First Trimester • Weeks 1-4
Month 1: The Beginning
👶 Baby's Development
Your baby is just beginning! After fertilization, the embryo implants in the uterine wall and begins rapid cell division.
Size: Poppy seed to apple seed
Weight: Less than 1 gram
Key Milestones:
- • Fertilization occurs
- • Embryo implants in uterus
- • Neural tube begins to form
- • Heart begins to develop
🤰 Your Body Changes
You might not even know you're pregnant yet! Some women experience very early symptoms, while others feel completely normal.
Common Symptoms:
- • Missed period
- • Light spotting (implantation bleeding)
- • Mild cramping
- • Breast tenderness
- • Fatigue
- • Mild nausea
💚 Care & Wellness Tips
Start taking prenatal vitamins with folic acid
Limit caffeine intake
Get plenty of rest
Avoid alcohol and smoking
Eat a balanced, nutritious diet
Schedule your first prenatal appointment
🏥 Medical Checkups
Your first prenatal visit should be scheduled around 8 weeks, but call your doctor once you confirm pregnancy.
- • Confirm pregnancy with blood or urine test
- • Medical history review
- • Calculate your due date
- • Discuss prenatal vitamins and supplements
⚠️ Things to Avoid
- • Alcohol and tobacco
- • Raw or undercooked meats
- • Unpasteurized dairy products
- • High-mercury fish
- • Excessive caffeine (limit to 200mg/day)
💑 How Partners Can Help
This is an exciting and sometimes anxious time. Your support and understanding mean everything right now.
- • Be present when she takes the pregnancy test
- • Learn about early pregnancy together
- • Help research and choose a healthcare provider
- • Start adjusting lifestyle habits together (less alcohol, healthier eating)
- • Be patient with mood swings and emotional changes
- • Celebrate this milestone together, even if keeping it private for now
Your pregnancy journey