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Congratulations! You are now in weeks one to three

Congratulations! You are now in weeks one to three

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Congratulations! It’s here your amazing journey to become a mother really begins. Most women don't even know they are pregnant for the first month of pregnancy, but amazing changes are happening in your body, even though the physical signs won't reveal themselves for some time.

This early stage of pregnancy is extremely important because your baby, who is actually smaller than a grain of rice, is changing from a cluster of cells, to form the rudimentary shape of a tiny embryo. By the end of the fourth week, a primitive heart will already have begun to beat.

Even though its far too early to tell, your baby’s sex has already been decided at the point of conception, as well as all the future characteristics like eye colour, hair colour or how big its feet will grow. You will have to wait a little longer to find out the sex though…





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