The embryo has a little body with rudiments of pens. They look like two tubercles located at the level of the heart anlage. Within a few days, two elevations are added to them on the lower part of the body - the area of \u200b\u200bgrowth of the legs. The average embryo size at this stage of pregnancy does not exceed 4 mm and corresponds to the diameter of a pea. Weight - 1-1.4 g. The shape of the baby is similar to the Russian letter "C".

The posterior pole of the corpuscle lengthens and gradually disappears. At the front end of the neural tube, a small thickening forms - this is the future brain. Within 6 weeks, individual hemispheres and other parts of the brain are distinguished in it. The skull and other structures of the face are formed around the nerve structures: eyes, nose, ears, mouth, upper and lower jaw, etc.

Internal organs are actively developing:

• the heart is divided into 2 atria and 2 ventricles. In this case, the heart muscle functions. The work of the heart is detected during ultrasound. The average frequency of its reduction is 120-140 beats per minute;
• bone marrow stem cells appear in the liver and yolk sac. They divide and form erythrocytes, leukocytes, etc.;
• the intestinal tube begins to divide into sections: the stomach, small and large intestines;
• genitals are formed, which allows you to determine the sex of the child during the first ultrasound screening.

Week 6 is characterized by the formation of chorionic villi - this is part of the future placenta. The umbilical cord departs from them, which connects the child with the woman's body and participates in the delivery of oxygen and nutrients.

Twin development

When performing an ultrasound scan for 6 weeks, twins can be detected. The specialist clearly sees two embryos located in the uterine cavity. Both children have a heartbeat.

Pregnant twins need constant medical supervision. Such a pregnancy is accompanied by an increased risk of complications: lower back pain, general fatigue, toxicosis, anemia, etc. The obstetrician-gynecologist advises a woman on dietary and lifestyle habits for twins. For example, it recommends taking it regularly for two children. This prevents the formation of malformations of the brain and spinal cord.

What happens to mom: sensations

The 6th week of pregnancy is manifested by changes in the woman's body. Most of them are associated with an increase in the level of progesterone in the blood, which is necessary for the maintenance and development of pregnancy.

Uterine changes. The uterus at 6 weeks does not exceed the size of a small apple. During this period, an increase in her tone poses a threat to the child. Intense muscle contractions predispose to hypoxic damage to the embryos and can lead to miscarriage. Muscular hypertonia is manifested by pulling pain in the lower abdomen or lower back. Treatment is aimed at normalizing it and preventing relapse.

Delayed menstruation -one of the earliest signs of pregnancy. Women pay attention to their absence and independently carry out a pregnancy test or go to a gynecologist. Early registration in a antenatal clinic allows you to monitor the course of pregnancy and timely identify its deviations.

Frequent urination. Even a slight increase in the size of the uterus leads to the fact that it begins to press on the bladder. This leads to a decrease in its volume and frequent urge to urinate. The symptom appears at 6-8 weeks and does not require treatment.

Stomach ache. They are mild in nature and are similar to premenstrual pain syndrome. May be accompanied by a spasm sensation. The manifestations are not associated with any disease, but reflect an increase in the size of the uterus and an increase in its tone. If the pain is severe, then you need to immediately seek medical help.

Emotional lability. Frequent mood swings that are not associated with any external factors are typical for pregnant women. A pregnant woman experiences melancholy, anger, joy, and other emotions several times during the day. However, she cannot explain the reason for their occurrence.

Pain in the lower back. The occurrence of back pain is not associated with an enlargement of the uterus or a shift in the center of gravity of the body. They are caused by the effect of progesterone on the intervertebral discs and supporting ligaments. Their structure softens, which leads to a redistribution of the load on the spine and discomfort. Severe pain in the lumbar region, passing to the small pelvis, may be signs of uterine hypertonicity or pelvic neuralgia.

Breast changes. It is characterized by their slight increase due to increased blood flow and swelling. The changes are due to an increase in progesterone levels. Women report increased sensitivity of the skin, including the nipples. Some pregnant women complain of a tingling sensation and heaviness in the chest area. Darkening of the nipple areola is possible. These changes are of a physiological nature and do not lead to negative consequences.

What does the baby look like (weight and size of the fetus)

In order to understand what an embryo developing inside you looks like, you need to remember what size a pea of \u200b\u200bblack pepper is. Your baby is about the same size now. The growth of this crumb is no less tiny - from two to four millimeters. So far, it is not necessary to talk about the fetal heartbeat or its position in the uterine cavity. The main thing is that the fetus is fixed in the mucous membrane of the main female organ, at this stage this is the most important thing.

What are the fundamentally important changes in the development of your baby in the sixth week of pregnancy:

• gradually nerves begin to grow into tiny arms and legs, which means that very soon your baby will begin to move its limbs;
• the ultrasound machine is already able to distinguish three parts of the brain in a baby - the cerebellum and two hemispheres;
• an incredible number of nerve cells, which are counted in billions, are now spreading through the body of the fetus;
• first of all, the nerve cells will reach the oral cavity, and this event will not occur until the tenth obstetric week;
• the crumbs begin to form the lungs, and with them the entire respiratory system;
• in the area of \u200b\u200bthe eyes of the fetus, the so-called optical bubbles have already formed, which will soon transform into the retina.

And did you know that the visual cells of a small person begin their development on the very one, but become mature and functional even after the baby is born? By the way, first of all, the vestibular apparatus is formed in the baby. And only then does the sense of touch develop. Behind him, the baby begins to feel the taste, and the last ones to hear and see.

YOU

Signs of pregnancy

If you first came to the doctor with a presumed pregnancy exactly at six weeks, the doctor will examine you in a chair, feel your uterus and with 95% confidence will be able to say whether conception really took place. A knowledgeable diagnostician by the volume and shape of the uterus is able to accurately determine the duration of pregnancy. If you want, you can register with the antenatal clinic here and now. But if we were you, we would have walked a little and returned here not earlier than the eleventh week. If you register for pregnancy in the coming days, you will be immediately sent for standard tests:

• blood test,
• analysis of urine,
• smear on the microflora of the vagina.

If you're not too keen to start this whole story with tests now, head home and enjoy the last few weeks without doctors, referrals, or research. Because starting from the twelfth week, all these mandatory components of the correct bearing of a baby will certainly enter your life and will strengthen in it for a long time. If you are ready to start your journey through the antenatal clinic, check out the list of mandatory examinations that the doctor will prescribe for you. Examination at 6 weeks gestation.

In rare cases, when the health of the fair sex leaves much to be desired, the doctor, having ascertained the fact of pregnancy, sends the expectant mother to be tested for hCG and. Also, an ultrasound scan may be prescribed to her earlier than others. An ultrasound examination will help determine whether there has been a pathological fixation of the embryo outside the uterine cavity and whether the patient has developed an ectopic pregnancy.

Ultrasound

If you are absolutely healthy (and we are sure that you are), then the discharge in the sixth week of pregnancy will be the same as usual - slightly whitish, transparent, odorless. The only caveat that you need to know about: the discharge may become a little more. This is because due to hormonal changes in your body, lactic acid bacteria begin to lead a more active lifestyle.

The fair sex, who noticed abundant white discharge on their underwear, similar in structure to whipped cottage cheese, should report this finding to their obstetrician-gynecologist. Most likely, the cause is a common disease in the female environment - candidiasis. This is an unpleasant disease, but it does not conceal any special risks in itself. The main thing is to recover before the baby is born, so as not to infect the baby with thrush at the time of his birth. Don't worry, these are all easy to fix.

But spotting for a period of six weeks, ideally, should not be. Such "surprises" are most often a sign of an incipient spontaneous miscarriage. But don't worry: a timely visit to the doctor will rehabilitate the situation in your favor and in favor of your baby. True, after this, you will have to stay in the hospital for a while under the supervision of medical specialists, so that they are convinced that nothing threatens you or your baby anymore.

Toxicosis

Perhaps for the next few weeks, vomiting and nausea will become your best friends - figuratively, of course. It's time for, but tune in for the best: toxicosis does not happen to everyone and not always. Perhaps your body will be quite resistant to hormonal effects on it from the inside. By the way, it is toxicosis that often causes malnutrition in the early stages of pregnancy. The fair sex is sick of the “right” products and replaces them with the wrong ones. In more detail about nutrition at this period of gestation, we talked here. How to eat at 6 weeks pregnant.

WHAT DO YOU DO?

Do's and Don'ts

• Your immune defenses are now quite low, so avoid frequent visits to crowded places.
• Beware of hypothermia of the body, because, again, due to the weak work of the body's defenses, you are very susceptible to infectious diseases.
• If there is no threat of pregnancy, you can continue to enjoy intimacy with the dad of the unborn baby. Do it with pleasure for yourself and for the benefit of the body.
• The sixth week is a great reason to sign up for gymnastics or yoga for pregnant women. Physical activity must be present in the life of the expectant mother. If it doesn't exist in your life yet, it's time to fill this gap.

Find out more about the taboo at 6 weeks pregnant Do's and don'ts at 6 weeks pregnant.

Proper nutrition

At 6 weeks of gestation, you need to start not from what you can eat, but from what you can eat. Many expectant mothers suffer from early toxicosis, due to which they are unable to eat healthy foods. And if so, then you need to replace, and replace correctly. Vegetables - fruits, porridge - durum pasta, vegetable oil - olive oil and so on. olive without overdoing it with harm.

If you are concerned about constipation, do not resort to the use of medications. Treat tasty and healthy: figs, dried apricots, prunes or beets.

Vitamins

As soon as you register at the antenatal clinic and pass the tests that make up the basic complex, the doctor will be able to objectively assess your general health and tell you which vitamins to take. Self-administration of vitamin complexes to oneself is strictly prohibited. Eat balanced and correct - and then the need for synthetic vitamins will disappear by itself.

So, already the sixth obstetric week of pregnancy, what does this mean? This means that three weeks have passed since conception. And with a regular cycle, menstruation will no longer occur. The woman begins to guess or may already know for sure that she is pregnant.

What happens at week 6

In parallel with the rapid development of the embryo, changes occur in the woman's body. During normal pregnancy, hormone levels rise rapidly. Now such hormones dominate in the female body: human chorionic gonadotropin (hCG) and human placental lactogen (PPL). It is the hormone HCG is the main indicator your pregnancy, it is by its presence and concentration in the blood that determine whether pregnancy has occurred and in what condition it is.

Read more about the blood test for hCG levels.

A hormone called human placental lactogen performs an equally important function - it is responsible for the growth and development of a child in the womb. The female uterus is enlarged so much that during a routine routine examination, your gynecologist must necessarily feel pregnancy and even be able to indicate the approximate date of your pregnancy.

And with an ultrasound examination, it is even possible to hear the heartbeat of your unborn baby. At the sixth week of pregnancy, the likelihood of feeling all the symptoms of toxicosis increases: nausea, malaise, fatigue, vomiting, drowsiness, "engorgement" and pain in the mammary glands, mood swings, the urge to urinate frequently. Read more about toxicosis

If a woman had early toxicosis, then all symptoms may worsen.

Well-being of a woman at the 6th week of pregnancy

Possible physical sensations:

• physical fatigue - during this period, it is very important to explain to your husband and older children how you feel (after all, they have never experienced this) and ask them for help in household chores. There is a chance that now it will seem to you that your husband does not sympathize with you and does not understand how hard it is for you, so talk, tell him about your feelings, do not keep silent about it;
• increased sleepiness - try to rest more, now the body needs rest as never before;
• aversion to smells and food - both familiar and new;
• ailments- nausea, dizziness, vomiting, digestive problems - all this can be, the body is restructuring all systems and organs.

It should be noted that the expression "morning sickness" is conditional, since some women feel bad in the morning, others - in the afternoon or evening, and still others have nausea all day. Everything is very individual.

If your doctor or nurse has told you that nausea and vomiting is a sign of a healthy baby, don't feel like you're being calmed down. There is a well-founded scientific explanation for your suffering - nausea is caused by high levels of hormones in your blood, and this indicates a good and reliable embryo implantation. It should be noted here that if you do not feel all the "charms" of toxicosis, and now it seems to you that something is wrong with your child's health, this is not true.

Many women who felt great during pregnancy gave birth to beautiful and healthy babies. You should only worry if your blood test shows low levels of pregnancy hormones - this may indicate abnormalities in the development of pregnancy and fetus, as well as an increased risk of miscarriage.

How to help yourself when you feel unwell? There are several simple but effective ways:

1. Try to identify the cause and get rid of it, if possible. Perhaps it is the smell of household chemicals, perfumes or pets, perhaps this is a reaction to certain dishes, then do not cook them for a while, it is possible that very soon you will want them again, and you will enjoy them with great pleasure.
2. Do not get up abruptly immediately after you wake up, lie down for a few minutes, soak up in a warm bed, give the body time to recover, and at the same time tune in to positive emotions.
3. Let there be a tray with light foods on the bedside table, maybe it will be crackers or fruits, choose yourself, as long as they please you.
4. Eat when you feel like it, when your stomach demands it. It should be remembered that the generally accepted three-day diet is not entirely suitable for a pregnant woman, the most suitable option is six meals, but with reduced portions.
5. Force yourself to eat, even if you really don't feel like it. Remember - an empty stomach only makes you feel worse.
6. Remember to drink fluids.
7. Find the kind of hard candy that makes your nausea easier to handle - try peppermint or lemon.
8. Try to reduce the level of psychological distress - they also worsen your physical well-being.
9. Eat as little as possible fried, salted, smoked, spicy, carbonated drinks, foods that contain monosodium glutamate (carefully read the composition of the products on the labels)
10. Take walks in the fresh air as often as possible.
11. Be positive - your good mood is a guarantee not only of your personal health, but also the health of your child.

Symptoms for which you should immediately consult a doctor:

• vomiting does not stop;
• the amount of urine decreases and it becomes darker;
• the skin and mucous membranes of the mouth and eyes become dry;
• fatigue builds up quickly;
• reactions slow down, and the speed of thinking decreases;
• weakness and fainting occurs;
• the body does not retain food and drink for twenty-four hours.

Possible emotional experiences

Every woman is unique, and everyone experiences different emotions after this news:

• happiness - unbridled joy and satisfaction at the thought that you will soon become a mother, especially if you have tried to get pregnant for a very long time and to no avail. And now your heart is bursting with happiness knowing that there is already a tiny life inside you;
• mistrust “Am I really pregnant? Exactly? I feel as usual! " Very often, these thoughts arise in the early stages of pregnancy, especially when the woman is not experiencing any physical symptoms. Or maybe you have been waiting for this news for so long that you are afraid to take wishful thinking? Relax and have fun! Very soon, your rounded tummy will make all your doubts and worries disappear;
• split feelings - you are happy and at the same time afraid of the changes taking place in your life. Diametrically opposed feelings and emotions about pregnancy are very common among pregnant women, especially for those for whom this news came as a surprise, so to speak, a surprise. On the one hand, you are bursting with pride and excitement that you will soon become a Mother, you have been waiting for this so much. On the other hand, can you justify this high title, will you succeed, are you really ready to become a mother;

But you survived this period? Your split feelings are transferred to life in a completely natural way: either you cannot breathe for your pregnancy and cannot think of anything else at all, then, doing everyday things, you completely forget that you are pregnant.

• mood swings- a pregnant woman and no mood swings? - it doesn't happen! And there are objective reasons for this. Firstly, after great joy, all mentally healthy people experience an emotional decline - our nervous system cannot be on the rise all the time, this is natural. And secondly, there is a weighty physiological argument - hormones raging in the blood, which do their right thing in the body, and you still cry for no reason or smile all the time;
• doubts - is this child really needed now, because it will affect your current job and future career, marriage, lifestyle. The thought may arise: “God, what have we done ?!” Calm down and just accept the fact that you will never again be able to manage your life on your own, and your usual life will never be the same again. But when you first take yours baby in your arms, your life will sparkle with such bright new colors that it is quite possible that a new thought will come: "Why did we not do this earlier ?!"
• anxiety - everything makes women worry - fear of becoming a bad mother, fear of global changes in life, fear of possible physical suffering (toxicosis, childbirth, caesarean section). It is absolutely normal to worry about the future, fear of the unknown is a natural human reaction, but it is necessary to understand that we invent most of the fears ourselves. Everything will be fine!

One of the most basic questions that a woman is interested in is the expected due date.

Of course, neither you, nor the midwives, nor even a professional gynecologist, like many other aspects of pregnancy, can name the exact date of birth of your baby - everything is very individual. It must be remembered that all calculations are approximate and the "expected date of birth" is not a convention, but a specific medical term.

To calculate this term yourself, try the following:

• Think back to the first day of your last normal period (for example, March 1st)
• Add exactly 1 year (March 1st next year)
• Subtract 3 months (Dec 1)
• Add 7 days, i.e. the estimated date of your birth is December 8th.

The gynecologist will calculate in a different way:

• will add 266 days to the day of your last normal period, i.e. 38 weeks. The question immediately arises - why exactly 38 weeks, and not 40 or 42? Because 38 weeks is the average length of pregnancy since conception;
• he will add exactly fourteen days to the received date, i.e. 2 weeks is the average time from the first day of the last menstrual period to the next ovulation.

By comparing these two numbers, you can notice that they may differ slightly from each other, do not rush to get upset, this is simply because you use months in your calculations (and months do not always have the same number of days), and the doctor in his uses weeks to calculate.

If the pregnancy was carefully planned in advance, and you absolutely know the date of conception, then you need to add 266 days to this date, and the accuracy of your calculations will be the highest. However, you need to know that only a few 5-7 percent of babies are born on a well-predicted date, and most women will be born within plus or minus two weeks from the expected date of birth.

Read more about how to determine the due date and gestational age.

Why is the phrase "normal last menstrual" often used?

There may be the following nuances:

• women who have stopped taking oral hormonal contraceptives may subsequently experience irregular menstruation, in which case it is difficult to calculate when menstruation began again or ovulation occurred;
• in some women, the cycle is irregular in itself, and therefore the time interval between the beginning of the next period and ovulation may be less than fourteen days. That is why it is recommended to keep a female calendar by counting the days of your cycle. Scientists have noted such a pattern - the longer your cycle, the more likely you will give birth later than the estimated date, and vice versa, the shorter your cycle, the more likely you will give birth a little earlier than the specified date. Remember - the closer your cycle is to 28 days, the more the opportunity to give birth within the specified period increases.

Ultrasound examination and regular measurements will also help you in determining the expected date of birth. gynecologist the size of your growing uterus.

But this is all theory, and the facts, as they say, are stubborn things and they testify that the child himself knows when it is better for him to be born.

To avoid some possible emotional aspects (you can't wait for the birth of your child, or it's already hard to be pregnant, or relatives, colleagues and friends tortured me with the question "Well, when already?"), You can conditionally postpone the expected date of birth by several days. Then it will be possible to get rid of unnecessary unpleasant moments and there will be an opportunity to feel the joy of the "early" birth of your baby.

Another exciting question is when, to whom and how to communicate this news?

It should be understood right away that the announcement of this news is an extraordinary, very personal thing and only you decide whether or not to tell who to talk to and when to talk.

Perhaps you are overwhelmed with joy and pride from the events that are taking place and you are ready to share this news with everyone, or it may take time before you notify the people around you. Whatever you decide is your right.

Of course, the person who deserves the right to be the first to know about the changes in your life is the future dad. Think carefully about how you do it. Agree that to hear "Dear, I flew!" and "Darling, we are pregnant" - these are two big differences. Present yourself and your position with dignity, whether you are married or not. “We are pregnant” already shows the man that this is not only your problem, but he is also involved in what is happening, he is also responsible.

Such a message does not deserve a telephone conversation, much less an SMS, respect your man and say it personally, especially since this will allow you to see his first reaction to the news. Create a pleasant relaxing atmosphere, book a table in a cafe, furnish it as the most joyful event in your life. Wait a little with this news, if your beloved man came home from work angry, tired or annoyed, feed him, give him a few minutes to rest, and then break the news.

There is no need to be upset if the husband does not instantly have great joy from future changes, give him time to get used to the idea of \u200b\u200bfuture fatherhood, you also had time on your side of the maternal instinct, especially since the man now bears responsibility not only for you , but also for your unborn child.

For information on how to inform your husband about pregnancy, read

Now the two of you can decide how and when to present this news to relatives and loved ones. Perhaps for various reasons (out of superstition, out of fear of losing a child, in order to avoid stupid and unnecessary questions), you will not tell everyone, but only your relatives, or you will not say anything at all for some time - this is only your business. If people come to you with stupid questions and unnecessary advice, take all these statements without irritation, with humor, consider that this is preparation for future motherhood.

If you already have older children, then you also need to think carefully about how to inform them about your future brother or sister, because different ages, different characters of children require an individual approach. If you have already told the older children this good news, then be prepared for the fact that soon the whole city and even people whom you do not know personally will learn about your pregnancy.

A separate question is when to report pregnancy at work. If the working conditions are difficult for you, you can safely demand a transfer to an easier job - this is enshrined in law. If everything suits you, you are waiting for a salary increase or a new position, then this news can be postponed. But be prudent, as very soon you will be given out by a rounded tummy, and it will be somewhat ugly if you come to tell your bosses an already obvious fact.

Read about the legal aspects of the relationship between the employer and the pregnant employee

So the week has come when you are already attentively, having calmed down from the wonderful news that you are pregnant, follow the development of your baby, see how your body changes and how your belly grows slowly. Are you expecting the birth of a baby ...

How to determine the exact duration of pregnancy?

In the antenatal clinic, the gynecologist considers the beginning of your pregnancy from the first day of the last menstrual period, that is, pregnancy is counted with the beginning of the menstrual cycle. Therefore:

1. The first week is your period.
2. The second is the process of development of the egg, its maturation.
3. On the third, the process of conception takes place.
4. In the fourth, the embryo attaches to the uterus.
5. In the fifth week, the unborn child develops more intensely, during this period it is often found out that they are pregnant, since menstruation is delayed.
6. In the sixth week, the child is already developing and there are no big threats of pregnancy failure.

Of course, every woman wants to know as accurately as possible the period of her pregnancy from conception, so that she can see the cherished two stripes on the test as soon as possible, and later, to make sure that the child is developing according to her “age”. It is a pity, but it is impossible to determine exactly when conception occurred. After all, even knowing exactly when ovulation occurred, and on what day you had sex with your man, it will not help to reliably determine the day of conception, since fertilization does not take place on the day the sperm enters the uterus, but at the moment the sperm enters the egg, but it can even happen a few days after intercourse. Either conception could have occurred earlier than you expected, since sperm cells can live for several days and fertilization could be on the eve of the next sexual intercourse, or, on the contrary, ovulation was late, and conception will occur later than the date you calculated.

It turns out that 6 weeks of obstetric pregnancy is equal to 4 weeks of pregnancy from conception. But, since you will get up or are already registered in the antenatal clinic, so as not to get confused, we consider pregnancy, as gynecologists believe. So you now have 6 weeks of pregnancy, that is, if you count by months - one month and two weeks.

What happens in the female body?

When pregnancy occurs, the female body begins to change. Due to the fact that the fetus, the unborn child, begins to develop in it, the load goes on the entire body. After all, a child needs food, minerals, oxygen. In this regard, after the fertilization of the egg and the formation of the embryo, in the female body there is a great load on important organs, metabolic processes.

To relax the muscles of the uterus, and find it at rest, the functions of the central nervous system change in the female body. And changes in the functions of the central nervous system change all vital processes in the female body. The necessary hormones to maintain pregnancy are produced by the corpus luteum. When the follicle burst, releasing a mature egg, a corpus luteum was formed, so it gives the body the necessary hormones so that the pregnancy is not interrupted.

Also, due to the fact that the embryo develops and grows, the placenta presses on the uterus, and it begins to grow, increasing in size. The enlargement of the uterus begins at 5-6 weeks of obstetric pregnancy. But a very noticeable increase in the abdomen is visible only at 20-23 weeks. With growth, the uterus changes in shape and structure, at first it is pear-shaped and flattened, with an increase it becomes spherical and softened. During this period, blood circulation in the uterus begins to increase, blood vessels develop, which carry blood to the placenta. A mucous plug has already formed in the cervix, it is pushed out only before childbirth.

The load on the liver and kidneys is already beginning to increase, because now they serve not only the expectant mother, but also the child. The woman uses more liquids, since she now drinks for two. Because of this, urination may increase.

It is laid down by nature in such a way that even the heart changes its functions in work. The contractile work of the heart increases so that the blood is more oxygenated and faster to deliver blood to the vital organs of the mother, including the uterus. Because of this, blood pressure may increase, which is why they are monitored in the antenatal clinic.

The respiratory system also changes so that the lungs absorb more oxygen, since now it is needed not only by the mother, but also by the child. The hormones in the placenta act on the lungs, thereby increasing the lungs' permeability, so that they absorb more oxygen, which is constantly needed in the right amount by the child's body.

How does the fetus develop?

During this period, the fetus is already 2-4 mm in size. The most interesting thing is that eyes, ears and mouth are forming this week. They are not yet fully formed, but already on the head of the embryo there are dark points, where the eyes and nostrils are formed, the ear cavities are already visible. The baby's legs and arms are still only in the form of processes.

At the sixth week, the umbilical cord has already developed from the navel, now the baby can safely move in the fetal bladder. Now it is not yet very similar to a person, the embryo is more similar to the embryo of a fish, since the lungs have not formed, there are gills and a tail. During this period, the child also continues to form internal organs: the lungs and the liver.

The child's heart is already beating. How amazing it is that your baby, when he is 3 mm himself, already has a heart that beats hard. Even though it is also primitive in the form of a tube. If, during this period, an ultrasound scan is done on a high-quality machine, you can hear how a tiny heart is contracting, the heart rate is from 100 to 160 beats per minute, this is twice that of an adult. This week, the circulatory system, the spleen, is already forming in the embryo. Blood is already circulating through the body of a small baby.

What sensations does a pregnant woman feel?

Due to the fact that your body is completely rebuilt to feed and support not only you, but also your child, the symptoms of pregnancy begin to be more pronounced:

• The breast continues to grow, of course, it hurts, because the mammary glands are preparing for feeding the baby, and darkening of the nipples is also noticeable.
• Naturally, during this period there is no longer menstruation and this is a new sensation for a woman.
• In rare cases, women during this period experience unpleasant sensations in the lower abdomen (as if pulling), since at this moment changes occur in the body.
• The hormones that the placenta produces affect appetite, and toxicosis can also begin. During the sixth week, it is pronounced. Changes in taste are also pronounced, unpredictable desires for food appear.
• The temperature may rise and sometimes dizziness appears, roughly speaking, this is a protective reaction of the body to new changes in your body.

Toxicosis began. How to deal with it?

Many women are experiencing toxicosis this week. Some people tolerate it mildly, a little nausea and that's it. And for some, it is difficult - vomiting in the morning, dizziness and a constant nausea.

Is the brain's reaction to the development of the embryo in your body. It manifests itself due to the fact that your body is rebuilding itself to a new metabolic process.

During toxicosis, not only the expectant mother suffers, but also the baby. Since toxicosis comes at the moment when the baby's internal organs are being formed, and at this moment he needs a lot of nutrients. However, the expectant mother cannot eat, the food is disgusting to her, as if poisoned. During this period, weight may decrease, since nature is arranged so that the child will take all the necessary nutrients, even to the detriment of the mother's health. But the expectant mother will tolerate, because this is your baby.

Of course, it's good if your toxicosis is not in a pronounced form. Since in this case only mild nausea worries you and vomiting may occur at certain hours (more often in the morning). Then no treatment is needed. All you have to do is drink water regularly and switch to food by the hour.

If you have severe toxicosis, you are constantly thirsty, you are tormented by constant vomiting. There are even cases when the skin worsens, brittle nails appear. In such cases, you need to consult a doctor for treatment. The doctor will set you, first of all, a drinking schedule, a schedule of work and rest. He may also prescribe physical therapy manipulation, which will allow you to restore your strength. They also use infusion therapy, using solutions of ascorbic acid and glucose. Based on urine and blood tests, he may prescribe intravenous medications for you.

Of course, toxicosis entails stress for the body, which affects the psychological state of the expectant mother. Lethargy, irritation may appear. If toxicosis interferes with sleep, and you feel that your nervous system is exhausted, be sure to see a doctor.

What tests to take?

This week you should already be registered with the antenatal clinic (and if not, it's time for you to get up). You have visited a gynecologist more than once, and you know that you constantly have:

• Weigh;
• Measure the belly;
• Checking the mammary glands;
• And of course, they are prescribed regular blood and urine tests.

At the 6th week of pregnancy, the doctor will prescribe:

• Tests to check for vulvovaginal candidiasis and herpes.

According to statistics, these are common diseases in pregnant women.

Vulvovaginal candidiasis - This is, in ordinary language, inflammation of the vagina. It is often found in expectant mothers. Such replenishment cannot in any way affect the development of the embryo, but it causes an uncomfortable condition in a woman. The course of treatment is prescribed by a doctor in the form of safe ointments. The future dad does not need to be treated.

What can this replenishment entail? If the doctor found out candidal vulvovaginitis in you, and you did not cure it, then during childbirth, when the child passes through the birth canal, it can become infected with candidal stomatitis (thrush). During treatment, the doctor often prescribes nystatin because it is more effective.

You will also be assigned:

• An analysis to check for herpes in the blood.

If the herpes in the blood is higher than normal, the gynecologist will prescribe a course of treatment for you. Why is this analysis prescribed? High blood levels of herpes during the first trimester of pregnancy can cause miscarriage. Also, when leaving the birth canal, herpes can be transmitted to the baby.

What should be the discharge?

Clear or whitish discharge without an unpleasant odor is considered normal.

The appearance of yellowish, greenish or cheesy discharge usually indicates an infectious disease.

Pathology is also brown discharge, daub, which in the early stages of pregnancy mostly indicate the rejection of the fetus by the female body. And the result of the bleeding that has begun may be a spontaneous miscarriage.

As a rule, with the appearance of bloody discharge, drugs are prescribed that maintain the pregnancy hormone in the norm, for example, Utrozhestan or Duphaston, and the pregnancy continues.

Cold. What to do?

A cold in the early stages of pregnancy can cause irreparable consequences for the development and health of the fetus, so colds should be treated with gentle methods.

The temperature can be brought down with the help of children's antipyretic rectal suppositories, a runny nose can be treated by washing the nasal cavity with sea water, a sore throat - with warm milk with honey and a piece of butter or gargling with a soda solution, and a cough - by gargling with an infusion of birch buds, dropping a little oil into it eucalyptus or tea tree.

What should be the food?

The expectant mother has already switched to a more correct diet: she began to consume more vegetables and fruits.

Do not deny yourself food, because now you have a period when you want to eat what you might never like at another time. The taste has completely changed.

Due to the fact that you may have a pronounced toxicosis, it will be easy for you to quit bad habits (smoking and caffeine). Take advantage of this week, it is the most favorable, because now your body itself looks with disgust at cigarettes and coffee. Because of this, it is very easy to quit bad habits.

During the sixth week, your doctor may also recommend that you start drinking a complex of vitamins magnesium and vitamin B6. Indeed, during this period there is an active development of the embryo, the formation of all its organs. A complex of vitamins is prescribed so that you and your baby have enough vitamins and minerals necessary during this period. Also, maybe you are still taking folic acid that your gynecologist prescribed earlier.

1. The main concern during this period in pregnant women is toxicosis. We must find a way to make it easier. Of course, which method to use depends on the individuality of the organism. You need to change your food intake, eat less. And remove from the diet foods that are disgusting to you now. Lemon lozenges can also help, carry them with you at all times.
2. Many people wonder if it is possible to have sex in the sixth week of pregnancy. There is no clear answer here, of course, unless the doctor said that you cannot do this now. So in this matter, you must decide for yourself together with the future dad.
3. Quit bad habits: smoking and alcohol. After all, right now, your child's vital organs are being formed. Moreover, in the sixth week it is easy to do this, because toxicosis will help you with this, which causes disgust for tobacco smoke and alcohol.
4. Get enough sleep. After all, sleep is now the most important thing for you. The hormones in your body boil over, causing imbalances in the nervous system. Moreover, toxicosis. And so that you do not feel tired and irritated, you need to get enough sleep.
5. If you have not yet been to an ultrasound scan, it's time to go so that the doctor will look at the fetus and say that there are no abnormalities. You also need to register with the antenatal clinic, if you have not done so before.

Actual questions and answers to them

Q: I am 6 weeks pregnant. I have no toxicosis. This is bad?
A: The absence of toxicosis is not a sign of anxiety. This is a normal phenomenon, but the presence of toxicosis in the early stages, on the contrary, brings a lot of unpleasant moments. Nausea in the morning and even during the day is not pleasant, but also quite normal. This is how the adaptation of the female body to a new state is manifested and nothing more.

Q: What is the norm for hCG levels at 6 weeks of gestation?
О .: Each laboratory has its own values \u200b\u200bof the level of human chorionic gonadotropin. You can find out from the doctor if the indicator is normal. It is also not so important the level of hCG, but as the dynamics of its change. Therefore, in order to judge the course of pregnancy, it is necessary to trace the change in this very level at different weeks of pregnancy. So, normally, the level of hCG should double every 3-4 days, and its decrease in subsequent analyzes indicates abnormalities in pregnancy. By the 6th obstetric week of pregnancy, this figure reaches 10,000 - 30,000 mU / ml. An overestimated level of hCG indicates multiple pregnancy, i.e. twins or triplets or more are expected.

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Photo of the embryo on ultrasound

So, you are already psychologically inclined to be pregnant and are carrying your beloved baby, whom you will give life to. And all the minor obstacles like toxicosis, irritability, these are not so big problems, because in a few months you will become a mother!

6 obstetric week of pregnancy is the middle of the first trimester, a very important, responsible, and sometimes dangerous period. 6 obstetric week and the subsequent time of the first trimester is the time for the active formation and development of the embryo, the success of which largely depends on the behavior and lifestyle of the expectant mother.

Physical and psychological sensations of the expectant mother in the 6th obstetric week of pregnancy

6 weeks means that 4 weeks have passed since conception, and the woman most likely already knows about her situation. But if the menstrual cycle of the expectant mother was not very regular, you can go through a study to determine the value of beta-hCG. The level of hCG at the 6th obstetric week is already quite high, its indicator is in the range of 50,000-200,000 mU / ml.

The obstetric gestation period of 6 weeks is a period of incomplete awareness of one's position. Awareness will come a little later (with a rounded tummy, with the baby's first movements). And now the little man living in your body makes itself felt with unusual and unpleasant physical sensations. So, the classic symptom of the 6th obstetric week of pregnancy is toxicosis, long, painful and exhausting:

• you feel sick from the mere mention of any food, the appetite is almost completely absent; nausea worse in the morning;
• from any (even once liked) smells "muddies and turns out";
• with pronounced toxicosis, morning vomiting is possible;
• against the background of serious hormonal changes, there is constant malaise, excessive drowsiness, weakness;
• there are constant "jumps" of mood: you are either overly irritable, then too whiny, then sentimental-romantic;
• sometimes there is a slight pulling pain in the lower abdomen and lower back;
• possibly increased urination and constipation.

At the 6th obstetric week of pregnancy, there are changes in the appearance of the expectant mother: the breast is poured, the areoles (areola) darken.

Your baby is 6th obstetric week of pregnancy

Your baby is already 4 weeks old, he is still very small (only 5-7 mm), but his heart is already beating actively (140-150 beats / min). Despite the presence of a tail, the embryo at 6 obstetric week already looks rather like an adult:

• there is a face with small depressions (future eyes);
• there are rudiments of limbs;
• are formed: chest, fingers, ears, nose, mouth;
• the construction of the brain and nervous system occurs;
• the baby's heart is improving;
• muscle and cartilage tissue begin to develop;
• the immune system (the thymus gland is formed) and the respiratory (there are the rudiments of the lungs) systems develop;
• the digestive system begins to form from the intestinal tube (rudiments of the stomach, pancreas, liver are visible);
• the primitive liver of the embryo is actively working, it performs the functions of blood circulation;
• the placenta is growing intensively, by 16 weeks it will take over the responsibilities of nutrition, breathing and protecting the fetus.

General recommendations for the expectant mother

A rather dangerous period of pregnancy falls on the 5-6 obstetric week. First, there is a fairly high threat of its interruption (10-30%). Secondly, it is at this time that the vulnerability of the embryo increases significantly, and any external provoking factor (alcohol, some drugs, infectious diseases) can cause