6 weeks pregnant: symptoms discharge?

Week-by-week guide to pregnancy
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When you're pregnant, you have lots of questions. Our week-by-week pregnancy guide is packed with lots of useful information. From what's happening inside your body, to how your baby is developing, and tips and advice on having a healthy pregnancy – this is your one-stop pregnancy guide!

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1st trimester

Our week-by-week pregnancy guide is full of essential information. From early pregnancy symptoms to how your baby is growing and developing, you'll find it all here.


Your baby is growing and changing at a fast pace as they start to grow arms, legs and ears. The liver, brain and musculoskeletal system are also developing. To achieve this transformation, the baby gets everything they need from you.

Feeling nausea

Morning sickness can occur at any time of day, although it's usually worse when you first wake up. It might help to keep a snack by your bed.

Try eating 6 small meals a day, get lots of rest, and follow a balanced, healthy diet with lots of water. Read these tips on healthy eating.

Some people find that ginger helps (such as ginger tea, ginger ale, crystallised ginger, and ginger biscuits). Others say sucking ice cubes and wearing travel acupressure wristbands helps.

If you can't keep food down, talk to your midwife or doctor.

Early pregnancy symptoms (at 6 weeks)

You may be dealing with morning sickness and tiredness, along with other early signs of pregnancy. Your symptoms could also include:

a metallic taste in your mouth
sore breasts
mood swings (read about mood swings in week 8)
headaches
new food likes and dislikes
a heightened sense of smell
you may need to pee more frequently
a white milky pregnancy discharge from your vagina
light spotting (see your doctor if you get bleeding in pregnancy)
cramping, a bit like period pains
darkened skin on your face or brown patches - this is known as chloasma or the "mask of pregnancy"
thicker and shinier hair
feeling bloated