So today we are officially 5 weeks pregnant...the little embryo we transferred 16 days ago is just the size of a sesame seed now...ahhh!
I am still feeling completely normal or I should say I'm not yet experiencing any pregnancy symptoms. Since earlier this week when our RE upped my synthriod dose back up to 50mcg from 25mcg for my super tempermental thyriod, I have been feeling increasingly more alert, mentally! I think I'm begining to really like thyriod hormones!
I feel though like it's the 'calm before the storm.' With all three of my own pregnancies I had terrible morning sickness. Let me rephrase that it was really tough with both of my daughters. Nausea all day, occasional vomiting, the kind where your driving and you have to pull over immiediatly!Oh and lets not forget the heartburn and total exhaustion with my youngest daughter. Most days I would walk about 30 min. come home and fall asleep for several hours.With my son the symptoms were mild in comparison as long as I ate frequently.
With that said I have a hypothesis. If this little bean I'm caring is a boy maybe I will have a smooth first trimester? Anybody else notice any different early preggo symptoms with girls vs boys? Time will tell. For now I'm enjoying every day that I feel GREAT!!
I am still feeling completely normal or I should say I'm not yet experiencing any pregnancy symptoms. Since earlier this week when our RE upped my synthriod dose back up to 50mcg from 25mcg for my super tempermental thyriod, I have been feeling increasingly more alert, mentally! I think I'm begining to really like thyriod hormones!
I feel though like it's the 'calm before the storm.' With all three of my own pregnancies I had terrible morning sickness. Let me rephrase that it was really tough with both of my daughters. Nausea all day, occasional vomiting, the kind where your driving and you have to pull over immiediatly!Oh and lets not forget the heartburn and total exhaustion with my youngest daughter. Most days I would walk about 30 min. come home and fall asleep for several hours.With my son the symptoms were mild in comparison as long as I ate frequently.
With that said I have a hypothesis. If this little bean I'm caring is a boy maybe I will have a smooth first trimester? Anybody else notice any different early preggo symptoms with girls vs boys? Time will tell. For now I'm enjoying every day that I feel GREAT!!
How your baby's growing:
Deep in your uterus your embryo is growing at a furious pace. At this point, he's about the size of a sesame seed, and he looks more like a tiny tadpole than a human. He's now made up of three layers — the ectoderm, the mesoderm, and the endoderm — which will later form all of his organs and tissues.The neural tube — from which your baby's brain, spinal cord, nerves, and backbone will sprout — is starting to develop in the top layer, called the ectoderm. This layer will also give rise to his skin, hair, nails, mammary and sweat glands, and tooth enamel.
His heart and circulatory system begin to form in the middle layer, or mesoderm. (This week, in fact, his tiny heart begins to divide into chambers and beat and pump blood.) The mesoderm will also form your baby's muscles, cartilage, bone, and subcutaneous (under skin) tissue.
The third layer, or endoderm, will house his lungs, intestines, and rudimentary urinary system, as well as his thyroid, liver, and pancreas. In the meantime, the primitive placenta and umbilical cord, which deliver nourishment and oxygen to your baby, are already on the job.
Courtesy of Baby Center
www.babycenter.com
So clearly I'm not showing yet but I just thought I would post a picture as a reference point. I never documented any of my own pregnancies and avoided the camera whenever possible so this will be very new for me. Oh and the slight belly protrusion is a combination of a big meal, poor posture and possibly bloating:)
So clearly I'm not showing yet but I just thought I would post a picture as a reference point. I never documented any of my own pregnancies and avoided the camera whenever possible so this will be very new for me. Oh and the slight belly protrusion is a combination of a big meal, poor posture and possibly bloating:)
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