All About Pregnancy

6 Weeks Pregnant

Your Growing Baby:

The heart begins to pump blood, and the neural tube that will become the spine closes (which is why early is essential).

The embryo takes on a C-shape; arm and leg buds begin to form; and the skin is translucent. Length: about 1/4 inch. Fetus fact: The heart will beat 54 million times before birth!

Your Growing Belly:

our production of continues to increase, making you susceptible to nausea and fatigue. Your blood pressure is lower than it was before you were pregnant, which can make you lightheaded and dizzy. The extra progesterone and other hormones may be making you feel tired, achy, nauseous, and cranky, or you may not be feeling much different than normal. There's or curtail your activities, unless you want to. In fact, keeping active will help your body be more able to cope with the stress of carrying around the extra weight you'll be gaining.

Tip's And To-Do's:

A Nod To Nausea 

It seems counterintuitive, but researchers keep finding reasons to give morning sickness a high-five. The nausea and vomiting of pregnancy correlate with lower risks for miscarriage and, later in life, breast cancer. "Morning sickness indicates that proper hormones are being made by mom and baby, that the baby's growing and developing," says Laura Riley, M.D., a fetal/maternal medicine specialist at Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston. 

Cures For Morning Sickness

When it starts and (why)

Keeping a new pregnancy under wraps until the first trimester is over can seem virtually impossible with morning sickness—especially if it lasts 24/7. While this aspect of pregnancy is normal for up to 85 percent of women, nausea and vomiting can be a tricky thing to conquer as you try to go about your day.

Symptoms of morning sickness typically begin to after conception and begin to fade as your winds down, although its not entirely uncommon to feel queasy throughout your entire pregnancy.

Being repelled by certain tastes and smells is common, even by foods that normally appeal to you. Don't be afraid to follow your intuition, as ignoring an aversion could just make you feel worse.

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