All About Pregnancy

1st Week Pregnant

Your Growing Baby:

You're not really pregnant yet; the clock starts ticking from the first day of your last period. So even though pregnancies are said to be 40 weeks long, you actually carry your baby for only 38 weeks or so.

Your Growing Belly:

For most women, the first 12 or so weeks of pregnancy are the most consuming because everything is all so new, so exciting, even overwhelming. 

Tip;s And To-Do's:

Rule's To Eat By

You are what you eat. That's old news. So is the fact that your diet during pregnancy affects your newborn's health. But the new news is that what you eat in the next nine months can impact your baby's health, as well as your own, for decades to come.

Things To Think About This Week

If you haven't started already, you should be taking a prenatal multivitamin with 400 micrograms of folic acid daily (take 600 micrograms when you get pregnant).