You are now 7 weeks pregnant and your baby is about a third of an inch long. The changes going on inside your body are astounding. The internal organs of the baby other than the heart and the brain are beginning to form right now, like the intestines and appendix. The limbs are also forming at 7 weeks pregnant but the toes and fingers will not yet form at this stage.
The nose is beginning to form and take shape and also the passageways of the nostrils are forming at this time. The eyes and the mouth have also started forming at 7 weeks pregnant as well as the veins with the developing heart. The baby is about a month and a half old but it has already started growing teeth inside its mouth. Organ function is also low at 7 weeks pregnant but the liver is trying to perform in order to produce enough red blood cells for the circulation of blood for the baby.
If you conduct an ultra sound this early, you will not be able to detect the sex of the baby. At 7 weeks pregnant, the morning sickness is still talking a toll on you and may continue for a while into the pregnancy. You can eat some crackers in the morning when you wake up to help reduce morning sickness. When you have something in your stomach the nauseous feeling will be mild.
Feeling tired is also another characteristic of pregnancy that is caused by the rapid changes in hormones as well as the body working overtime to provide for you and the baby who is growing rapidly. Migraines are another common sign of a 7 week pregnancy. Some women will have these headaches for the first time during pregnancy even if they have never had them before in their lives.
Other women who have experienced migraines in their lives before may have them go away at this time. Migraines during pregnancy are normal unless they are very severe which could indicate something else is wrong. You can reduce migraines by reducing the amount of stress in your of by letting off steam by doing activities that help relieve stress. Ensure that you get enough and plenty of sleep and cease from harmful activities such as smoking.
Another thing to do is to reduce the amount of caffeine you usually consume, and if possible stop completely. This is also true of alcohol. As much as it may seem too early at 7 weeks pregnant to take so many precautions about the baby, it has been proven that what you consume at this early stage of the pregnancy can affect the baby positively or negatively.
The kinds of food you consume and substances you expose yourself to will have a great impact on the development of the baby. Food cravings are another characteristic of pregnancy, fulfilling these cravings can lead to a lot of weight gain that may not be healthy and cause problems to you at the later stages of the pregnancy and during delivery.
