Week 6. Pregnancy week by week
You've been pregnant for a month and a half. In the sixth week of pregnancy the changes in your body continue to increase and little by little you will notice them more intensely. You are still within those 12 weeks of risk and it is normal to have doubts about your baby's condition. Therefore, it is important to know what changes you are going to experience this week.
Physical and psychological changes of pregnant women
As the weeks of pregnancy progress, the physical and psychological changes of pregnancy will begin to accentuate. Although these symptoms can be felt for a few weeks, until they confirm that you are pregnant, sometimes you will not attribute them to pregnancy. In the sixth week, these symptoms will be maintained or increased.
1. Psychologically, you will feel emotional ups and downs.
2. You will notice a increase in size and sensitivity of the breasts.
3. They will begin to increasedesire to urinate frequently.
4. It is normal to feel right now nose congestion, excessive salivation, constipation or stomach acidity.
5. Nausea, dizziness and vomiting They will be present.
6. The fatigue It will continue due to the series of changes that you are feeling at a physical level as a result of pregnancy.
7. You can suffer a decrease in sexual desire during the first weeks of pregnancy.
The development of the baby during week 6
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In the sixth week they begin to draw the most characteristic features of the embryo. If an ultrasound is done in the sixth week of pregnancy, it can be observed:
1. The head of the embryo is very large in comparison with your body.
2. Black spots can be seen where later the eyes, the nose, the mouth and the ears will develop.
3. The feet and hands begin to protrude a bit from the body, and start moving them, although you still will not feel anything.
4. The tongue and the strings vowels are already developed.
5. The neck It also begins to grow and be noticed.
6. They start to develop your intestines.
7. Where will they stay? lungs, A lump of tissue begins to develop that later, will be what form them.
The health of the pregnant woman at week 6 of pregnancy
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Pregnant women always they have to take all possible care. They are in a delicate moment and it is important to know what habits they have to adopt.
1. Walking or doing a sport for pregnant women. Your body is prepared for a very big change, so it is advisable not to lose agility.
2. If in the Toxoplasmosis test It is negative (you have not overcome it), avoid eating undercooked meat, sausages, smoked products and unpasteurized dairy products. Toxoplasmosis is an infection caused by a parasite that is found in animals, which can cause the birth of the dead baby or structural and neurological problems in the fetus.
3. Do not take things with weight that can damage your back. Keep in mind that you will have to bear more burden inside you.
4. Avoid excess caffeine. In large quantities, it can affect the correct development of the embryo.
5. Eliminate alcohol that can produce malformations in the baby.
6. Suppress tobacco because it can affect the bronchi of the embryo and cause other long-term problems such as low birth weight.
Control of pregnancy in week 6 of pregnancy
When you are pregnant, there are many doubts that assail you about daily activities that you used to do. It is important to have good medical control of pregnancy to prevent problems. Some of the recommendations are these:
1. Before taking any drug, you should check with your doctor.
2. As soon as you know you are pregnant, it is advisable to go to the gynecologist to perform routine control and testing of toxoplasmosis.
Pregnancy calendar week to week
Click on each petal or circle to see the content of your week or trimester of pregnancy respectively.
