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11/15/2008 - by Anne Marie Nielson
  
Pregnancy Week 2

You're Pregnant! Week 2

By this time, you may be eagerly waiting to pee on a stick, or maybe it is just occurring to you that maybe you might be pregnant. While conventional wisdom says you are already a month pregnant by the end of this week, in actuality, your tiny babe is only two weeks into his or her gestation.

If you've been trying to conceive for awhile now, you may hard-pressed to wait until the end of the week to test. Some pregnancy tests can show positive as early as 10 days past ovulation, if… yes, there is an "if." If… the blastocyst is far enough along in the implantation process to make enough hCG to be measured by the pregnancy test. It is not uncommon to get a negative result this early, and then a few days after your period has gone AWOL, you end up with a positive test. hCG multiplies rapidly in early pregnancy, so you could actually get a negative test on one day and a positive the next.

YOUR BABY

The implantation process continues and cells continue to divide. A cavity will develop between the halves of the blastocyst (one is called the embryoblast and will become the baby; the other is called the trophoblast and will become the placenta) of the blastocyst. This cavity will become the amniotic cavity. A thin line of cells from the trophoblast will line this cavity and become the amniotic membranes that will help protect your baby by containing the cushion of amniotic fluid during pregnancy. Some of these cells form a primitive yolk sac that will provide nutrients and other needs until the placenta is large enough to take over in a few weeks.

By the middle of this week, the implantation process is complete. By the end of this week, the beginnings of the chorionic villi (part of the early placenta) have appeared. At 14 days old, the embryo looks like a flat, two layered disc. A thickened circle at one end will one day soon become a mouth.

YOUR BODY

You will probably feel a little more tired this week. Some women start feeling a little queasy at this point, or notice sore or tingling breasts. One theory about morning sickness is that it may be caused by pregnancy hormones circulating in the blood, which has not expanded yet. About the time the blood volume expands, morning sickness abates for most women. By the end of this week, your period should be a no-show and you will probably see a positive pregnancy test. A very small percentage of women don't seem to get positive readings. If you fall in this category, you should opt for a blood test at the doctor's office. You may be making more trips to the bathroom as your uterus begins to put more pressure on your bladder. This will continue to increase until the uterus begins to lift out of the pelvis in several weeks. Your body temperature will remain elevated.

It is common for many women to have mixed feelings about a new pregnancy, no matter how much they want this baby. These ambivalent feelings will usually resolve by the end of the first trimester when the baby becomes more real. Many women also start having vivid dreams during pregnancy.

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