Written by Gayathri Lakshminarayanan
When you are in the sixth week of pregnancy, your little one picks up the pace. Your body produces pregnancy hormones to support their growth and accommodate the space for the little one. Your body prepares itself to supply nutrients for the baby’s growth. While your baby’s heart starts beating this week, let us understand how your body change during week 6 of pregnancy.
In the sixth week, you may need to watch out for a few symptoms that can be alarming. However, it is not always a cause for concern. But just keep an eye on their persistence and don’t forget to inform your gynecologist.
By this week, your baby is the size of a pea, measuring about 0.64 cm in length and 0.2 g in weight. Many symptoms you faced in the initial two weeks may continue in the sixth week, and a few more may add to the list.
Here are a few common symptoms that you may notice in your sixth week of pregnancy.
Constipation begins to kick in during the sixth week. Once again, thanks to the pregnancy hormones. When these hormones secrets at a higher pace, you are likely to face constipation. It can continue throughout the pregnancy. Some women might feel constipated until their baby is out of their womb. Apart from the pregnancy hormones, the iron supplements and pressure of the fetus could also contribute to constipation.
To cope with constipation, you can make a few lifestyle changes.
The changes in your breasts are pretty standard during early pregnancy. You may face sore or tender breasts, and it may continue to give you discomfort until a few more weeks. You may now notice an increase in the size of your breasts. It can be annoying but hold on, you will be fine. Breast changes during pregnancy are a common symptom and few women may continue to experience it throughout the phase.
Although you can not do anything to control breast changes during pregnancy, learning to balance hormonal changes can help to some extent. You can also choose the right bra that gives the proper support to your breasts to avoid pain.
It is normal to notice whitish vaginal Discharge during pregnancy. The vaginal Discharge prevents the vagina from infection and keeps increasing as the pregnancy progresses. During the end of the pregnancy, you may notice thick mucus coming out of the vagina, which means that your body is getting ready for labor.
Vaginal Discharge is normal and is healthy to keep your vagina away from infections.
But, if your experience
It can be an infection. Do not hesitate to call your doctor, they will prescribe appropriate medications to keep the baby from getting affected.
The pregnancy hormones can may you feel worse by creating aversions to certain smells. This condition is also known as hypersomnia or heightened sense of smell which is very common during pregnancy.
Here are a few things that you can avoid to manage this symptom
Hormonal ups and downs may result in spotting or bleeding during pregnancy. However, light bleeding or spotting is not a cause for concern. When we say spot, it needs to be as light as not sufficient to cover the panty liner. But, if you notice the period flow, it is not normal, and you must check with your doctor immediately.
If it is light spotting, there is nothing that you can do about it. Light bleeding or spotting regresses after a few days and doesn’t last long. However, it is always better to check with your doctor and confirm before making any decisions.
Along with the above-mentioned symptoms, a few other symptoms might also continue like in week 5 of pregnancy.
You may notice that the list of symptoms is piling up weekly. You need to understand the symptom better to cope with them. While you juggle with the previous ones, you may also begin to notice a few added symptoms every week. But, don’t worry, you will beat them all and come out energetic in a few weeks. While these symptoms are generic, they don’t need to be common for every pregnancy. Take care, and don’t forget to inform your doctor when you are in doubt.
Happy pregnancy!
Read Also: How Does Your Body Change During Week 7 of Pregnancy?
Gayathri’s passion for writing had its foundation at the very early stages of her life when she was on her college editorial board and also won several awards for writing events and book review competitions. She combines her corporate experience with her writing skills and her experience as a homemaker makes her an empathetic contributor in the parenting domain . Her shift from full-time accounting professional to a homemaker gave her career a new direction.Read more.
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