Everything revolves around the hormone HCG<\/strong><\/p>\n Your baby currently looks most like a tiny grain of rice, about two millimeters in size. But meanwhile, an incredible amount is happening inside that grain of rice. This week, the development of the heart already begins. So, it is an important moment. <\/p>\n Sometimes, a fertilized egg can split into two parts, each forming a separate embryo. This results in identical twins. Such twins are always of the same sex, look exactly alike, and share the same hereditary traits. If, instead of one egg, two eggs mature, detach simultaneously, and are both fertilized, then you get fraternal twins. These can be of different sexes and can also look completely different. Interestingly, fraternal twins are often hereditary, whereas identical twins are always a matter of chance. <\/p>\n Now that you are pregnant, it is especially important to live a healthy lifestyle. Not only are alcohol and cigarettes now \u2018forbidden fruits\u2019, but you should also avoid (foreign) soft cheeses made from raw milk for the time being. These can be contaminated with the Listeria bacterium, a bacterium that is harmful to the baby. You can recognize these cheeses by the inscription \u2018au lait cru\u2019 on the label. <\/p>\n Also be moderate with vitamin A, as too much vitamin A is not good for the baby. Therefore, do not eat too much organ meat, such as liver and kidneys, as these are rich in vitamin A. It is also best to avoid raw meat such as steak tartare for the time being, as these may be contaminated with the toxoplasmosis parasite. Also, have someone else clean the cat litter box due to the risk of toxoplasmosis. <\/p>\n Going to the sauna is also not wise in the early stages of your pregnancy. Large temperature fluctuations are not good, especially during the period when the organs are being formed. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Week 5 Everything revolves around the hormone HCG Your baby Your baby currently looks most like a tiny grain of…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":1653,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","template":"templates\/flex.php","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-1754","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/verloskundigenrotterdamwest.nl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1754","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/verloskundigenrotterdamwest.nl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/verloskundigenrotterdamwest.nl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/verloskundigenrotterdamwest.nl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/verloskundigenrotterdamwest.nl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1754"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/verloskundigenrotterdamwest.nl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1754\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1755,"href":"https:\/\/verloskundigenrotterdamwest.nl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1754\/revisions\/1755"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/verloskundigenrotterdamwest.nl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1653"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/verloskundigenrotterdamwest.nl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1754"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}Your baby<\/h3>\n
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