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What happens to the baby at 5 weeks
The most important thing that happens to the baby at the 5th week of pregnancy is the formation and development of his brain. At this time, it increases and is divided into three sections, so the baby’s head seems so big compared to the body. The crumbs continue to develop limbs, shoulders are indicated, a nose and ears appear. Embryos slowly straighten out.
– At the 5th week of pregnancy, the intestines, the nervous system, or rather the neural tube are formed in the baby, limbs appear, the genital, urinary system and thyroid gland are being laid. By the 5th week, the blood flow is already so formed that the influence of negative factors will directly affect the embryo and cause malformations. Therefore, it is now important for mom to exclude any negative impact – alcohol, smoking, stress, – explains obstetrician-gynecologist Dina Absalyamova
Fetal ultrasound
Ultrasound of the fetus at the 5th week of pregnancy in the absence of alarming signs is rarely prescribed. The fetus is still very small, it is impossible to see any pathologies and deviations in its development.
All that the doctor can see at this time is the location of the child. If the fetus is in the uterus, everything is in order, but if it is fixed in the fallopian tube or some other place, this is an ectopic pregnancy and, alas, it must be interrupted.
In addition to ultrasound, an ectopic pregnancy can be hinted at by pain in the lower abdomen and spotting, which should not normally be.
Ultrasound diagnostics will also help to exclude missed pregnancy.
“At the 5th week of pregnancy, an ultrasound of the fetus will show mom a fetal egg and a yolk sac, while the baby itself is still very small – less than two millimeters – and it is difficult to see it,” explains obstetrician-gynecologist Dina Absalyamova.
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A baby at the 5th week of pregnancy is similar in size to a blackcurrant berry: its height is about 10 mm, and its weight is about 1,2 grams.
With such parameters, the woman’s uterus does not yet need to stretch, so outwardly the mother’s body hardly changes. A photo of the abdomen at the 5th week of pregnancy is an example of this. If it was flat to “two stripes”, then it remains so now.
It happens that the tummy swells a little, forcing a woman to think that it is growing. In fact, it can increase due to gases accumulated in the intestines – progesterone (pregnancy hormone) reduces intestinal motility and provokes increased gas formation.
What happens to mom at 5 weeks
Externally, the body of the expectant mother almost does not change. The tummy is not yet noticeable and an “interesting position” can be given out, perhaps, by an enlarged chest. By the 5th week of pregnancy, in some women, it already grows by 1-2 sizes. This is because the mammary glands are preparing for the fact that they will have to feed a small person. The nipples become rough, the pigmentation around them intensifies.
At the 5th week of pregnancy, mothers sometimes experience swelling. Women are used to considering them almost an integral part of pregnancy, but this is wrong. Edema occurs due to an excess of fluid in the body, when the urinary system of a pregnant woman begins to cope worse with her duties. To avoid swelling, you need to give up food that provokes thirst, for example, from everything salty, sweet and spicy.
What sensations can you experience in 5 week
The whole body of a woman at the 5th week of pregnancy is rebuilt in a new way. The uterus grows slowly, hormones are naughty, the breasts increase, hence the most common sensations at this time:
- Toxicosis, which is understood as nausea and vomiting. Normally, attacks should occur no more than 3-4 times a day, if you feel sick after each meal, you need to inform the doctor, as the body loses valuable substances and moisture.
- Change in taste preferences. A baby growing under a woman’s heart needs building materials, which he can only get from his mother’s body. Therefore, he strongly hints to her what exactly to eat at one time or another. Doctors advise to listen to the urge, but not to change the diet dramatically.
- Constant desire to go to the toilet, which arises from the pressure of the uterus on the bladder.
- At the 5th week of pregnancy, a restructuring occurs in the mother’s body: the uterus grows, stretching the ligaments, which causes discomfort in the lower abdomen.
- Drowsiness and fatigue due to the fact that a growing baby is wasting his mommy’s energy.
- Mood swings from euphoria to depression, tearfulness for no reason – all hormones.
- Pain in the intestines, back and other places.
Monthly
Menstruation at the 5th week of pregnancy should not be normal. However, a woman may experience scanty spotting similar to them. They appear during the implantation of the baby in the uterus and do not pose a danger.
Another thing is abundant discharge with blood. In this case, the mother should call an ambulance at home. They may indicate serious problems such as:
- ectopic pregnancy, threatening the health and even the life of a woman;
- frozen pregnancy;
- the threat of a miscarriage or a miscarriage that has already begun, especially if severe pain in the lower abdomen is added to the blood;
- about the presence of a hematoma between the wall of the uterus and the tissue that nourishes the baby.
Stomach ache
Complaints of abdominal pain are very common during pregnancy. There can be many reasons for the discomfort. In the simplest cases, pain is associated with an increase in the size of the uterus or with the influence of progesterone. This hormone does not have the best effect on the work of the gastrointestinal tract, provokes constipation and bloating, and this is always associated with discomfort, gynecologists explain.
Normally, pain during pregnancy should be short-term and not strong, that is, they should not knock a woman out of her usual rhythm. The cause for alarm can be acute attacks, intense and prolonged.
– Cramping pains at certain intervals for, for example, an hour, should alert the expectant mother. In the first trimester, miscarriages happen quite often, almost in every fifth case, and the first symptoms are abdominal pain and often bleeding, doctors warn.
Brown discharge
Allocations during pregnancy, as in the rest of the time, should not frighten a woman. There is a standard that is the same for everyone. If the volume of secretions does not exceed 1-4 ml per day, this is normal. During pregnancy, they may become a little more. The discharge should be odorless, let’s say a slightly sour smell. In color, they can be transparent, whitish, light yellow and light beige. By consistency – liquid or mucous. This is what the norm looks like, if you notice other discharge, talk about them with a gynecologist.
Scanty brownish discharge at the 5th week of pregnancy may indicate the implantation of the baby in the uterus, then there is nothing to worry about. However, they can also hint at bleeding that threatens the life of the child.
Bloody issues
Bloody discharge during pregnancy, regardless of their volume, is a cause for concern. Normally, they shouldn’t be. Bloody discharge can cause various reasons, and all of them are not the most pleasant:
- mechanical damage to the vagina;
- ectopic pregnancy;
- fetal rejection;
- venereal diseases;
- lesions of the cervix;
- pathologies of the uterus, for example, myomatous or fibromatous nodes.
pink discharge
– Discharge with blood not during menstruation – any, pink, dark red or scarlet – can be caused by sexually transmitted diseases or damage to the cervix. They can occur due to fetal rejection, due to a miscarriage that has begun, due to mucosal injuries. For any of them, you should consult a doctor, gynecologists advise.
If these secretions are abundant, and alarming symptoms are added – severe weakness, acute pain in the abdomen – you need to call an ambulance.
Popular questions and answers
With gynecologist Dina Absalyamovой We answer the most popular questions related to pregnancy.
To make nausea less inconvenient, you can follow these tips:
– eat more often and fractionally, increase fluid intake – fruit drinks, compotes, mineral water without gas;
– food should be easily digestible, rich in proteins and carbohydrates: nuts, dairy products, legumes, biscuits, etc.;
– water with lemon and honey, mint water, grapefruits, ginger helps to fight nausea.
However, there are pregnant women, whom the new position, on the contrary, provokes. In this case, they may find that sex has become hotter, more interesting, because now their relationship with a partner is more intimate than before.
Doctors say that sex is even useful – both as a physical activity and as a way to get the hormones of joy.
It is only important to indulge in joys with proven partners who are definitely healthy.
Doctors advise at such a moment to relax, it is better to lie down and take a deep breath. The pain usually goes away on its own within a few minutes.
If this did not happen, and she did not even weaken, you should consult a doctor. In the early stages, miscarriages often occur, so any pain should be treated carefully.
– Pregnant women are more prone to complications with SARS (pneumonia, sinusitis, otitis media, bronchitis). This is due to physiological changes in the body during this period. If the temperature is caused by SARS, then you can rinse your nose with sea water, use antiseptics for sore throats, drink plenty of warm liquids and rest more, gynecologists advise.
Doctors can also prescribe antiviral drugs to the mother, but there are not so many drugs approved for pregnant women.
You need to eat often – 5-6 times a day, in small portions, the last meal three hours before bedtime. Try not to be hungry, but do not eat for two. You need to give up fatty, fried, smoked, salty, spicy, canned food, and preferably sweets and flour products too. It is necessary to drink two liters of liquid per day, from 20-30 weeks – 1,5, and then even less.
It is highly undesirable to use:
– alcohol in any form;
– products containing tartrazine (marking E120): colored carbonated drinks, chewing gum and sweets, canned vegetables and fruits;
– products with sodium nitrite (E-250): sausages, sausages, smoked meats;
– monosodium glutamate (E-621): products with a flavor enhancer;
– sodium benzoate (E-211): canned fish, meat, mayonnaise, ketchup, canned olives, olives.
Lean on vegetables and fruits, as well as foods rich in protein: meat, fish, eggs, dairy products.
An important trace element is magnesium, it is present in wheat bran, legumes, nuts, dried apricots, bananas.