At pregnancy week seven, the facial features turn more prominent in the infant. Upon close observation, one may be able to notice a tiny mouth and even very small tongue (however, one actually can't see the tongue, but it is getting formed inside infant’s mouth!). During 7th week of pregnancy, the infant's eyes will also begin to become more fully developed, and now have retinas and lens adhered!
The majority of muscle systems in the infant’s body also carry on developing during pregnancy week seven, and the infant begins producing its own blood type. The infant's movements will be unorganized at best at this period during pregnancy, but rest ensured that the little one is writhing about its new house! If the woman were to look directly at her infant, she will still be able to see little webbing in the fingers and toes while in pregnancy 7th week.
Teeth are also begin to form inside the infant's mouth, and thin veins begin to come out from beneath the infant's skin. Infant’s intestines and appendix must be built by now and by this time the infant’s liver works diligently to start producing RBCs (red blood cells). The baby must be bouncing right along in its comfortable and warm house! On the other hand, the mother still is not showing much if at all by 7th week of pregnancy.
Although she may start noticing some small pooch appearing to the lower abdomen and she might also find that her favorite pair of jeans is much lesser comfortable during seventh week of pregnancy as compared to her worn pair of sloppy sweatpants! The mother may start to think about maternity clothes and still, by and large most people will not be able to discover her pregnancy yet as you will not start really showing till several weeks in the future. Though it might seem like an eternity that waits for changes to come, learn that they will come with time and before the woman knows it her belly will be as big as some jackfruit! So, she should be enjoying the last few weeks that the mother can still see her toes! They will not last very long.
There is no doubt; one has started feeling more and more pregnant by pregnancy week seven. She is probably still suffering from morning sickness. If she is prone to migraine headache, she might find they are worse or better while in pregnancy. While some women feel an almost complete ease of their migraine symptom during pregnancies, others discover that migraine comes on with larger regularity.
As luck would have it, things probably change as the mother follows her pregnancy week by week. Some women actually have their first migraine during pregnancy; migraine is generally due to by blood vessels those dilate in the brain. A migraine headache might start out like some general headache, with some gripping pain or throbbing, but typically increases and gets worse as time moves on. A constant pulsating sensation on either of the side of the head is often a symptom of migraine but unfortunately, migraine is not an ordinary headache as they often come with nausea and vomiting. Some people may feel what is termed as an aura during a migraine, which is wavy lines, or flashing lights coming before the eyes.
Migraines are generally not dangerous during pregnancy week seven. If however the migraine is come with other symptoms that include fever or blurred vision, one should report her symptoms to the health care professional immediately! One should learn that there are certain triggers that might affect the susceptibility to migraines and they are below mentioned:
- Distress
- Insomnia - lack of sleep
- Chocolates
- Cheese
- Wines
- Coffees
- Hormones
- Smoking
- Strong smells