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Being 1 Month Pregnant - What It Is All About?

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For many women, it is difficult to know that they are 1 month pregnant. It is only until the symptoms of pregnancy become evident that these women knew about it. So what are these symptoms? The first indicator is usually a missed period.Then it may also be accompanied by sore breasts, fatigue, dizziness, nausea, light spotting, or mild cramping. If you are 1 month pregnant and is using the calendar method of calculation, it means one month since the start of the last menstrual period.

Ovulation usually occurs around the fourteenth day or midway through the menstrual cycle, and after the egg has been fertilized by the sperm, it takes another ten to fourteen days for the newly formed embryo to implant in the uterine lining. During implantation it is quite normal for some light spotting to occur, but if bleeding is heavy or bright or dark red then a physician should be consulted, that is if the woman knows she is pregnant. Otherwise, the spotting could be seen as the start of the menstrual cycle.

During the first month of pregnancy a lot is happening. Hormones are fluctuating, and periods of being extremely happy are exchanged for times of crying for no apparent reason! No wonder the women's partners can't quite figure out what is going on. This may be the reason why the women may cry for no apparent reason even when presented with her favorite food. Do look out for her strange behaviors too!

In addition to crazy hormone changes, appetite may change too. At 1 month pregnant nausea may occur from time to time, especially in the morning, and foods that were once favorites may smell too pungent to eat and cause a mad dash to the nearest restroom. Other significant changes are also occurring at this time. The amniotic sack is forming as is the umbilical cord, and until this process is complete, the yolk sack protects and provides nourishment to the developing fetus.

With all these changes going on at once, being 1 month pregnant is a significant time. Some women may not even know they are 1 month pregnant, and may not even suspect until the second month or so. These women may have experienced a lighter flow during their cycle, but not suspect anything until they miss their next period completely.

A planned pregnancy is much different because these women know before they are even 1 month pregnant that they are expecting; they know as soon as their cycle is a little off because they are looking for all the little signs of pregnancy, no matter how subtle. 1 month pregnant is just the beginning for the parents in this long journey of parenthood. You may have to go through this several times. Just take care of yourself and visit your gynecologist regularly.


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written by Sandra, 27 January, 2009
I think is wise for you to take a pregnancy test and you'll find if you are pregnant or not. Good luck!
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written by Tiffany, 25 January, 2009
Hello everyone,
Me and my husband were trying to get pregnant for two weeks straight on his two week leave from deployment the middle of December-January 4th. I ended up starting my period 7 days early on the 11th, before i did my breasts were sore, i smelt weired smells all of the time mostly disgusting, bathroom breaks constantly, heartburn, moody and no appetite. Than i started my period, during so the breasts tenderness went away, but i had small cramps in my stomach and uterus the whole period. It was an odd period because it was regular the first two days than went away than came back very light and white color for the next two days. I am a week past my period and now i am experiancing breasts tenderness again, bathroom brakes nonstop, very emotional over everything even when talking to my husband about anything as far as he tells me something nice and i cry, weired feelings in my stomach and uterus, tiredness, fatigue, discharge. I think i might be wanting to be so bad is making me believe that i am. When would be a good time to check since i started my period? Should i wait to see if i start my next menstraul cycle? Or should i test again. Please help!

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