Pregnancy Week By Week

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Your Baby
During pregnancy week 5 your baby is still very tiny, roughly 1mm or slightly longer. For those of you that need a visual reference that is roughly about the sizes of a small lentil bean!

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Changes In Your Growing Baby
During pregnancy week 5 your baby's vital organs are growing at a furious pace. Your baby's heart, central nervous system and even bones and muscles will start forming rapidly from this point on Right around week 5 your baby also starts forming a skeleton. Keep in mind that every baby grows at her own pace during pregnancy. The values provided in this pregnancy week-by-week guide are estimates of how your baby is growing and developing during each week of pregnancy.

Pregnancy week 5 is a critical week for heart development in your baby. The heart begins to separate into different changers and starts pumping blood as early as five weeks pregnancy. Some transvaginal ultrasounds may be able to pick up a heartbeat as early as pregnancy week 5, though this often occurs much later. Much like other organs in your baby's body the heart is formed from multiple layers of cells, in this case cells labeled the mesoderm. Other organs that will also develop from this layer include your baby's cartilage, muscles and bones.

Your Body's Development
While others can't yet detect your pregnancy, by pregnancy week 5 you may start feeling pregnant. If you have given birth previously you might notice your abdomen looks slightly larger than usual. This is largely the result of bloating. The uterus doesn't rise out of the pelvis until roughly 14 weeks pregnant but many women start experiencing bloating during early pregnancy. You may find your belly looks more "poofy" at the end of the day than early in the morning.

Some women mistake this early pregnancy sign as a premenstrual sign. If your period is more than a few days late you should take a pregnancy test.

During early pregnancy some women may experience complications. One of the more devastating complications of pregnancy is an ectopic pregnancy, where the egg fertilizes but then implants outside the uterus. This usually happens in the fallopian tubes and can be life threatening if undetected. Fortunately ectopic pregnancies are uncommon. Some women are however more at risk than others including those that have had pelvic inflammatory disease (PID) or other complications. Signs that something might be wrong include increasing vaginal bleeding, severe abdominal pain and nausea. Keep in mind that many of these signs however also mimic normal pregnancy symptoms. If you are uncertain be sure to contact your doctor immediately so your doctor can make sure your pregnancy is progressing normally.

Changes In Your Body
When you finally reach 5 weeks pregnant you may start feeling nauseous. Other women will start noticing they need to urinate more frequently, while still others will start noticing their breasts are growing (and quite tender). Keep in mind that morning sickness (nausea in early pregnancy) doesn't necessarily happen in the morning. Some women experience morning sickness during their entire pregnancy! Fortunately this is the exception to the rule rather than the norm.

There are a number of steps you can take to help relieve morning sickness as your pregnancy continues week to week. Usually it helps to keep something in your stomach. For this reason consider having a steady supply of saltines and seltzer water by your bedside. Try a little before getting up in the morning and any time your stomach is empty. You may find you feel a lot better in no time at all!

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