First Trimester
1st week of Pregnancy
This Week’s Highlights
This week marks an exciting turning point – it will be your last menstrual period before you conceive your little one! While your baby’s life in the womb is still just a few days away, your body is already gearing up and making all kinds of preparations.
One important step is to get a thalassemia screening test done. Thalassemia is a genetic blood disorder that can cause severe anemia. Since the condition can be passed down from parent to child, it’s crucial to find out if either you or the baby’s father are carriers. A simple blood test can determine this. If either of you tests positive, be sure to consult your doctor promptly so they can provide the right guidance.
Another key action is to start taking daily iron-folic acid supplements. These nutrients are essential for the healthy development of your baby’s brain and nervous system, so you’ll want to begin this regimen right away, even before conception. Don’t wait – begin taking these tablets diligently from this week forward.
Baby Growth in 1 Week
Though your little one’s life in the womb is still just days away, big changes are happening behind the scenes. Over the next 3 weeks, your body will make its final preparations for conception. During this time, a mature egg will be released from your ovary and travel down the fallopian tube, where it will meet up with your partner’s sperm.
This miraculous meeting of egg and sperm will form a tiny new embryo – the very beginnings of your future child. This precious embryo will then make its way to your uterus and implant into the nutrient-rich lining, where it will continue growing and developing over the next 9 months.
It’s truly incredible to think that just a few days from now, a new life – your little gem – will have begun its incredible journey! While you can’t see or feel it yet, the foundations are being laid for your baby to grow steadily over the months ahead.
Mother’s Body in 1 Week
This week may feel like it marks the start of your pregnancy, even though you haven’t actually conceived yet. That’s because medically, the 40-week countdown to your due date actually begins on the first day of your last menstrual period. So in a sense, you’re already 1 week “pregnant” on paper!
Final Preparations for Conception
During this time, your body will continue to go through the natural monthly cycle it’s accustomed to. A mature egg will be released from your ovary and travel down the fallopian tube, where it will be ready to meet up with your partner’s sperm.
Take Iron-Folic Acid Tablets
One important proactive step you can take this week is beginning your daily iron-folic acid supplements. These vitamins are crucial for supporting your baby’s development, especially in the early stages. So if you haven’t already started taking them, make sure to begin doing so without delay.
Discomfort Due to PMS
You may experience various premenstrual symptoms (PMS) like bloating, cramps, breast tenderness, mood swings, and decreased libido. These are just your regular menstrual symptoms, not early signs of pregnancy.
Thalassemia Screening Test
It’s also crucial for both you and the baby’s father to get tested for thalassemia, a genetic blood disorder that can cause severe anemia. A simple blood test can determine if either of you are carriers of the condition. If one or both of you tests positive, you’ll need to consult your doctor right away.
Father’s To-Do This Week
“You may not know that you are going to be a father in a few days. So here are the things to do during the weeks when you are trying to conceive:
Get a Thalassemia Screening Test
You may have heard the name Thalassemia. This disease can cause severe anemia. The disease can pass from parents to children. You may be a silent carrier of Thalassemia even if you look healthy. As a result, your child may be affected by this serious disease from generation to generation.
Since the disease is inherited from both the mother and the father, it is important that you as well as the baby’s mother get a thalassemia screening test. This is especially important if someone in your family has a history of thalassemia or anemia. So find out if any of your relatives have thalassemia. A simple blood test will tell if you are a thalassemia carrier or not. Contact the doctor quickly with the test report. He can give you suitable advice and treatment according to the report.
Tell the Doctor About Allopathic, Herbal Medicines
If your partner is taking any medication regularly, be sure to tell the doctor during the checkup. It is important to openly inform the doctor if you are taking regular medications, vitamins, or even herbal or herbal medicines. Because many medicines are not safe for consumption during pregnancy. There are certain medications that can cause serious harm to the unborn child or even miscarriage if taken while pregnant. These may have to be omitted altogether. Some medicines may require alternative medicine. Some medicines may need to be increased or decreased. If you tell the doctor, he will be able to tell you the safest option for the baby and the mother of the baby. But keep one thing in mind, you can’t stop taking the medicine suddenly before talking to the doctor. It can cause serious harm to the baby’s mother.
Quit Smoking
If a pregnant mother is around smoking, there is a possibility of harm to the unborn child. The chances of the baby being premature or prematurely delivered, low birth weight, and birth defects are increased. So if you smoke, try to quit. If someone else in the house smokes, talk to them about it.”