Development
What is developing around week 3
Pregnancy is dated from the first day of the last menstrual period. During these earliest numbered weeks, conception and implantation timing may not yet align with the week count, so clinical dating can change after evaluation.
Your body
Changes you may notice
First-trimester experiences can include fatigue, breast tenderness, nausea, food aversions or cravings, mood changes, constipation, urinary frequency, headache, and heartburn. Some people have few symptoms; symptom intensity does not reliably measure pregnancy health.
Symptoms vary widely. Absence, presence, or intensity of a symptom cannot confirm that a pregnancy is progressing normally.
This week’s focus
A practical next step
Know when a home pregnancy test may be useful and how you will contact a care professional if it is positive.
- Know when a home pregnancy test may be useful and how you will contact a care professional if it is positive.
- Keep appointments and follow the plan created with your prenatal care professional.
- Save new symptoms and questions in one place so changes are easier to explain.
Prenatal visit
Questions worth bringing with you
- What should I understand or prepare during pregnancy week 3?
- Which symptoms should make me call you now rather than wait for my next appointment?
- What tests, vaccines, medicines, or decisions are coming next in my care plan?