1-3 Weeks Pregnant
By admin on Mar 07, 2011 with Comments 0
Normally, pregnancy begins two weeks after the start of your last period. However, the start of last period is often attributed to pregnancy. Your pregnancy may be of 5 weeks by the time you miss a menstrual cycle. A full-term pregnancy persists for about 40 weeks. Hence, the gynecologist or midwife calculates the estimated date of delivery (EDD) 40 weeks after the last menstrual period (LMP).
Development in 1 – 3 Week Pregnancy
Your body discharges an egg (ovum) about 14 days before the end of your period. At that point, the uterus lining begins to thicken. Out of millions of discharged sperms only one sperm is utilized to fertilize egg and to set the growth and development process off. Once the tail pierces through the egg, it gets separated from the head and the process of cell division commences. It takes few hours for the fertilized egg to form two cells, then four and so on. These cells are called zygote. It takes about four days for the zygote to form a group of cells known as morula.
Within a week following the fertilization, the ball of cells becomes hollow in the center known as blastocyst. The blastocyst position itself to the wall of the uterus and starts implanting itself deep into its lining. The process is known as implantation. An out layer is produced by the bunch of cells in a quick succession which later modifies into the placenta and amniotic sac. Also, an inner is produce which ends up forming the embryo. The outer layer has root-like structures that buried deep into the uterus lining act as a route to supply essential nutrients and oxygen from your body to the growing placenta and embryo.
Appearance in 1 to 3 Week Pregnancy
The morula is extremely small in size that you cannot see with a naked eye. It has a shape similar to mulberry. Within 10 days of its appearance, it takes the shape similar to grayish blackberry and called blastocyst. This hollow bunch of cells is then transformed into embryo.
FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
I accidentally got pregnant while taking the pill. I stopped taking it as soon as I found out. Will this have harmed my baby?
There are very rare chances that this will have any effect on the development process of your baby for the fact that the contraceptives usually have a very small quantity of hormones contained in them. By this time, the synthetic hormones you have taken from the contraceptive has now cleared up and your body is now developing own natural pregnancy hormones. However, you can talk to your doctor or midwife to settle down your curiosity.
I did not realize that I was pregnant and I had too much to drink one night at a party. Will it have affected my baby?
It is a matter of common observation that many women get to know late about pregnancy and get worried about the effects of what they have eaten or drink previously on their pregnancy. Babies do have problem even if the mothers never ever drink. So, still you can do a lot for your babies. There are very rare chances that a night’s overdrinking can create a problem for your baby. Once you realize that you are pregnant, adopt a healthy lifestyle to ensure to have a healthy pregnancy and eventually a healthy baby.
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