WHAT'S HAPPENING WITH YOU

Congratulations! You'll be hearing that word a lot. You may have peeked at that positive test a hundred times to make sure it hasn't mysteriously reverted to negative, but it's true. So from this point on, be a healthy machine: Eat well and exercise in moderation. Instead of lunch errands, think lunch naps. Everything you do is for two, so take a deep breath, daydream often and let your body perform its miraculous work.

Physically, you may be experiencing any of the following symptoms: missed period, nausea, vomiting, dizziness, headaches, bloating, a feeling of fullness, light cramping, poor appetite, frequent urination, and breast tenderness. If you've had some minor spotting in the past week, it may be "implantation" bleeding, which is not a cause for concern. Some women have no symptoms at all and feel absolutely wonderful. This, too, is perfectly normal.

WHAT'S HAPPENING WITH YOUR BABY

The fertilized egg has made it's seven- to ten-day trip to the uterus, where it implants cozily into the endometrial surface. It is now called a blastocyst and it has divided into two parts. While you are reading this newsletter, the first part is forming the placenta and the second part will become the embryo. The two layers that make up the amniotic bag of waters are newly formed, and the very beginning of the connecting stalk -- which will become the umbilical cord -- has appeared. Until your placenta is fully functioning, the yolk sac, now present, will feed your baby. Basically, the "home" for your little one is under rapid construction!

EATING FOR TWO

Hopefully you have already been taking a daily prenatal vitamin that contains 400 micrograms of folic acid. If not, start taking one now. Folic acid is a water-soluble vitamin that reduces neural tube defects in babies and is especially critical prior to conception and during these early weeks of pregnancy. Some studies have suggested that folic acid may lower the incidence of miscarriages and reduce the likelihood of a preterm delivery. Folic acid can be found naturally in liver, fortified cereals or whole-grain breads, dried peas and beans, leafy vegetables, fruit and yeast.

 

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