First Month Pregnancy Symptoms

First Month Pregnancy Symptoms - The first month of pregnancy marks the beginning of a very special journey for your body and your baby. It starts with the first week after your last menstrual period and ends with the fourth week. As part of the first trimester of labor, it marks only about 10% of the total time of the pregnancy.

What happens in the first month of pregnancy?

One of the first first month pregnancy symptoms is a missed period. After your last menstrual period, you will begin ovulating. If an egg will be fertilized during this time, it will travel to the uterus where it will start developing into a baby. The first two weeks mark the beginning of changes that will take place in your body. During this time, a certain hormone called hCG will be released in your bloodstream and then it will pass into your urine. Pregnancy tests will be able to identify its presence and concentration and they will confirm your pregnancy.

When the egg implants itself into the uterus, it will start developing into an embryo. During the first four weeks of pregnancy your baby will not be bigger than half an inch. It will have a head, eyes, a beating heart and even small hands and feet.

Some of the first month pregnancy symptoms that you will experience are:

  • Missed period
  • Tender breasts
  • Mood swings
  • Nausea
  • Fatigue

    These symptoms can also be associated with the premenstrual syndrome. A pregnancy test will determine whether you are truly pregnant or not. For a more detailes list of first month pregnancy symptoms you can check our article on early pregnancy symptoms.







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    DOs and DON’Ts

    The first month of pregnancy is critical for the baby. Most pregnancy complications will occur during the early first trimester.

    Diet is important.

    As your body will have to start adapting to carry the extra load and support the baby’s nourishment needs, you will have to keep a close eye on what and when you eat. Smaller meals distributed several times during the day are advisable as they will provide a steady energy source.

    Keep you immune system up.

    Avoid too much contact with strangers. Influenza, hepatitis or rubella can be easily transmitted and it could pose problems for the developing baby and yourself. Stay away from radiation-emitting devices such as X-ray machines. Also, avoid being too close to any devices that generate an electromagnetic field, for it could harm the embryo. Include Folic acid in your diet, as it helps with the baby’s brain developing.

    Ectopic and Molar Pregnancies

    An ectopic pregnancy or a molar pregnancy could develop in the first weeks. The ectopic pregnancy is a result of the fertilized egg implanting in other places, rather than the uterus. Most of the time, the egg will implant in the fallopian tube, developing into a tubal pregnancy. The molar pregnancy happens when an egg has incomplete or no genetic information. The sperm which fertilizes it will start dividing on its own, creating a mass of grape-like tissue which should have been the placenta in a normal pregnancy

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