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Saturday 2 January 2016

Week 2

This is week one of your pregnancy, but you're not officially pregnant yet. It might seem confusing, but your doctor will track your pregnancy and due date from the first day of your last period. Right now, your body is busy getting ready for when you do get pregnant. Your uterus is thickening so it can house and feed your fertilized egg once it implants. Now is the time to be patient and take good care of yourself. You still have another 40 weeks to go!
VitaminsTip: If you're not already taking a prenatal vitamin with 400 micrograms of folic acid, now is a good time to start.
Doctor with pregnant patientQuestion for the doctor: Can I keep taking my prescription and over-the-counter medication?
You still don't feel any different, but right now you're at the most fertile time of the month — you're ovulating! If a sperm makes its way to a waiting egg in your fallopian tube, you're going to conceive. A few days later, you could notice some light spotting. It might look like your period, but it's actually a sign that the fertilized egg has attached itself to the wall of your

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