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Pregnancy Week 1 ~
Did
you know that a pregnancy is typically 280 days long, starting
from the day after the first day of your menstrual period?
The first day of your last menstrual period starts 'lunar
month one' of your pregnancy. It also starts the first of
the fourty weeks of pregnancy! Confused about lunar months,
calendar months and weeks? Your not alone! Click
here to learn more.
Prenatal
Care
Your very first -- and perhaps most important -- job in your
new role as mom-to-be is to take excellent care of yourself.
Your little one is counting on you!
Stay away from alcohol, cigarettes (even second-hand), drugs,
and medications (including herbal ones).
If you aren't already, start taking prenatal vitamins regularly.
They're chock full of just the nutrition pregnant women need,
including folic acid, a vitamin that helps prevent birth defects.
Folic acid is also found in green leafy vegetables, citrus
fruits and juices, enriched breads and cereals, and more.
Eat well to ensure 39 more weeks of growing anticipation and
great health!
If
you haven't already done so, now is a good time to visit with
your doctor or midwife so you can plan and begin your healthy
journey through pregnancy.
How
You Might Be Feeling
You haven't yet ovulated this month, but you may be pregnant
(well, technically speaking anyways)! The typical pregnancy
lasts for 280 days, or 40 weeks (also known as 10 lunar months).
Your doctor starts counting that time from the day after the
first day of your last known menstrual period. That means
you can be considered officially pregnant right now, even
though you haven't yet conceived!
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Shop
for Pregnancy Books!
 First
published in 1987, The
Pregnancy Calendar® is a perfect companion to our on-line
calendar!
Along
the way you'll learn about:
- The
many exciting changes taking place in your body
- The
month-to-month development of your unborn baby
- The
importance of prenatal care and what the experts say
- Warning
signs during pregnancy and true vs. false labor
- How
to calculate your expected due date.
You'll
also be able to use it as a:
- Diary
of your personal thoughts and experiences
- Record
of your prenatal appts. and other information
- Sourcebook
to answer your questions about pregnancy
- Keepsake
to compare with future pregnancies.
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