2 nd week of pregnancy: what happens, the sensations and signs of pregnancy
In the second week of pregnancy( obstetric) conception has not yet occurred. Perhaps this will happen at the end of the week, but for this, the egg should leave the follicle not on the 14-15 day, but a little earlier.In women with a short menstrual cycle( lasting less than 28 days), it happens, if the cycle is longer( 30-35 days), ovulation and, accordingly, conception shifts towards the end of the third week.
planning for a child's sex Women who plan a pregnancy can learn the days most favorable for conception by several methods:
- using ultrasound;
- baseline temperature measurement;
- tests for ovulation( urine);
- with special portable microscopes( by saliva).
Mom's condition and sensation at 2 weeks of gestation
The bad mood, weakness, malaise associated with menstruation , has already passed, so the future mother feels perfectly
.Under the influence of hormones, her interest to the opposite sex increases, the desire for intimacy increases.Continued cyclical changes in the ovaries, uterus, mammary glands.That is, both externally and internally the female body is preparing for the forthcoming conception.This week, the woman also changes the nature of vaginal discharge - they become liquid and transparent, reminiscent of chicken protein.On the day of ovulation, there may be a slight clotting( but not all).
In general, there are no specific sensations in the second week of pregnancy for a woman.Everything that happens does not differ from the cyclical changes that were observed earlier.
Babe for 2 weeks of pregnancy
The baby in the second week of pregnancy, calculated obstetric methods, remains only in the plans. However, even now, future parents can take care of the fact that he is born healthy.To do this, you must forget about smoking and alcohol, try not to be in rooms where you smoke, do not take medicine without prescription, do not succumb to harmful influences( radiation, chemicals, etc.) and the risk of contracting infectious diseases.
The second important point is the intake of vitamins and iodine preparations .About that, and in what doses it is necessary to drink, the future mum should ask your gynecologist better.If there is any indication, special vitamin-mineral supplements can be prescribed for the future father.
What else can parents do?Try to plan the sex of the unborn child.Of course, no technique will give an absolute guarantee that a boy or girl will be born, but you can try, especially for those who already have children. The most effective method for planning a child's sex is planning by the date of ovulation.
Methods for determining ovulation
The period of ovulation - the release of a mature egg from the follicle - is the most favorable period for conception. Therefore, women who want to get pregnant, in every way trying to determine these most cherished days.It is not difficult to do this - modern medicine has several methods for determining ovulation.Let's consider them in more detail.
It is possible to detect the fact of ovulation with the help of ultrasound, however one study will not be enough.To monitor the maturation of follicles in the ovaries, the doctor should examine the patient daily for several days.In favor of approaching ovulation, the dimensions of the dominant follicle exceed 20 mm, and a good thickness of the endometrium( the tissue lining the uterus from the inside).The fact that ovulation has already occurred is indicated by the appearance on the spot of the dominant follicle of the yellow body and the accumulation of small quantities of liquid in the space behind the uterus.
If you do not have the desire and ability to go for ultrasound, you can be examined on your own at home - do an ovulation test. This test, both externally and according to the principle of action, is very similar to the usual test for determining the fact of pregnancy.The studied material in it is also urine.However, unlike tests to confirm pregnancy, ovulation tests respond to luteinizing hormone, the concentration of which increases dramatically a few days before the rupture of the dominant follicle and the release of the egg from it.
Ovulation tests are submersible and inkjet .The first must be immersed in urine, and the latter must be placed under a stream of urine.It is also worth noting that several such tests are needed, especially for women who have an irregular menstrual cycle( it will be very difficult for them to guess exactly the day of ovulation, so it will be necessary to conduct urinalysis multiple times).
A good alternative to the ovulation test is the microscope for determining fertile days of ( that is, fertile for conception).It is a small cylinder( in shape and size resembling a lipstick), equipped with optical glasses and lighting.The investigated material for this microscope is saliva.During the period of ovulation, its crystallization capacity is enhanced, so it looks like a fern leaf under the magnification on the glass.In order for the microscope to give the correct result, it is necessary to strictly follow the instructions when using it.
Explanation of the results of the study with a microscope:
Another no less well known method for determining ovulation is the method of monitoring basal temperature( rectal temperature). Basal temperature is measured in the morning, without getting out of bed, specially allocated for this purpose by a thermometer.Normally, after menstruation, the temperature in the rectum of a woman is 36.8-36.9 degrees, before ovulation - 36.7 degrees, and after ovulation increases to 37.2 degrees.
These methods may seem complicated and unnecessary, but it is not necessary to determine the days that are favorable for conception to all couples. To detect ovulation is necessary in two cases:
- If there are problems with the onset of pregnancy.When examining infertile couples, doctors often do not find any deviations in the health of both partners, so they recommend that they determine ovulation and have sex on this auspicious day. Before ovulation, it is desirable for some time to refrain from intimacy, so that full active spermatozoa get to the egg.Such measures significantly increase the chance of conception of .
- If there is a desire to try to plan the sex of the child.
Planning a child's sex by ovulation
It is known that the sex of a future child depends on the father, since in his genome there are both X and Y sex chromosomes( the first is female and the second is male). That is, the dad can pass on to his child either one or the other.Women have only X-chromosomes( there are two of them).Chromosomal set of the father to the egg of the mother is supplied by spermatozoa - male sex cells.
Scientists have identified some differences in sperm that "carry" information to the boy( call them U) and the girl( let's call them X). U-spermatozoa are more mobile, but less tenacious.In turn, X-spermatozoa are sluggish and very tenacious .Knowing this, you can try to plan the sex of the child.
The essence of the method is as follows : if the couple wants a girl, sexual intimacy should occur a few days before ovulation, if the boy is on the day of ovulation or the first day after it.The remaining days of the fertile period need abstinence.
How does it work?With ejaculation in the semen contains both one and the other types of spermatozoa.Accordingly, if ovulation has not yet occurred, the most agile U-cells will remain with nothing and die, and X-sperm will slowly get to the fallopian tubes and the egg will already wait there.That is, the egg will most likely be fertilized by the sperm carrying the X chromosome, and a girl will turn out.If ovulation has occurred, the X-cells, due to their slowness, will not have time to reach their destination before the death of the ovum, and the mobile U-spermatozoa will have time.From such a conception, a boy should turn out.
The effectiveness of this method of planning the sex of the child is not very high, because it is not always up to hours and days to calculate ovulation. Various malfunctions are possible in both the female and the male body.In addition, we must not forget about heredity.There are families in which several generations are born only boys or only girls, which may be due to the peculiarities of sperm that somehow affect the ratio of X and Y-spermatozoa in it.Therefore, if there is a desire, you can try, but do not get hung up on this, as any negative emotions and experiences can prevent conception.
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