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Congratulations are in order…or are they?! If you’ve been trying to conceive<\/a>, here\u2019s what may surprise you: you\u2019re not actually pregnant your first two weeks of pregnancy! No baby yet! That doesn\u2019t mean, however, that your body isn\u2019t gearing up or prepping for a baby. Here\u2019s what you can expect of pregnancy and your baby at weeks 1 and 2. <\/p>\n\n\n\n


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Pregnancy Week 2: How to Calculate Your Due Date<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

While there is no baby or even an embryo at this stage of your pregnancy, everything in your body is waiting anxiously for the moment of conception. Yep, you guessed it: ovulation. In weeks one and two of pregnancy, which is the time frame immediately following your last menstrual period, your uterus is preparing to receive a fertilized egg. While you won\u2019t know until next month if the egg was successfully matched with sperm, the big O, or ovulation is the end goal.
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You may be wondering how it\u2019s possible to calculate your due date when you\u2019re not technically pregnant yet and the truth is, it\u2019s hard to nail the exact day of ovulation. What\u2019s more, the sperm and egg can do a dance around each other for up to 24 hours before they get together. Most practitioners will use the first day of your last menstrual period as the starting point for pregnancy. The easiest way to think about it is that you\u2019re getting a two-week head start on pregnancy!<\/p>\n\n\n\n


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Body Changes to Expect for Week 1 and 2<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Exciting news: you\u2019ve just gotten your last period, for awhile anyway. This is the official start to your pregnancy. Your menstrual cycle orchestrates the necessary steps in order for a baby-in-the-making scenario to take place. First, your body will experience a flood of hormones, including FSH, designed to stimulate your follicles and estrogen, which causes your uterus lining to thicken and the egg to bust through the ovarian wall (best known as ovulation) to meet the lucky sperm waiting to mate with the egg and begin growing a bambino. Although you may not be pregnant just yet, the two-week waiting period is a great time for you to prepare yourself for a new tenant. Prenatal vitamins are great, as well as beginning a healthy diet and exercise routine.
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While women have about a 25 percent chance of getting pregnant with each cycle, there is one thing you can do to upp your odds. Keep the heat down to boost fertility chances! Prolonged heat can adversely affect sperm production which is the opposite of what you want when trying to make a baby. Body heat and snuggling during sexy time? Yes, please! Two other things to avoid during this time? Oral sex (since saliva can slow down sperm activity) and lubricants. Time for a standard romp for the best possible odds of going from a party of two to three!<\/p>\n\n\n\n


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Pregnancy Symptoms to Watch For<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Temperature spikes are the norm. When you ovulate, your basal body temperature dips low and then spikes up again during ovulation. The best way to know when ovulation occurs and you need to get busy is by tracking your basal body temperature. If you track for a few months, you\u2019ll notice a pattern that can better equip you for go time.
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During this time period you\u2019ll also have an increase in cervical mucus. It already has a tendency to change from week to week, but once you\u2019re near conception it will increase resulting in a thick, sticky and cloudy mess down below. <\/p>\n\n\n\n


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Week 1 and 2 To-Do List<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Women who get 400 micrograms of folic acid daily early on in their pregnancy reduce the baby\u2019s risk of neural defects by 70% so fill up! It can also reduce the risk of miscarriage, congenital heart defects, gestational diabetes and preterm labor. Speaking of things that may harm baby-to-be\u2019s health, check with your doctor on any medications that you should avoid during pregnancy. A preconception visit can help you learn about genetic, environmental and lifestyle hazards that could put your fertility and unborn baby at risk. The most important thing during this time period? Remaining calm. Women who produce high levels of a stress-related enzyme in their saliva (alpha-amylase) are 29 percent less likely to conceive. Relax mama, and let the birds and the bees do their work!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Congratulations are in order…or are they?! If you’ve been trying to conceive, here\u2019s what may surprise you: you\u2019re not actually pregnant your first two weeks of pregnancy! No baby yet! That doesn\u2019t mean, however, that your body isn\u2019t gearing up or prepping for a baby. 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