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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.

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KylinnsMommy - 7 minutes ago
I am sitting at my desk at work and just praying that I don't puke all over the place. I HATE morning sickness and I am ready for it to be done!

Amalthea - 31 minutes ago
Hey girls..killing time while my son naps... I started the dishwasher, and put away all my clean maternity clothes... no point to picking up the livingroom, My son will demolish it when he wakes

KylinnsMommy - 43 minutes ago
just curious...has anybody else gotten the h1n1 shot yet? I got mine at my 7 week appointment.

lynsa - 1 hours ago
I saw this ad online about a gender predictor kit called Intelligender.You can take it as soon as 10 weeks. It's a urine test and it's supposed to be over 90% accurate at predicting the gender. It costs $35. I'm considering taking this test but will use it just for fun. Has anyone heard of this and will anyone be trying it?

mrsgaylonj - 1.1 hours ago
LOL! Madame Z said my baby will be a 13.9 lb girl! And that it will be foggy, highly unlikely in north TX in June, more accurate would be sunny and too hot! So fuuny, its fun to play around with that, though. I think we'll have a boy, only 11 more weeks to find out....ugh!

bethfj - 1.7 hours ago
I just did Madame Zaritsa gender and labour test 4 fun it said.....The day you deliver, outside will be sunny. Your baby will arrive in the early morning. After a labor lasting approximately 14 hours, your child, a girl, will be born. Your baby will weigh about 8 pounds, 8 ounces, and will be 18 inches long. This child will have medium gray eyes and a lot of brown hair. haha!

lilfarfel - 1.8 hours ago
Wanted to share something to make you ladies giggle...plus I feel this is an image we can all relate too! Saw this tree while on a hike through the Delaware Water Gap... what does it remind you of?

bethfj - 1.9 hours ago
just wanted to say that I am getting up to go to the toilet at least twice a night too and I am knackered!also wanted to share with you that a few weeks ago I started eating watermelon on somebodies advice that it helps with morning sickness.I didnt think much of it till the last few days I have stopped eating it and have been feelin pretty sick again!so I'm back on it,if any of you are suffering out there then its worth a try for breckfast because its nice anyway.week 10 tomorrow I cant wait till double figures!x

6willbefun - 3.5 hours ago
10 weeks tomorrow!!! ahhh!!! cant waito get off the diclectin!!!! i hat taking perscriptions.

PreggoRach - 3.6 hours ago
Wow, ladies! I seriously thought I was the only one having to pee in the night this early. It's nice to hear that it's normal. Thanks!

mbecker - 3.6 hours ago
I pee all the time too! It is so annoying!

boyoboy - 4.5 hours ago
When I was 9 mos. pregnant i could sleep through the night 8 hours but this time around 9 weeks I'm peeing once a night boo.

Amalthea - 5.2 hours ago
oh ya.. i pee all nite.... i cant sleep if there is the littlest amount of pee..i have to get up and pee..and i pee at least once more in the night/ealy morning...

mrsgaylonj - 5.4 hours ago
Oh yeah, I'm with you ladies, I pee all the time, its crazy, 9 mths will be somethin' else! ????? Sorry if lame,but I take the perscription Neevo DHA, do I just take this since it is actually a prenatal vit, or do I take this and a prenatal? I know this is a dumb question, but I don't want to call doc just to ask that, and strange, but when I picked up the perscription there wasn't any drug info. Also so thrilled to be 3/4 through 1st trimester woo-woo!!! Hope you all have a great Friday! :)

mrsgaylonj - 5.4 hours ago
Woopigsie-i agree, I'd go the dd route for sure, that way you don't have to hide your water.

kelley82879 - 6.1 hours ago
biffabouf...usually around 3:00 am my belly starts to grumble i dont want to get up to eat though im already gaining weight i almost wish that i did have m/s so i wouldnt eat all day long lol

lynsa - 6.1 hours ago
Thanks PreggoRach and woopigsooie! When my DH to be and I heard his friend announce that to a room of people, we didn't say anything at first as it was his friends Bday but the day after, I told My fiance to call his friend but he was hesitant at first and told me I was over reacting and that his friend was drunk.. When i heard that, I flipped out completely! He then saw a crazy pregnant woman! He quickly called his friend but his friend didn't even say sorry! I then sent him an IM to his phone and spoke my mind! He quickly said sorry, more than once. You should never mess with a pregnant woman!! The MIL on the other hand, she would turn it around somehow and make it about herself but I will definitely be giving her a mouth full, if my fiance doesn't have the balls! I'm sure he will as he's upset too but I think it's great that everyone will be dying to know what we're going to have but our lips will be sealed! We've learned our lesson.

biffabouf - 6.3 hours ago
I have to get up every night too, but not to pee, to eat! I haven't had morning sickness with this pregnancy, but now I find that I can't sleep a full night without having to get up to eat. My... I'll be a whale if this keeps up!

boyoboy - 6.4 hours ago
The designated driver sounds way better. I agree with your thinking.

woopigsooie - 7.5 hours ago
Also, we are going to a college football game tomorrow. We are tailgating before the game and after. My dh thinks that people will know I'm preggo if they see me not drinking. He said I should put my water in a cup so they won't realize I'm not drinking. I think it's ok to say I'm the designated driver. I don't want people to think I'm drinking because they will think I was drinking while pregnant, when we finally tell them I'm pregnant. Did any of that make sence?

woopigsooie - 7.6 hours ago
Preggorach, I get up several times before I actually fall asleep to pee. I can't fall asleep unless I feel that my bladder is completely empty. It's very annoying! I also get up around 5am to pee again! I'm really not looking forward to getting up every hour when I'm 9 months pregnant!

kelley82879 - 7.8 hours ago
i get up 2-3 times a night to go potty i havent made it to nine weeks yet not till monday

PreggoRach - 8.1 hours ago
One thing that is slightly annoying me is that I'm already having to get up at least once a night to pee. I had this happen with my first pregnancy, of course, but not until later in the pregnancy I think. I can't believe that at 9 weeks I already have to get up once or twice! Ahh...

woopigsooie - 8.2 hours ago
Lynsa, that wouldn't just make me mad it would piss me off!!! I have a feeling my mil would do the same thing. We are telling my family first and then my dh family, and friends around the same time. I'm not even going to give her the chance to spill the beans. I love that your going to keep the sex and name a secret! Good for you! That is surely going to drive them nuts!!!

PreggoRach - 8.6 hours ago
lynsa - sorry to hear that. It's your news to share and not theirs. I think you have every right to be mad. Will your DH perhaps speak to his mom and friend about how this upset you? They should know that it was out of line for them to open their mouths.

lynsa - 8.9 hours ago
Oh and just a rant.. My fiance and I wanted to wait until Dec 10 to tell the rest of the family, I'd then be 3 months and my future MIL decided to break the news and tell a family member! I'm really upset and not to mention, my DH to be told one of his friends and asked him to keep it a secret and his friend told a whole room full of people in front of us! Some people just can't be trusted and we're now going to be be keeping the sex of the baby a secret and the name..Just to spite everyone! The best news was blurted out, now we're going to make everyone wait until the day of the birth lol.. Would you be mad if your pregnancy news was told other than by you?

lynsa - 9 hours ago
Hi ladies! It's great to be in week 9! I see alot of comments on constipation issues... stool softners may work but I avoid all types of medication. If you want to go the natural way, try eating prunes, drinking prune juice, grapes or coconut! They are natural laxatives and are safe for you and baby! Every morning I have a couple of fruits and vegetables mixed in a blender together with dried prunes...It tastes great and beats having to eat the prunes..why not just drink it. You can be regular everyday and you can put those medications away! Try it!

mrsgaylonj - 16.6 hours ago
Hola ladies, finally made it to wk 9! I told my sister the same day I got a positive, then within a week told the rest of the family on my side, just finally told my dh's daughters last week. So, I clearly have a big mouth! Just been trying so hard and so excited.

dinahmite425 - 22.7 hours ago
do any of you get this preggo symtpom that i get i have extreme amounts os spit all day i spit like 20 times an hour becuase i have so much and i cant possibly swollow it i would gag and throw up if i did.. its the worst ever my mom and sister get it also does anyone else

boyoboy - 23.4 hours ago
constipation sucks. I already take so many pills I don't want to take more for stool softeners. Oh what we go through and the men don't have anything happen to them, they just mentally have to navigate us.

KylinnsMommy - 1 days ago
so here I am complaining about constipation and eating handfulls of m&m's...But I can't help it...chocolate sounds so good right now!

KylinnsMommy - 1 days ago
the Zofran makes the constipation worse, so I finally remembered to take the stool softener this morning. I don't want to try anything too drastic during the week...the last thing I need is to be spending the majority of my time at work in the bathroom, especially now that we are short-staffed and I am the main front desk person! I will continue to take the stool softeners if I can swallow them, drink apple juice, try the prune baby food, and force myself to drink more water.

Amalthea - 1 days ago
kylinns... i have major issues with constipation while preggo... i had the hardest time yesterday... so bad that i bleed a lil bit... UGH..TMI... i have stool softeners from when i had my son...but havnet taken em yet..i should do that today...

meredith5029 - 1 days ago
Hey ladies! I'm from week 21 and saw that some of you are having constipation issues. I have suffered from chronic constipation since birth. Recently I went to a gastrointerologist because I was frequently going 3 weeks between bm's since becoming pregnant. His advice? LOT's of fiber... So I started eating 2-3 apples a day, 1 fiber1 bar everyday, as well as at least 1 glass of half apple juice half water. Amazingly, all of this has me having bm's about once a day! Please try this. I was skeptical too, but I know how miserable you feel! Good luck!

PreggoRach - 1 days ago
Kylinnsmommy - I think that apple juice and pineapple juice might also help if you're having a hard time with water. Maybe even do hald and half juice and water? Good luck. I've been so nauseous, but that is one area where I am not struggling too much. I hope it gets better for you!

KylinnsMommy - 1 days ago
Ok, TMI, but is anybody else having SERIOUS constipation issues? I look like I am already 5 months pregnant and it is definitely not the baby. lol. My doctor told me to drink lots of fluids, which I have never been good about and plain water makes me want to gag, and they said take stool softeners (took one this morning) but I usually have a problem swallowing pills, they said to exercise, but m/s and headaches make that pretty difficult, and they said to have prunes...I guess I will attempt to eat some of my daughter's prune baby food...yuck. I am just so uncomfortable and I think it is adding to my nausea. I feel like crap...excuse the pun! lol.

mbecker - 1 days ago
I am so bad at keeping quiet about being pregnant! We couldn't wait to tell everyone when I was pregant with Justin. Same thing this time around. We told everyone the day we found out! I told my hubby by waking him up in the morning. I tested as soon as I woke up! :-)

Amalthea - 1 days ago
xstacey- i was really sick with my first child til like 14 or 15 weeeks...sucked hard core..this time around ..once i hit 8 weeks i wasnt so sick... i was worried, but i have other symptoms still and i still get super tired after chasing my nearly 2 year old around... last nite i felt pretty green tho... It will pass soon for you i hope... i feel your pain

xstaceyx321 - 1 days ago
I know it will all be worth it in the end ive done it once and survived lol and im sure i will with this little one too. Just down hearted at the moment just because its so constant but hopefully once im a little further along i will start to feel better. I too couldnt wait to tell eveyone about being pregnant, the 1st time was my husbands birthday and he knew i went to take the test but his friend was outstaying his welcome if you know what i mean lol my husband was trying his best to make him leave so he could find out it killed me keeping it inside so long. Then this time my husband was working on the car and whilst he was in the middle of doing whatever it was he was doing i told him. We told family early on too, im no good at keeping secrets like that for too long, i guess everyones the same.

Amalthea - 1 days ago
oh ya... i texted my DH during the day when i got a posative test... had to tell him...i was so excited

KylinnsMommy - 1 days ago
And I was home alone when I found out I was pregnant with my daughter...her daddy was out of town and was going to be home that night, but I couldn't wait to tell him and told him over the phone. I felt like I was going to burst if I didn't tell anybody, and obviously I wanted him to be the first to know, so I called him first thing in the morning, woke him up, and just blurted out 'happy birthday, you're gonna be a daddy!' I really have no self control when it comes to big secrets like that! lol!

KylinnsMommy - 1 days ago
we caved and called most of our family within an hour of taking my first hpt. I am GREAT at keeping secrets for other people and AWFUL at keeping my own...

PreggoRach - 1 days ago
You're not the only one, Amalthea. Our family has known since Halloween!

Amalthea - 1 days ago
We caved and told the family about the pregnancy last nite... we arent good at keeping secrets....

boyoboy - 1 days ago
Woke up without ms today and not too bad nausea. It went away around 10 weeks with my son but the heartburn has started up now. It's like trading for one thing for the other.

6willbefun - 1 days ago
i have to wait until dec 14 for my next ultrasound thats like for ever!!! hope all is well with everyone. ps my house is a right off to lol

babyshiloh - 1 days ago
9 weeks and 1 days today. Baby's heart beat was 185 (mom thinks it's a boy because boys are so active). Not to bad m/s - just after I eat something the body doesn't like it comes up fast. (like Mexican from last night). No sore boobs anymore.. they look sllightly bigger - nipples sore off and on. Next appointment is at week 12. =)

PreggoRach - 1 days ago
boyoboy and kylinnsmommy - I totally know how you guys feel. It's a struggle just to keep the household going and have basic things like laundry and dishes done. xstaceyx321 - I hope you feel better soon too! It sure feels awful to be sick all the time, but we will have to try to remember that this is just temporary and for a good cause, right? :S

xstaceyx321 - 1 days ago
hi everyone, 10 weeks tomorrow and still no sign of things getting better. m/s is still as bad as ever, the food i can eat changes daily which is difficult, sore boobs everyday and generally feeling really lousy and down. went to view a house the other day that were moving into in january and had to dash out before i passed out, its made me really paranoid about going out coz i get anxiety with it, had a panic attack yesterday. what can i say im hopeless, i just carry so bad i did with my daughter now 21 months and ive got it really bad this time. i am hoping so much for everyones sake that im ok for xmas.

angelbabe1511 - 2 days ago
Hi ladies! So I'm 9 weeks!!! thanx god :) and no morning sickness or night sickness no nausea whatsoever. I have a feeling It's a baby girl! For the ones that are sick I hope you guys feel better. My boobs r still super sore and I eat everything i crave lol. My first sonogram is dec 8th and i cant wait!!!! Hugs and Kisses to all

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