Avoid Complications At Week 5 & Changes In You And The Baby During 6 Weeks Pregnancy

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Rapid changes occur in both the mother and her baby when she is 5 weeks pregnant. The embryo now starts forming its limbs and ears. The eyes begin to appear and the head starts forming mouth and nostrils. Your baby’s tiny heart has formed and has begun to beat and pump blood. This week, the baby will also have the first of the many growth spurts.

The baby also begins forming its skeleton by the end of the fifth week of pregnancy. On the whole, the baby will have a distinct shape by the end of this week.

Symptoms such as morning sickness, nausea, dizziness and soreness in the breasts are all continued even in the fifth week and some women may also experience mood swings. The need to urinate more frequently is also one of the symptoms and this is caused due to the growing size of the uterus.

This is the time when early pregnancy complications such as ectopic pregnancy occur. It happens mostly when the fertilized egg implants outside the uterus instead of imbedding itself into the uterus. Measuring the levels of HCG is the best way to diagnose an ectopic pregnancy. Other complications such as a blighted ovum ...
... or a molar pregnancy lead to miscarriage.

It is important to adapt a healthy lifestyle to avoid all these potential complications in 5 weeks pregnant. However, if you experience any abnormal symptoms even after switching to a healthy diet and a good nutritious food, make sure that you contact your obstetrician or your healthcare provider immediately.

The main thing that your healthcare provider wants to discuss with you when you are 6 weeks pregnant is your diet. Your baby has begun to develop all its vital organs in its fifth week and it is now time to provide all the nourishment it needs to grow up healthy.

In this week, your baby’s brain starts to develop and divides itself into its 3 regions. Other physical features also develop and are completely surrounded by the amniotic sac. The heart starts beating at the rate of 100-150 beats per minute and you can even feel it.

Experts say that your baby starts making its first movement during week 6 but they are so light that a mother is unable to feel the movements. As all the organs are developing rapidly, this is the time – as is the entire time of your pregnancy – that you take utmost care of your diet.

Folic acid intake should be continued until the first trimester of your pregnancy as it helps in the development of all the organs of your baby. Breakfast cereals, kidney beans, broccoli, and whole wheat breads and pastas are all rich in folic acid and are especially important for pregnant woman. However, a 400 mcg tablet is seen as a substitute by many carrying women.

You will have some weight gain in the sixth week of your pregnancy and the uterus will start growing. The sixth week is also the time when most miscarriages occur. So, if you do notice any abnormal spotting or bleeding, your healthcare provider should be contacted immediately.

Author Bio:
Stephanie writes on health, pregnancy and parenting. Visit ThePregnancyZone.com for more information on pregnancy week by week and everything you want to know about getting pregnant and childbirth.