Your baby resembles a tadpole more than a human, but is growing fast. The circulatory system is beginning to form, and the tiny heart will start to beat this week. Your baby is the size of a sesame seed. Read about your pregnancy at 5 weeks.
A wide variety of foods contain vitamin B6, including potatoes, bananas, beans, seeds, nuts, red meat, poultry, fish, eggs, spinach, and fortified cereals. Teen guys need 1.3 mg of vitamin B6 daily and teen girls need 1.2 mg.
The best sources of Vitamin B 12 include: eggs, milk, cheese, milk products, meat, fish, shellfish and poultry. Some soy and rice beverages as well as soy based meat substitutes are fortified with vitamin B12. To see if a product contains vitamin B 12 check the Nutrition Facts on the food label. You need vitamin B 12 to form DNA, make healthy blood cells and keep nerves working properly. 2  Low levels of vitamin B 12 can cause pernicious anemia. 3  Vegetarians who eat no animal products and the elderly who absorb less vitamin B 12 are most at risk. 4  Vitamin B12 is found only in animal foods and fortified foods.