The First (1) Week of Pregnancy

Pregnancy is a long and challenging marathon. In some steps of this marathon, the baby makes himself / herself to be felt intensely. On the other hand, in some steps the mother may not be aware of whether she is pregnant or not yet. Today we will talk to you about the first (1) week of pregnancy. According to statistics, many mothers do not realize that they are pregnant at the first week of pregnancy. However, this process is a very important process for the first development stages of the baby. Therefore, the mother should be very careful about her own health in case she is pregnant. What is the starting point of the first phase of pregnancy? Let’s examine together.

When Does Pregnancy Begin?

About the beginning phase of pregnancy, doctors generally accept the first day of menstruation. If you have to be menstrual but still you do not, your ovum may be fertilized. This indicates that the first stage of your pregnancy has begun.

Every woman produces one ovum every month until the menopause. If this ovum does not encounter any sperm, it breaks through the reproduction channels. This shattered ovum causes the woman to experience some bleedings in her period. If the ovum encounters sperm after it is produced, the sperm will fertilize it. The fertilized ovum settles into the uterus and the baby’s first development phase begins.

Main Affects of Pregnancy on Woman’s Body in the First Week

In this process, changes in the body chemistry of female individuals occur. For example, estrogen and progesterone hormones are intensively produced in this process. Of course, this reaction of the body has a purpose. The mother’s body tries to be equipped to feed the baby. Such hormones enable the baby to develop faster and to strengthen the mother’s body capabilities.

During this period, we also observe that the breasts of the mothers begin to swell slightly. Mothers who should experience period but did not because of the pregnancy may feel swelling in some parts of their body. But there is still no protrusion on the abdomen. The baby is just as small as a cell. It is not even a  baby now. The cells of the infant begins to be produced in the first phase. Until from the 4th week onwards, the baby’s cells which are produced by mitotic division do not start to differentiate. These differentiating cells form the most primitive states of the infant’s cerebellum, brain stem and brain regions. Because these first cells are fathers and mothers of other cells of the infant, it is very important what the female individual eats or what she exposed to. It is important because teratogenes may impact the pregnancy badly. Also, these teratogenes can have a negative impact on the health of the mother and the baby. In order to avoid such situations, the mother should be careful.

Ingredients To Avoid In This Process

 It is very important that mothers take into account the possibility of being pregnant and act accordingly. Because, any misconduct in this process may negatively affect the long-term cognitive functions of the baby. Mothers should not forget that the first month is the first period of formation of the brain regions of the baby. If damaged formations occur during this period, they cannot be corrected in later periods.

Some of the items to be avoided during this process can be listed as follows:

1. Alcohol
2. Cigaret
3. Tabacco
4. Very stressful or dangerous environments
5. Very sad situations
6. Energy drinks
7. Drug or antibiotic use without prescription
8. Tranquilizers
9. Sleeping pills

All of the contents in the list above are dangerous substances that can damage the infant’s brain formation process. Therefore, it is important to stay away from them.

Psychological Effects of Pregnancy in the First Week

As we mentioned earlier, some changes occur in the mother’s body during the first period of pregnancy. Increased secretion of some hormones may cause some psychological changes in the mother. The causes of these psychological changes are mostly estrogen and progesterone. These hormones secreted by women in their menstrual processes are highly effective on the nervous system. These hormones cause women to be more emotionally fragile.

These psychological effects result from physiological changes and are quite normal. Therefore, it is very important to support and tolerate her in this process of the mother.