4 WEEKS PREGNANT

YOUR BABY IS THE SIZE OF A POPPYSEED!

At 4 weeks, your baby, now known as a blastocyst, is practically microscopic -- a teeny ball of cells. She's busy settling into her new home (your uterus), prepping for all the crucial development she'll be doing over the next six weeks.

YOUR BABY AT 4 WEEKS:

• The ball of cells is splitting into the embryo (your future child) and placenta.
• Baby's neural tube, the building block of his spine, brain and backbone, is already formed.
• The amniotic sac and fluid are forming into protective cushioning for your baby

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• . PREGNANCY SYMPTOMS AT 4 WEEKS:
  • There's a chance you don't feel different at all yet, but brace yourself: nausea and vomitingmay be in your near future.
  • Bloating, thanks to the pregnancy hormone, progesterone.
  • Mild cramping and bleeding. Don't worry -- this is totally normal as your baby implants himself to the wall of your uterus.
  • Mood swings, caused by your fluctuating hormones. These are most drastic during the first 12 weeks.
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  •  YOUR MUST DO'S:

  
  
  

  • Take a pregnancy test (we assume you've done this already!)
  • Buy a good prenatal vitamin.
  • Calculate your due date.
  • Find an obstetrician (OB) -- not all gynecologists are OB's as well!

  
   YOUR FUN TO DO'S:
  

  • Start a healthy eating plan.
  • Decide how and when to tell your family you're pregnant.
  • Do something to pamper yourself. Massage? Nap? Hours of trashy T.V.?