Your baby now is about the size of a medium green olive. The crow-to-rump length is 22 to 30 mm and the baby weighs 0.12 ounces. Although your body shape will not yet reveal that you are pregnant, your doctor would be able to notice an enlarged uterus. The hCG hormone is at its peak and you might notice more changes. Your skin may become smoother and a bit plumper, but you might also get an outbreak of pimples. Your hair may become less oily, or more. You might also notice some vaginal discharge, which is usually not a cause for concern.
Although the baby is still very small, it is beginning to look more like a human being. Your baby's back is straightening out and the tail is shrinking. In proportion to the rest of his body, the head is large and remains curved forwards onto the chest. The head is erect and the neck is developing well. Even though your baby's eyes are well developed, they are covered by a membrane lid. The eyes will not begin to open and close for quite some time still. Your baby will begin to make tiny movements as the muscles start to develop. You will not be able to feel any of these early movements, but you might be able to see them during an ultrasound. The arms and hands are progressing faster than the legs and feet at this point. By this time of your baby's development, the hands have defined finger ridges and the tissue between them will die off to leave separate fingers. It is impossible to distinguish a male from a female at this time because external genitalia look very similar at this point.
Your blood system will change during pregnancy and blood volume will increase by 50%. The increase in blood is important to meet the demands of your growing uterus. Blood volumes will begin to increase during the first trimester and will continue to rise throughout the entire pregnancy. The increase in plasma can cause anemia, which will cause you to feel tired or weak.
In week 9 (7 weeks after conception) the fingers are clearly visible.
VI-Chick - 2 hours ago
Any of you ladies having crazy sex dreams too? I hear it's common. So far I've done half the guys I know. EWWWW!!! LOL. It's going to be hard to face a few of them :-) Darn hormones!!
Liz, so sorry to hear your leaving us. I know how hard that is. Take care of yourself, my heart goes out to you.
LizNucks - 8.8 hours ago
So ladies, I won't be joining these sessions anymore. I went to have an u/s today to hear our babies heartbeat and my OB didn't find one, he had me go for a vaginal one and still nothing. I guess our 3rd times the charm baby weren't in our cards either...I still can't believe that we're going to lose another. My OB says that I need to be prepared for my body to m/c (I hope it will on it's own so I don't need a D&C, ehhh...I so can't believe that this is happening). I really hope you all have wonderful and great pregnancy's still and I hope to be back sooner than later. May god bless you all.
youngmama - 9.3 hours ago
all this talk about watermelon I went out to get some this morning and wow....I wasn't sure it would work, but it doesn't make me feel sick at all, thanks for the advice ladies.
dollface - 10.6 hours ago
i wish i were 'craving' just ONE thing! i personally have never had any 'cravings' during my pregnancies nor do i know anyone who has had true cravings (i've always said that it's just a way to get our husbands to do stuff for us!). they sound like fun! for me...when i'm not feeling nauseous, i eat everything in sight! i hope everyone is enjoying their pregnancies!
Kayvee - 11.4 hours ago
I haven't had any watermelon but yesterday my man bought home two big melons and I have nearly finished a whole one to myself already. I can also drink up to a litre of orange juice in one day too. If there is any fruit in the house (theres hardly any left with me around) then I eat it. I don't even feel like chocolate anymore. I just can't get enough of fruit. It could be the very hot weather here in Spain but that is all I'm craving! Please send fruit baskets this way!!! LOL!! Hope all you lovely ladies are well today.
mommafrazier - 11.9 hours ago
I have been eating watermellon like crazy as well. I bought a huge watermellon on Sunday and now its Friday and I am down to my last few pieces. I am the only one in the house who likes it. My husband has been thinking I am crazy....LoL. Atleast its good for you =)
VI-Chick - 12.6 hours ago
Hello week 9!!!!! All this talk of watermelon. It's funny, that's the first thing I craved. THEN I read that it helps with ms, which I'm just starting to get more of... especially when brushing my teeth!
feb10 - 12.8 hours ago
For some reason today - my belly looks really round... has anyone else noticed a big diff in their belly? (and only yesterday I was saying my belly stilly looked relatively flat!!)
Naaster - 13.5 hours ago
Oh, I crave watermelon so bad these days! With salt!
And I work in the ER constantly hefting and lifting people, and my sciatica is horrible every night for it. Some nights are better then others, but at least I only work 3 nights a week!
I get to go next Wednesday to hear the baby's heartbeat! I'm trying to not use the doppler at work so I hear it the first time with baby daddy! After that it's ON, ha ha.
youngmummy2be2 - 14.1 hours ago
Babys heart rate is 178 today : ) For any mummys to be who are paranoid (like me!) especially with no symptoms i would def recommend getting a fetal doppler, they are amazing! Have my booking appointment now so just waiting on the midwife! Its so exciting : ) I knew a woman who had sciatica from 8 weeks it was so bad she had to be in a wheel chair and then didnt walk until she was induced at 32 weeks! So hopefully yours will all clear up soon! xx
sam m - 14.6 hours ago
sarahann I hope for both of us it gets better, its even worse today I feel like an old lady! lol and ts so sharp and ouchy.. owensbaby2, I feel for you I really do, it must be awful if you cant even walk!!!! They say to try and lie on the opposite side to relieve the pressure, I really hope it gets better for you x
owensbaby2 - 15.9 hours ago
sam and sarahm-Just happened to read this week...I am 27 weeks pregnant and my sciatica is getting sooo bad that I can't walk..I hope mit goes away for you early..Good luck with your pregnancies and babies!
missmammy2b - 16.1 hours ago
week 9 yey didnt think id get here x
sarahann - 22.6 hours ago
sam m - I'm hearing you!! I had horrendous sciatica with my first, and I've got it again now. It's so incapacitating, I can't even roll over in bed sometimes, hurts so much. Even walking is a huge effort sometimes.
manzie91k - 1 days ago
I was told not to eat large fish because they consumed smaller fish when they were alive and they would have a higher mercury level.
honghuzhenni - 1 days ago
youngmama-- this is from wikianswers: 'yes tuna is OK to eat during pregnancy although it does contain mercury as any fish does...Although it is not recommended to eat more than 6 oz. of canned tuna per week...and a total of 12 ounces of fish per week is the recommended intake some safe fish to eat are bass, catfish, cod, croaker, flounder, freshwater perch, haddock, herring, mackerel, marlin, ocean perch, orange roughy, pacific halibut, pollack, red snapper, salmon, scrod, and sole...you can also eat the following as long as they are fully cooked....clams, crab, lobster, oysters, scallops, and shrimp' If you're going to have tuna I also heard albacore has a higher mercury content than the regular stuff.
rickettsrules - 1 days ago
nutnut - I am sooo cursing you. I have no morning sickness, but now I can't stop thinking about the juicy refreshing taste of watermelon! I WANT IT AND I WANT IT NOW! hahahahahaha......... oh yeah baby, watermelon!
dollface - 1 days ago
youngmomma-you can totally eat tuna...just not too much of it! everything in moderation!
nutnut - 1 days ago
yes,i thought the morning (all day sickness) was easing up yesterday, but its back again today with a vengence. i realized what i did differently yesterday was i ate toast in the am two slices, then two hours later i drank 6oz of juice. then all day long the only thing i ate was slices of watermelon (it was so good, and it quenched my thirst without bloating me) i had some mac n cheese for supper, and snacked again on water melon with crackers in between until bed time. i felt sooo good yesterday. today i didnt eat any watermelon, and had a heavy italian dinner.. bad idea lol. think i need to go back to the water melon and spacing out very tiny meals. a new symptom im having is backache. is this normal so early on? i know its crazy but i already look a good 5 months pregant. i gained 15lbs already. i was like this with my daughter too. gained all my weight in the begining and basically looked the same size for the rest of my pregnancy til the very end where i just popped over night lol. anyway, my point of this was to tell other women with morning sickness to try eating watermelon it made me feel alot better
youngmama - 1 days ago
well looks like I spoke too soon about the morning sickness improving. Today was brutal. The only thing I can think about without feeling sick is a delcious tuna sandwhich from subway, but I heard we are not suppose to eat tuna so it looks like I will have to rely on other things for now. Does anyone know what amount of tuna is safe to eat, if any?
Nixxy30 - 1 days ago
Melbabe-thanx for the info,i feel better,now.its hard not to worry tho.lookin 4ward to my scan next wk.congrats to u.x
melbabe - 1 days ago
Nixxy30: hey just visiting here from week 27 throughout my entire pregnancy i have never ever had one symptom no morning sickness no sore boobs no nothing...i always said that if i had not seen that little baby moving all around in there on ultrasound i would have never believed i was pregnant...so dont worry girl everything is fine just consider yourself one of the lucky ones
Nixxy30 - 1 days ago
Hi all,im kinda
Worried somethin is wrong,i stil have no symptoms.my 1st scan is next wednesday. Just hope baby is fine.has any1 else had no symptoms and everythin was fine.?please let
Me knw.x
Nixxy30 - 1 days ago
Hi all,im kinda
Worried somethin is wrong,i stil have no symptoms.my 1st scan is next wednesday. Just hope baby is fine.has any1 else had no symptoms and everythin was fine.?please let
Me knw.x
urnchstephie - 1 days ago
9 weeks today! Woohoo! Closer to that 12 week mark!
babydoll87 - 2 days ago
Had a scan today after some slight bleeding 2 days ago. They have said everything is fine and i even got to see see my babys heartbeat. Absolutely amazing! Im 9 weeks today (exactly as predicted by this site)
Cant wait to get to 12 weeks to start telling everyone the good news.
I hope all your pregnancies are healthy and enjoyable. Good luck everybody
foxymomma - 2 days ago
Two more days and I move on to 10 weeks GOD willing! I go to the doc in 5 days I am very excitted and nervous all in all. I hope everyone has a wonderful July 4th. Good Luck to all and may GOD Bless us!
sam m - 2 days ago
ouch anyone else suffering with terrible sciatica at the moment? Its like a sharp pain if you move suddenly in your butt and it radiates down my back! It friggin hurts!!!!
valentina322 - 2 days ago
hey ladies today is my last day in week 9 HURRAY!! I will see you in week 10 I hope you have a great 4th.
sarahann - 2 days ago
catriona, I like Oscar and Ewan for boys names of Irish/Celtic origin. My nephew is named Connor and it's a lovely name too. Good luck convincing hubby. What names does he like?
sarahann - 2 days ago
Kayvee, that's so sad. I'm sorry for you. Sometimes dreams of passed ones can be comforting, but I guess it depends on what type of dream it is. I hope you have some nice dreams about your mum meeting your little one.
Kayvee - 2 days ago
I can't stop crying this morning. I had a weird vivid dream about my mum last night (she passed away last year) and now I'm getting really upset that she is never going to meet her granchild. Sorry to put a dampner on everyones morning but I just want my mum!!!
natt - 2 days ago
sO happY...i went foR an ultrasound yesteRday aNd i got tO see my little oNes heartbeat...i cant hear it yet but i saw it =]...cant wait for my due date january 31,2010...this will be my first little one...coNgratz to all of u =]
honghuzhenni - 2 days ago
Yeah, mine will be 16 months apart, assuming my calculations are right. It will be kind of crazy, but then again won't it be nice to have things overlap like...diapering, early development stages, etc. In the long run I see it as a good thing. I was 4 years apart from my brother, and I'm sure he was bored out of his mind waiting for me to grow up so he could have someone to play with. My mom also hated having to get back into diapers again after my brother was already done with them. So maybe it won't be so bad. Hard, I'm sure of it, though. :)
dollface-- I totally hear you about the food thing. Isn't it awful?! Can't WAIT for m/s to end!!!!
Helen(hq) - 2 days ago
there will be 15 months between mine and people already say god help me!! but hey we'r blessed to be able to have them!
Helen(hq) - 2 days ago
just wanted to show u guys that u can get photos on here via myspace/photobucket just cut and paste the url, so look 4ward to seeing ur bumps and scans!
this is emmie 8 months!
Kayvee - 2 days ago
Yeah, I made it to week 9!!! Haven't had morning sickness for over a week now!
lucylu10 - 2 days ago
Happy Canada Day to all the other Canadians out there!! :D
Hope everyone is doing well xoxo
MommyLaur - 2 days ago
Yesterday was one of my better days in week 9! I actually ate something other than saltines and didn't throw up! I hate having cravings...eating them and then it all coming back up again :o( When will the morning sicknes end???
feb10 - 2 days ago
Catriona - i dont want rain :o(
pregoteacher13 - 2 days ago
shelly - no bleeding since Friday night. :)
catriona - 3 days ago
youngmummy2be - The rain has started here in Belfast & is on its way over to England/Wales I believe so it'll b a little bit cooler for a bit lol x
youngmummy2be2 - 3 days ago
I heard my little ones heart beat today!!! I bought the Hi Bebe LCD one and i caught it for about 10 seconds, it was amazing!! it says it works from 10 weeks so i wasnt expecting to find it, it made me so emotional! it was 164 bpm : ) There will be 20 months between my 2 and I am slightly nervous but I think that he hopefully wont have hit the terrible twos and will learn to share and not get his own way all the time before he reaches that period! I am also putting him into nursery one day a week because i dont want my son to take up most of my time because he will get time alone with me when the little one is sleeping, and the new baby wont get that time! IT IS SO FREAKING HOT! its only 32 degrees but we are so not used to it over here i am dying!
julie84 - 3 days ago
My baby will be 16 months g-d willing when this baby arrives. It is kind of scary, it's like having 2 babies, but hopefully she'll be walking and seem a lot older by then and more like a toddler. Right now, she is for sure an infant. I can relate to feeling grossed out when feeding her baby food but I still do it. She's starting to eat so many new things and sometimes I don't want to feed her something b/c it grosses me out and I feel bad. Hope everyone is doing well. I have my first doctorss appt a week from Friday. It's weird that it will be my first appointment when so many of you have had multiple appointments. I'm excited to find out my actual due date. With my last pregnancy my doctor changed my due date based on my irregular cycle so I don't really know how far along I am.
youngmama - 3 days ago
Last 2-3 days my morning sickness is starting to let up a bit which is crazy because only four or five days ago I was getting sick multiple times a day...it finally feels like the end of the first trimester is near!
dollface - 3 days ago
youngmummy2be2-my kids will be barely 18 months apart. thinking about it is making me a bit nervous! i think i'll be starting my son in preschool in january (18 months) just so i have a few hours a week with only 1 baby. i'm having a hard time feeding him sometimes because making/looking at food makes me nauseous. thank god my husband is helping me A LOT!
catriona - 3 days ago
I know its still early days but I cannot think of a single boys name that both me and my husband like! Dont think another 7 months to think of one will make any difference coz when I was pregnant with our daughter we were the same, so I dont know wot we'll call our baby if its a boy??!! Help! My husband is Icelandic and wants a name that will work there and being Irish I would like a celtic name, only ones I like are Conor, Finnley or Eoin but he doesnt like any of them!
youngmummy2be2 - 3 days ago
I am O- as well... I dont think it is a problem, my son was born with O+ so I had to have the injecting at 28 weeks, 35 and then when he was born (i think). It is only that it can make your baby anemic it is not VERY serious although if left untreated i think it can be, however the Anti D injections sort all of that out! So if you are negative blood and you have any spotting or get to 28 weeks or when you give birth you will most likely need the injection : ) Not having many symptoms atm, got my booking appointment on Fri and 3rd scan on the 17th! so excited : ) Will anyone else have a gap smaller than two years with their babies?
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