What are the symptoms of the 4th week of pregnancy? When to pass the first ultrasound? How is the belly and how does the embryo develop? The answers to your questions on the last week of the first month of pregnancy. The advice of the midwife Anh-Chi tone on this 4th week of pregnancy.
Here you are already Fourth week of pregnancy (or 6 SA If you count a week of amenorrhea). At this stage of pregnancy, nothing really allows you to see that you are pregnant. Your belly has not yet started to round off, but already, many upheavals are taking place. THE early pregnancy symptoms begin to be felt during this 4th week of pregnancy. You could in particular feel fatigue, nausea, have some bleeding or even stomach pain… but nothing to worry about that, your body begins its transformation to welcome baby. It’s also time to do your whole first ultrasound And you can hear the heartbeat of your future baby! For its part, in fact, The embryo develops at full speed: his heart is already beating, his arms and legs appear. Even if he does not really look like the baby that you will welcome in about 8 months, he has already changed well in a few weeks.
How many months and its at 4 weeks of pregnancy?
The fourth week of pregnancy corresponds to 6 weeks of amenorrhea (6 SA). You are the last week of your first month of pregnancy.
What symptoms at 4 weeks of pregnancy?
THE Small pregnancy ailmentsfrequent at first, do not concern all women. In some, being pregnant goes completely unnoticed. In others, on the contrary, small concerns accumulate: morning nausea (sometimes very important), breast paindrowsiness during the day, disgust for certain foods … Many future mothers are also particularly Tired at the beginning of pregnancy. Nothing abnormal to that, do not forget that you make a human being and that it requires considerable energy. If the pregnancy symptoms become disabilities on a daily basis, do not hesitate to talk to your doctor or gynecologist. They will be able to provide you with effective solutions.
Why do I have a stomach ache at 4 weeks of pregnancy?
At 4 weeks of pregnancy, it is common to feel abdominal cramps. The implementation of the embryo in the uterus, hormonal upheavals, all this can cause stomach pain who worry future mothers. These pains are normal and do not necessarily mean that something is wrong. Be careful, however, if these pains intensify or are accompanied by bleeding.
Should we worry in case of bleeding at the beginning of pregnancy?
Of bleeding are not unusual during First month of pregnancy. Most of the time, they result from the increase in hormonal rates that can weaken the cervix. At this stage, it can also be a question of Birthday rules On the date on which your rules would have appeared if you had not become pregnant. Again, if these bleeding is not abundant or painful and stop after a few days, do not worry.
How is the belly at 4 weeks of pregnancy?
In the first month of pregnancy, your belly is gradually swelling To give way to the baby to develop. Indeed, your uterus is preparing for the baby’s arrival, the belly hardens as you go, but is not yet seen. The size of your uterus looks like that of a little mandarin.
Should we ultrasound at 4 weeks of pregnancy?
From the 4th week of pregnancy, more precisely when the ovular bag appears in the uterusbetween 5 and 9 weeks of amenorrhea (between 3 and 7 weeks of pregnancy)it is possible to perform Dating ultrasound. “”It is not compulsory. The first official ultrasound takes place between 11 SA and 13 SA + 6 but it is possible to make it a earlier, around 7 SA, to date pregnancy, for example if the rules are not regular. This can also reassure future mothers to see that pregnancy is scalable“Explains Anh-Chi Ton.
This early ultrasound therefore makes it possible to date the start of your pregnancy so as to perform then the ultrasound of the first trimester in time. “”This is essential since at this stage, organogenesis is finished, which makes it possible to carry out the cranio-caudal measurement (head-fess) and if necessary, to refine the dating “underlines Dr. Emmanuelle Barrali Golstenne.
“The ultrasound of the first trimester will then allow to refine dating”.
What is the size of the embryo at 4 weeks of pregnancy?
Your baby is now measuring approximately 4 mm. It may seem little to you, but it still represents three to four times more than its weight during the 3rd week of pregnancy. Since fertilization, its weight has also been multiplied by 10,000! Suffice to say that its development speed is very fast.
What is the role of the placenta at the beginning of pregnancy?
So far, your baby was fed by the nutrients present in the uterine mucosa. At 4 weeks of pregnancy, the placenta and the umbilical cord are now fully operational. Everything you eat will therefore reach your baby. It’s time or never starting to monitor your diet, if it has not yet been done, and trying to eat the most balanced and most varied as possible. It is also thanks to the placenta that the exchanges of hormones, oxygen and carbon dioxide will take place, as well as the evacuation of your baby’s waste.
What exams do at 4 weeks of pregnancy?
“”There is no specific term to which it is necessary to make a first appointment. But cIt is good to see someone before 11 its so that by arriving between 11 SA and 13 SA + 6 there is already the order for the first ultrasoundfor serum markers. It can be 6 or 9a, it is up to the woman to choose“, Recalls the midwife. The latter also specifies that Future mothers who suffer from a chronic disease and/or take long treatment should ideally consult earlier.
It’s time to do the Additional examinations Prescribed by your gynecologist or your midwife in order to verify that you are in great shape. You will have to make a blood test Who will determine a certain number of elements: your blood group, your immunity in the face of toxoplasmosis, screening for rubella, HIV, syphilis … You will also have to make a urine analysis In order to detect the possible presence of sugar and albumin in the urine. If you have not yet made this first prenatal consultation, think about it! The faster you will do it, the faster you will be reassured.
What to eat at 4 weeks of pregnancy?
A blood test may have determined that you were not immune to Toxoplasmosis. To protect yourself from this potentially serious parasitic disease during pregnancy, it will then be necessary adapt your diet (and undergo a new blood test every month!). Forget the Tartare steak, carpaccio or poorly cooked meats, including sheep and pork which are most likely to be carriers of toxoplasmosis. Also beware of cleaning of vegetables and avoid consuming raw milk products. These food prohibitions are sometimes badly experienced by future mothers. Do not hesitate to consult a dietitian if you need advice or you feel a little exceeded by these new constraints. Learn more about the 5th week of pregnancy.
Thanks to anh-chi tone, midwife
