What are the symptoms of pregnancy in the first week for women?
Oct 13, 2022
Source: Cainiu Health
Dr. Lv Aiming
Introduction
In the first week of pregnancy, women may experience symptoms such as breast enlargement, nausea, vomiting, and decreased appetite. Some women with sensitive constitutions may have early pregnancy reactions, including breast tenderness, nausea, vomiting, and loss of appetite due to slowed gastrointestinal motility after conception. To relieve these early pregnancy symptoms, it is recommended to eat small, frequent meals, stay relaxed, or take vitamin B6 or other medications as directed by a physician.
Generally, during the first week of pregnancy, women may experience symptoms such as breast enlargement, nausea, vomiting, and decreased appetite.
When a woman is one week pregnant, a blood test for HCG will show positive results. However, because the pregnancy is still very early, obvious signs of early pregnancy are usually not present. Some women with sensitive constitutions may experience early pregnancy symptoms, such as breast enlargement, caused by increased levels of progesterone after conception, leading to breast tenderness. Nausea and vomiting are also common, primarily due to elevated levels of human chorionic gonadotropin (hCG) in the body after pregnancy. Additionally, slower gastrointestinal motility following conception can lead to loss of appetite.
Women typically begin to experience more noticeable early pregnancy symptoms around 40 days after conception. These symptoms usually peak in severity and gradually diminish after three months of pregnancy, eventually disappearing. To alleviate early pregnancy symptoms, it is recommended to eat small, frequent meals, maintain a relaxed mood, or take medications such as vitamin B6 as directed by a physician. In some cases, women may suffer from severe nausea and vomiting, to the extent that they cannot eat or drink, requiring hospitalization and intravenous fluid therapy.
