1 Week Pregnant

How your baby is developing now you’re 1 week pregnant
While there’s technically no baby yet, your body is preparing for ovulation. At around day five of your menstrual cycle – this is five days after your period started – an egg (ovum) will begin to mature inside a fluid-filled sac (follicle) in one of your two ovaries.
1 week pregnant is how many months?
If you’re 1 week pregnant, you're in month 1 of your pregnancy. Only 8 months to go!
Your body at 1 week pregnant
The lining of your womb will also start to thicken in preparation for the implanting of the egg.
The date of the first day of your last period is important because your pregnancy will be calculated from this date, even though conception doesn’t usually take place until around two weeks later. This means that although pregnancy is described as 40 weeks, you won’t actually have conceived until around the end of the second week.
Fun facts for week 1 of pregnancy:
- Did you know that women who get 400 micrograms of folic acid daily this early in pregnancy reduce their baby’s risk of neural tube defects by up to 70 percent? That’s why it’s super important to take folic acid; read more about folic acid, here…
- Did you know that you’re not technically pregnant yet? In fact your due date is calculated from the first day of your last period!
Watch how your baby is being made at week 1 of pregnancy
Watch our short video to see how your egg is fertilised, starting you out onto your journey into motherhood. It really is amazing!
Top tips now you’re 1 week pregnant:
- Make sure you’re taking a 400mcg supplement of folic acid at least three months before trying to conceive – if you haven’t you should start taking it now.
- Smoking and alcohol are bad for you and for your baby, so if you haven’t already stopped give up now.
- Passive smoking is also bad for your baby, so try to avoid being around smokers.
- Over-the-counter medicines and herbal remedies could harm your unborn baby so talk to your pharmacist about what medication you can take during pregnancy.
- If you are on prescription drugs for a specific condition your GP will be able to advise you whether the medication you are taking is suitable during pregnancy. It’s important not to stop your medication without consulting your GP
- Keep an eye out for those early pregnancy signs
- Pick up some pregnancy tests to keep at home so you’re ready to begin testing