start to lead a healthy lifestyle and eat right.
Pregnancy is 4 weeks.
Such a short gestation period: 4 weeks, and the body already "hints" to the future mother about the "interesting situation":
• absence of menstruation,
• increased urge to urinate,
• a feeling of fullness,
• increase in body weight,
• worsening of appetite,
• vomiting,
• nausea,
• small cramps,
• dizziness,
• Increased breast sensitivity,
• headache.
All these symptoms are the first signs of pregnancy. But there are, and, exceptions, in some women there is a lack of these symptoms. They feel in this period of pregnancy: 4 weeks, excellent, and this is also normal.
The development of your child in the fourth week.
The development process that occurs in the fourth week is extremely important for your baby. This is the time of active development of extra-embryonic organs - the chorion, amnion and yolk sac. It is during the fourth week of the fetal egg begins to turn into an embryo.
The embryo on the sixth - seventh day of pregnancy is implanted (implanted) in the uterine mucosa. It feeds on useful substances and oxygen of the future mummy. During this period, the embryo is actively developing.
Blastocyst (roughly speaking, the vesicle in which the fetal egg is located) is attached inside the uterus at the top of it. The mucous membrane of the uterus envelops the fetal egg. At the time of strengthening the blastocyst in the mucosa, the cells of the future placenta (trophoblast) are already producing a hormone - human chorionic gonadotropin (hCG). It is the content of this hormone in the urine that helps the tests to determine the presence of pregnancy.
On the eighth day after fertilization, the embryo is transformed into a prototype of the future amniotic bladder (amniotic cavity) and yolk sac. The amniotic cavity is surrounded by a thin shell called the amnion, which is filled with amniotic fluid.
From the constantly dividing cells of the organism of your baby in the yolk sac, the middle, inner and outer types of embryonic leaves begin to form:
Endoderm (inner layer) - responsible for the formation of internal organs: lungs, liver, bladder, pancreas, digestive and respiratory systems.
Mesoderm (middle layer) - responsible for the spine, skeletal muscles, muscular system, cartilage, kidneys, heart, blood, large vessels, sex glands, lymph.
Ectoderm (outer layer) - responsible for nails, tooth enamel, hair, eye lenses, skin, epithelial tissue of the eyes, ears, nose. It will also form the nervous system (nerves, brain, sensitive receptors of the nose).
In the three embryonic sheets are the prototypes of the future organs of your baby.
Chorion translated from Greek means "skin" - this is a tissue, which in later terms will be called the placenta. It is in the fourth week and the placenta is formed. Through this organ, the mother's organism interacts with the baby's body. At the same time, an umbilical cord is formed, through which the embryo can swim in the amniotic fluid and rotate. The umbilical cord that connects the embryo and the placenta is attached to the uterus from its inner side and divides the blood system of the mother and baby so that their blood does not mix. Another function of the umbilical cord - through it the baby receives food: air, water and other useful substances. Also gets protective antibodies and throws away the products of processing, which displays the body of the mother. During this period it is the placenta that provides the baby with air and other useful substances. Performs a protective function - prevents the ingestion of chemically harmful substances into the baby's blood. If the mother suddenly becomes ill, the placenta can protect the baby from pathogens.
By the end of the fourth week the face of the child and the beginnings of pretty peepholes differ. There are already rudiments of internal organs. And the most interesting fact is the beginning of the development of the vestibular apparatus in a baby at such an early time.
Vessels are already there, and the heart is made out, but it does not yet break.
Useful advice for future mothers.
Even a small gestation period requires a radical change in lifestyle.
- First, carefully review your diet. The right balanced diet for a pregnant woman is extremely important.
- Modern ecology in megacities and even in small towns is bad. It is almost impossible to avoid stressful situations in our life. That's why you have to get vitamins every day, all the necessary nutrients and trace elements.
- Alcoholic beverages, any fortress and in any quantities need to be excluded!
- Smoking and secondhand smoke should also be avoided. All these factors have a very negative impact on the development of the future baby and on the health of the mother.
- Be sure to consult with your doctor, as the medications that he has prescribed to you, will affect the fetus. In no case without a doctor's consultation, you can not take any medications!
- Protect your health future mothers! Populous places should be avoided, then the probability of "catching" infectious diseases will be less. If someone is sick from the household, put on a mask and eat a lot of garlic and onions, they are absolutely safe for the fetus.
- Avoid stressful situations and nervous strains.
- If there are pets, be sure to follow their health and timely vaccinations.
- The use of strong tea and coffee, chocolate, cola should be limited.
- Daily walks will be useful.