1 Week Pregnant

Exciting times... Learn what's going on with you and your baby-to-be when 1 week pregnant.

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But by the end of being 1 week pregnant, your uterus is already preparing to accept a fully fertilized egg and begin the wonderful process of creating life.

When menstruation is over, ovulation time comes next. This is when the production of estrogen and progesterone prepares your body for the upcoming event.

In about a week (or less if you have less than 28 days between your periods), the ovaries will release the egg that will become an entirely new person that will grow and thrive within you for the next 40 weeks, give or take on your new little one!

There is so much to get ready before your egg settles in for the long ride.

If you want a true laugh about all the little crazy detaila about being pregnant and giving birth, check out Belly Laughs: The Naked Truth about Pregnancy and Childbirth. (The book on the picture above.) This is actually a great gift for any pregnant woman too!

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Symptoms of Ovulation

Just ask those women who have had more than one child and their stories from one pregnancy to another may have stories with dramatic changes between them.

Mild cramping as well as an increase in clear discharge that can appear slippery or even stretchy may occur for those women who are sensitive to their ovulation.

Temperature is often an indication that your body is producing more progesterone and is more fertile than any other time of your cycle. However, don't count on a temperature rise to indicate ovulation, it usually happens after ovulation has already occured. Then it can be too late to conceive.

For those who have difficulty determining their fertile time, seek help from your physician or explore the options of ovulation kits that are available in order to help you determine the best time to conceive. One of the best ovulation predictor kits on available is the ClearBlue fertility sticks and monitor. It isn't cheap, but very accurate and definately worth buying in particular if you find it hard to conceive or if you plan for more than on child.

Preparing for Pregnancy

• Begin taking prenatal vitamins which are essential for any woman who wants to get pregnant, since they will provide all of the important vitamins and minerals needed for you and your baby during this crucial development time. Folic acid is among the most important supplement to take even as early as being 1 week pregnant, since this helps preventing Spina bifida.

  If you want to make sure you get all the vitamins and minerals your body needs during pregnancy and at the same time give fertility a little boost, check out FertilAid for Women. These pills are all natural and developed by a OB/GYN and fertility expert. (There are pills for your hubby too, if you want to maximize your chances of getting pregnant.)

• Proper nutrition as well as a comfortable amount of exercise dependent on your own personal physical condition can not only help you before the baby comes but afterwards as well. Developing good healthy habits now will carry you through into the years to come once you are busy running around after a little one.
• Avoiding many substances such as alcohol, drugs, cigarettes and even caffeine are all beneficial to putting your new little one on the road to good health.

  There are serious many problems associated with alcohol, such as miscarriage, fetal abnormalities and retardation, which can be irreversable, so be sure to avoid alcohol even when trying to conceive.

  Smoking can not only interfere with your body�s ability to absorb folic acid and cause pulmonary diseases, but also increase the chance of having a low birth weight.

Have you had any thoughts on trying to specifically conceive a boy or a girl? Here's some of the newest research on how mom's diet can have an effect on the gender of her child.

1st Month of Pregnancy Video

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Diary of a Daughter

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