3. week of pregnancy (according to the calculations of gynecologists) is actually the moment of ovulation, and thus fertilization. This is an important moment, although usually missed by future parents - unless they consciously and on a calendar try for a child.

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  1. 3. week of pregnancy: how is your baby developing?
  2. 3. week of pregnancy: what's happening to you?
  3. 3. week of pregnancy: the most important recommendations

3. week of pregnancy: how is your baby developing?

In the third week of your cycle you enter the ovulatory phase. This is the moment when fertilization is possible. At the time of ovulation, the mature egg turns into an immature cell which is released from the ovary into the fallopian tube, where it grows to a size of 0.2 mm.

The egg spends 1 day in the fallopian tube - during this time, it is moved from the fallopian tube towards the uterus through the projections.

If in the third week of the cycle there is no fertilization on this path, the egg cell dies, the walls of the uterus, in which the embryo was not implanted, will start to peel off and menstruation will begin.

However, if fertilization occurs, the remainder of the follicle in which the egg has matured and from which the egg was released will turn into a yellow body.

Its task is to produce progesterone, which is a hormone necessary to keep the embryo alive. This will continue until the placenta takes over the role of the corpus luteum.

What does the fertilization process look like in the 3rd week of the cycle? When, due to favorable circumstances, the sperm is at the right time and in the right place, it will start to fight to enter the egg. For this purpose, it has to pass through its outer layer and break through to the transparent film.

When he succeeds, he will create a cell composed of 46 chromosomes, making 23 pairs. A fertilized cell is called a zygote. As a result of numerous divisions, a human will develop from it.

These divisions occur on the first day after fertilization, on average every 12-14 hours. The zygote gradually moves towards the uterus, moved by the movement of the aforementioned protrusions.

3. week of pregnancy: what's happening to you?

Many women are able to recognize when they are ovulating without taking their temperature, observing mucus, or taking tests. In the third week of the cycle, it feels characteristicpain in the lower abdomen.

This is called ovulatory pain of the ovaries, which is often a harbinger of impending ovulation. It is probably caused by the overflow of alveolar fluid and blood into the peritoneal cavity and its irritation, as well as the action of hormones that increase when ovulation occurs.

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The stinging occurs in subsequent cycles, once in the left ovary, once in the right ovary, and ends at the end of the third week of the cycle, as soon as ovulation is over.

You are now in the 3rd week, i.e. in the 1st month of pregnancy

In the course of ovulation, the woman's body prepares itself for the possible intake of sperm. To enable him to fertilize the cell, he stops producing thick mucus, which would be too powerful a barrier for him.

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Instead, the cervix produces thinner mucus that helps sperm enter the fallopian tube. This process takes several hours, but only a few dozen of sperm reach their destination, of which only one is able to enter the egg cell.

In the 3rd week of your cycle, you will not feel any fertilization symptoms yet. The first symptoms of pregnancy appear a few weeks later, and the primary signal that should prompt you to test is amenorrhea, which theoretically should occur 14 days after ovulation.

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3. week of pregnancy: the most important recommendations

Getting pregnant is usually not difficult, but there are couples who try to conceive for a long time and persistently. If you are consciously waiting for ovulation, remember that there are many factors that can reduce your chances of conception.

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One of them is stress, which negatively affects the fertility of both women and men. In the case of future mothers, it can disrupt their hormonal balance and cause non-ovulatory cycles. Therefore, don't get stressed about the fact that another month is passing and you are still not pregnant.

Sometimes the lack of two lines on the test can be a matter of psyche: many couples who really want to have a child cannot get pregnant, and as soon as they give up trying - they immediately become parents.

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Although there is no medical evidence, many doctors advise that after intercourse, do not get up straight away, but lie down and letthe sperm can calmly penetrate deeper into the body (after getting up, gravity may make this journey difficult for them).

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