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You may hear it this week if you have an early ultrasound, and if you do, you may want to record this glorious sound.

It's counterintuitive, but eating small meals throughout the day can help you keep nausea at bay. Snacking on bland foods, drinking ginger tea, and taking certain medications can also relieve morning sickness.

One in four women have some bleeding during this trimester. If you do, call your healthcare provider and get it checked out. Spotting or light bleeding is probably from something minor, but it could also be a sign of a serious problem, such as an ectopic pregnancy, a miscarriage, or problems with the placenta.

Your baby's heart is beating almost twice as fast as yours. You'll see it if you have a vaginal ultrasound in the next few weeks, or hear it with a Doppler at 10 to 12 weeks.

Your provider will listen to your baby's heartbeat at every prenatal appointment. There are dark spots where your baby's eyes and nostrils are starting to form. Emerging ears are marked by small depressions on the sides of the head. Inside the tiny mouth, the tongue and vocal cords are beginning to develop.

Your baby's arms and legs begin as tiny paddles that will lengthen and grow into limbs. The backbone extends into a small tail that will disappear within a few weeks. Morning sickness is nausea that can strike at any time of day. It usually starts around 5 or 6 weeks of pregnancy and is likely to ease up by the end of the first trimester. Needing to pee more often is among the most common early signs of pregnancy.

During pregnancy a lot more blood is flowing through your body, which means your kidneys have extra fluids to process. Pregnancy hormones play a role in this, too. Regardless, keep drinking enough water. You can tell you're well hydrated if your urine is pale yellow or colorless. Many pregnant women find that moodiness flares up around 6 to 10 weeks.

Ricocheting emotions are likely caused by stress, fatigue, and hormonal changes. And, of course, there's also the range of feelings you may have about becoming a parent. If you're feeling particularly bad, check for depression using our prenatal depression quiz and talk to your healthcare provider. Breast tenderness can be one of the earliest symptoms of pregnancy.

Increased hormone levels boost blood flow, which may make your breasts feel swollen , sore, tingly, and unusually sensitive to touch. For many women, exhaustion is among the first signs of pregnancy. But other women hardly seem to slow down at all. No one knows for sure what causes fatigue in early pregnancy, but it's possible that hormonal changes — like the dramatic rise in progesterone — are at least partly responsible.

You may notice a metallic taste in your mouth during the first trimester thanks to a surge in estrogen. With your life changing rapidly, your subconscious is trying to keep up, which means processing your pregnancy in dreamland.

Some dream images consistently appear in certain stages of pregnancy. First-trimester pregnancy dreams typically work through anxiety about your changing body, birth, and motherhood. It can be an all-day affair. And moms-to-be who are 6 weeks pregnant with twins might have even more severe nausea.

Sore breasts. Your breasts are likely sore thanks to increased blood flow. Can you believe your body is already starting to prep to breastfeed your baby?

Yep, even at just 6 weeks! Frequent urination. Heading to the bathroom more often is normal, but if you have painful urination or have the urge to go but are unable to, tell your doctor right away. Gas and bloating. The pregnancy hormone progesterone can cause these tummy troubles. Drink lots of water and eat fiber-rich foods to avoid constipation yuck , which contributes to bloating double yuck. Mood swings. Yup, crankiness and emotional extremes are because of the hormones.

Fatigue and fluctuations in blood sugar can contribute, too, so get extra rest and regularly eat healthy meals and snacks to help keep your mood at least sort of in check. Cramping and spotting. At 6 weeks pregnant—and any time in early pregnancy— cramping and spotting are both common. We know these symptoms can make you worry about problems like ectopic pregnancy at 6 weeks and other types of miscarriage. Know that if any abdominal pain is severe stronger than period cramps or if bleeding becomes heavy like a period, you should call the doctor.

For more information on how pregnancy is measured, please see our information on calculating your dates. Some pregnant women may notice that they have gained a few pounds by this point, while others may have actually lost weight.

You may begin noticing changes in your breasts including tenderness, darkening of the areolas, and swelling. You may also begin experiencing heartburn, which is common during pregnancy. Some women experience light bleeding during pregnancy. This spotting spots of blood on your underwear or toilet paper after using the restroom may be accompanied by light cramping.

This is not necessarily a reason for concern. However, you will want to monitor the spotting, and let your doctor know about it at your first appointment. You would also want to consult your doctor if the bleeding becomes heavy like a normal period or if the cramps are worse than normal period cramps. This could be a sign of a miscarriage.

Your baby is rapidly growing. The heart and other organs also are starting to form and the heart begins to beat. Development of the lungs, jaw, nose, and palate have begun. The hand and feet buds have webbed-like structures that will become the fingers and toes. A vaginal ultrasound may be able to detect an audible heartbeat at this time.

Blood types are determined by the types of antigens on the blood cells. Antigens are proteins on the surface of blood cells that can cause a response from the immune system.

The Rh factor is a type of protein on the surface of red blood cells.