Pregnancy Week By Week: Week #1 & #2

Week #1body temperature and watch for the signs. Check
The most wonderful experience that can happenout the article called "So You're Ready to Have a
to a woman is to be pregnant. It is a trulyBaby....." to see more information.
amazing process of life and being able to goMake sure to check back next week to see what
through 9 months of carrying another living,happen in week 2. Until then, happy baby making.
breathing person inside of you will change youWeek #2
forever.This is around the week of ovulation. You are
When you think about pregnancy, you think aboutnow at the midpoint of your menstrual cycle (if
9 months. But you actually have to start fromyou have a regular 28-day cycle), about to
the first day of your last menstrual cycle. Womenovulate and are most likely to get pregnant. Your
have no idea when they ovulate or conceive, bututerus has shed its lining and is preparing itself to
they do know when the first day of their lasthouse your fertilized egg. Your egg is ripening in
menstrual cycle occurred. Ovulation won't takeone of your ovaries and is getting ready to be
place for another 2 weeks, so you may actuallyreleased.
conceive during week 3.A woman is truly fertile for about 4 days a
If you are planning on becoming pregnant, now ismonth and this is determined by when she is
the time to start getting your body ready. Youovulating. You need to keep track of your
need to start taking prenatal vitamins, whichmenstrual cycle, your basal temperature and the
contain folic acid and iron (two very importantconsistency of your cervical mucus. These will
nutrients for fetus development early ingive you the best signs of when you are about
pregnancy).to ovulate.
Also, start tracking ovulation by taking your basalPrepare to have fun trying to make your baby.