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At this point of your pregnancy, the crown-to-rump length of your developing baby is 1.25 to 1.68 inches. It is now easier to tell how much the baby weighs since he is beginning to put on some weight. Your baby weighs approximately 5 grams and is the size of a small plum! The baby has grown an incredible amount during these past few weeks, but you still are not showing too much yet.


Fetus in pregnancy week 10	Click for a bigger movie of this busy boy

This week is somewhat of a landmark for your developing baby. By now, your babys complete body plan is laid down. Your baby will continue to develop and grow for the remainder of the pregnancy. The fingers and toes have separated and the tail has disappeared now. Your baby has taste and tooth buds at this point, which will continue to develop. The brain will continue to grow at an amazing rate and nearly a quarter of a million new neurons are produced every minute! The embryonic heart is completely developed. External genitalia are not apparent until next week, but the testes in baby boys will already be producing testosterone.

Because you have high hormone levels at this time, you may notice an abundance of emotional and physical effects. Most pregnant women find themselves getting distressed easily and have frequent mood swings. Common physical changes include the beginning of real weight gain, potential softening of the gums and slightly swollen thyroid glands. Common emotional changes include feelings of unattractiveness, feelings of inadequacy and concerns about what the future holds. Some women are not excited about their pregnancy at first and question the condition. Moodswings are not uncommon and many pregnancy women tend to get upset easily, cry at the slightest things, feel moody or drift on daydreams.

You may have gained a little weight already. Average weight gain during pregnancy is about 28lbs(13kgs), but most of that is gained in the second and third trimester.

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NeedABoy-MaybeTwo! - 2.5 hours ago
I feel like trash the majority of the time, and my house looks like I haven't moved in a month. Wonder why?

SU90 - 7.7 hours ago
My name doesnt show :( anyways my body makes voices when i sleep on my left side so this morning i got tired of sleeping on the right side and changed to left. when i did that, i felt fast heart beats where the baby is, i got off of the bed fast and shocked. its weired :S

spencerbaby1 - 18.9 hours ago
mines now showing either but my profile brings me to this page. oh well

sweetbabyboy - 19.3 hours ago
My name has disappeared too!

SLK - 20 hours ago
My name isn't there either

JH - 20.5 hours ago
Extreme anger today (mind you it is triggered by a disobedient kid). i am either having m/s one day or dealing with some anger the next. sheesh.

treyvensmom2 - 21.6 hours ago
My name isnt there either.... it was last night.

septbaby5 - 22.1 hours ago
myfirstmkc- I noticed that some of the ladies in other weeks are saying the same thing. I wonder what the problem is??

myfirstmkc - 1 days ago
Septbaby5 - I have the same problem of not seeing my name. I even emailed the administrator but never heard from her..

septbaby5 - 1 days ago
My name is not showing up on the right with our due dates. Anyone else have this happen or know why?

septbaby5 - 1 days ago
Good morning ladies! I finally went for another ultrasound yesterday and baby was measuring 5 days ahead, heartbeat was 158. I don't think my doctor will change the due date though... Fingers crossed that those of us suffering from m/s get some relief soon. I am barely capable of lying on the couch these days! Good times:) For those of you suffering from constipation, benefiber works wonders. Happy weekend everyone!!

SLK - 1 days ago
Yeah, I've been wearing maternity pants and the tighter, stretchier maternity tops as well because none of my regular pants fit me anymore, this is my 2nd baby but I still didn't expect to be in maternity wear so soon

maleiahsmommy - 1 days ago
hello ladies, I'm new to the site. I'm in my 10th week, second baby. I have the worst m/s at night omg it's horrible I never had m/s with my 1st so this is all new to me. Plus I have a cold and feel like I'm suffering. Lol. I don't feel like myself low energy. I hope it gets better.

Amber Zakahi - 2 days ago
Emsbaby1- I feel you on the constipation. I've been constipated for 5 days... I feel like I'm gonna explode! And I have had a UTI since last Friday. At first I didn't even know about the UTI because there was just a lot of pressure and I had to pee all the time, several times an hour, and a couple drops would come out. I have a history with UTI's and they were always way different before I became prego so I didnt realize it at first.

JH - 2 days ago
oh and i am showing. i am in between clothes right now. and the pooch is enough that it looks like i have gained weight and people should say 'dern girl, you got some weight and it don't look good on you.' and to think i have only gained about 3 pounds. looks more like 8.

JH - 2 days ago
SLK...that is me too...with the m/s. I have to wait 30 minutes after i take my thyroid medication before i can eat. By then I am super hungry, but super nauseas. Nothing smells good or looks good. I ate 20 min after my pills this morning to avoid another rotten day like yesterday!

JH - 2 days ago
oh and the ACV...that will move your stools!

JH - 2 days ago
lilpigs....thanks! a litle better today. You can take apple cider vinegar (heavily diluted). it is anti-fungal, anti-VIRAL, and anti-bacterial. If you use Braggs it tastes like a very mild apple cider (other brands taste aweful). i use 2 tsp in 20 oz of water. helped with my allergies last fall. i get severe seasonal allergies and never had a problem. I have taken a break since then. And yes, you can have allergies in the winter especially if the winter has been very mild. trees are starting to bud and give pollen. some trees do this in the winter regardless. I have had several migraines, actually only 2 in two weeks. But the last one was 48 hours. i have had to take Benedryl several times. I am afraid i got so addicted to the ACV taste last fall I over did it and now I can't drink it as much as I would like to help with allergies. gerrr.

JH - 2 days ago
Emsbaby, i deal with constipation due to my thyroid. but i have been taking 500mg of Magnesium at night and in the morning i have a nice movement. the majority of americans are deficient in magnesium...so probably safe for you to take too.

SLK - 2 days ago
I think my m/s is at it's worst at the moment, and it has been pretty mild (no vomiting) just the odd nauseous feelings, but the past 2-3 days I've been feeling sick between lunch and dinner time so I basically don't have an appetite at all and feel queasy at the thought of food, right when I should be hungry. I had an u/s yesterday and saw my mexican jumping bean kicking around with a nice strong heartbeat. The blood clot that I had (subchorionic hematoma) has almost completely dissolved, just a little bit left but my OB said the pregnancy has basically taken over so she feels the threat has been greatly reduced. This was very reassuring considering that 2 weeks ago the blood clot was almost 50% of the size of my uterus. I couldn't have asked for a better outcome at yesterdays appointment, oh and the heartrate was 168 bpm, nice and strong. Hope everyone starts to feel better soon. So how many of you have a little belly now? Mine has started showing, especially at night its very obvious :-)

lil.pigz - 2 days ago
JH-((hugs))that sucks! FX the m/s is coming to an end soon.Most say the 2nd trimester it stops...Emsbaby1- I had that with my last pregnancy. I thought the pressure was the baby or something, turns out it was in fact caused by the UTI. My first 2 cultures showed nothing and finally the third picked up bacteria and 2 rounds of antibiotics later it knocked it out. Cranberry pills/juice, NOTHING was helping. I feel for you!..Mellors Wifey - Hi and welcome♥...dnice25- I finally caved and took tylenol the other day for a headache that just wouldnt let up. I felt guilty afterwards, because I had been so proud for going this far without taking ANYTHING medicine related. Colds and flu are the worst to try to tough out alone though. Hope you get to feeling better soon:-)...Speaking of, is anyone else having headaches? This is the 3rd day now and it keeps coming back, I dont want to LIVE on tylenol,lol. I thought maybe allergies because the winter has been super mild here, but I dont know if you can have allergies in the winter? Last summer was the first time I ever experienced them and it was awful,lol.

dnice25 - 2 days ago
Been sick with cold this week usually I take some nyquil to kick it but of course I couldn't take all I could take was dimetapp and That didn't help at all I took tylenol and that has help so happy to have energy.I hope you all are well, I am so nervous before I got sick I would feel things now I don't feel nothing I hope everything is okay.

Mellors Wifey - 2 days ago
Hi All!! I'm new here, excited and nervous! This is my first PG. Not much longer in week 10. Next Friday we have another scan. Met one of the midwives on Mon... Have had terrible M/S - just nausea, there's no relief! Good to see I'm not the only panicky one! And I look forward to posting again!

Emsbaby1 - 3 days ago
I am goig crazy I am constipated ugh. I feel like I have the worlds most horrible UTI & the Dr says I dont. I had it las Tuesday but it wen away by the everything. This time I can even lie down or anything. Dr gave me laxatives & so far hey are not working. I cant believe how much pressure there is Anyone else ever have this???

JH - 3 days ago
i think this has been my worst day yet. I think i have had about 1.5 hours where i did not feel m/s

lil.pigz - 3 days ago
JH- Thanks♥ You'd think after all this time/kids/pg's I'd be used to this by now, sheesh. Haha, I don't find anything even remotely interesting to eat until around noon. Usually takes seeing something on TV to get me going...treyvensmom2- My sil had an issue with spotting through-out her pg too. Never could find a rhyme or reason for it either, but she delivered a full term healthy boy. Hopefully yours lets up and becomes a thing of the past...blessedbee- The nightmares can stop anytime now, I won't complain:/ That is so cool you get along with your MIL! Mine is the spawn of the devil and Id rather hire an ex-convict murderer to clean my house than have that woman ever step foot in it again,lol.

myfirstmkc - 3 days ago
Have an u/s appointment on Monday!! Planning to ask my doctor's opinion on buying a doppler.. anyone else planning on buying one?

blessedbee - 3 days ago
Hey ladies, last day here. It's been so quiet for most the week. I can't wait to get this first trimester past us and all the worries! I have my NT scan tomorrow, nervous because I had a dream that there wasn't a hb anymore! I hate bad dreams. Still sick and called for back up, MIL came in yesterday and although she's here for help I had to clean my house top to bottom cause I was a little embarrassed, not sure how I did it but was in bed early last night. Let's all have a great week filled with joyous news :)

JH - 3 days ago
it is almost 10 am and i still can't figure out what to eat.

treyvensmom2 - 3 days ago
Still having spotting like last week so I saw my OB this morning. she found heartbeat with a doppler but still did another u/s to look for anything unusual. everything looked normal thank God! I thought I was feeling movement low down on my left side and thats exactly where she found the heartbeat! I kept telling my DH I could feel something fluttering and he thought I was crazy until she found the hb in the same area i showed him last night!

JH - 3 days ago
my pooch is definitely bigger in the evenings. when i wake up in the morning, still laying flat on my back, i have no pooch. i hope you are ok. 1st trimester is so nerve wracking. stay positive. i had a couple of days where i felt completely normal, but the nausea came back. also, some women are seeing their symptoms disappear around this time. keep us posted. routing for you!

lil.pigz - 3 days ago
I woke up today with the same dreaded feeling of not 'feeling' pregnant anymore. The bloating is gone and my stomach poof is now flat again. I had a nightmare last night that I was bleeding, so that probably didnt help. Hopefully I am just totally psyching myself out:/ Unfortunately though the last two times I felt this, my worst fears were confirmed. I go next Tuesday for an u/s, hoping time flies, otherwise I will need to come up with a serious medical excuse to go see my Dr before then. I do, however, remember a few people posting before that they didn't feel/look pg in the mornings, but by evening they looked/felt 5 months along,lol.

ElizeT - 3 days ago
Nikkieb11, my morning sickness is also completely gone and I also remember with my DD I had morning sickness until 13 weeks, but this time it has been gone from just before 8 weeks I think. I did go for a sonar at 8w6d, and the baby was healthy with a strong hb of 163bpm, but I'm also worried. I made an appointment for tomorrow to go see the doctor, just to ease my mind! Have a lovely day!

Amywithtwins - 4 days ago
Moving on to week 11 today! Woo-hoo! See you ladies there! :)

JH - 4 days ago
My anger is through the roof today! Every little thing is getting to me. My poor sick son! I just can't seem to calm myself! I did send him to his room to play, hopefully that will help me. I must have a little boy in me. My nausea is down some today. but finding the right food to eat is quite a chore. On a slightly lighter note....Just noticed we are on the second line of weeks!

nikkib11 - 4 days ago
so my m/s is completely gone which freaks me out i dont feel pregnant at all anymore. with my daughter i had horrible m/s for the first 5 months. Im prob just over thinking it but my first ultrasound isnt for another week so im going to go insane waiting lol

lisamarie8503 - 4 days ago
Hey ladies! Got to see our little baby yesterday :) It was hopping around and dancing like the one on the top of this page! In the video it is spread eagle, and just about everyone swears its a boy! The U/S tech wouldnt confirm because im only 10-11 weeks, but she even noticed it too :D I am happy either way, but my husband wants a boy this time!

JH - 4 days ago
Weighed in today. i am only up 2 pounds!

traemomma - 4 days ago
Is it possible to feel our babies this early? I swear i can feel him..lol hoping for a boy!

Destiny*Joshua*BabyOnTheWay - 5 days ago
Lil.pigs- I have been told that I have a really good sense of smell so during pregnancy its insane. I was pg early spring 2009 and could stand the smell of my vanilla body spray. I terminated the pg due to complications at about 7 wks. I have not bought that spray since then. I just smelled a vanilla lotion and decided I need to buy some body spray again.

kec_513@hotmail.com - 5 days ago
Hello week 10! I went by the doc after work today cuz I was freaking out about not being nauseted anymore. I asked if I could get another ultrasound but he wanted to see if we could hear the heartbeat on the monitor first.....and we did!! I was getting worried. This is the first time we heard the heartbeat on the monitor.

lonivk - 5 days ago
Phew! US went amazing. Little bean was bouncing everywhere and we got to hear the heartbeat!!!! So happy! 11 weeks tomorrow! Happy Monday ladies!

lonivk - 5 days ago
Second appt today! I actually get a second ultrasound too! I am excited but reserved and nervous because of past experiences of seeing a heartbeat and then losing the baby. Keep your fingers crossed for me that all is well today. I hope everyone else is having a great day. Today is my last day in week 10! Well ladies time to put my DD down for her nap (or little sleeps as she calls it) then lunch!!

myfirstmkc - 5 days ago
Yay week 10!! Just when I started worrying about not hving nausea anymore, it came back with full force!! I have my ultrasound scheduled on nxt Monday. Can't wait to see my baby jumping around! I did not go public yet at my work and it feels so nice to have you all around :)

lil.pigz - 5 days ago
My heart goes out to those who have m/s! I have never had to experience it to such extremes, and I wanted to die the few times I actually got sick. I could not fathom having to feel that way everyday, ugghh. FX relief is in sight for you soon...Destiny*Joshua*BabyOnTheWay- The superhuman preggo sense of smell is not the most enjoyable ability,lol. My husbands cologne is not so sexy smelling anymore. In fact it is downright nasty. No wonder I have an aversion towards sex,lol. Have you gotten the phantom smells yet? I smell cigarette smoke a lot and no one here smokes. My last pregnancy I kept smelling roses and a really sweet perfume.Its weird...epyac1 - Im waiting to tell everyone until my u/s on Feb 7th. They are doing the NT scan and bloodwork, so I figure if I made it to that point and through it with a clean bill of health for the baby, then I should be OK to announce. Anything to go wrong again like last time past that point is totally unforseen anyway. Hopefully we all can put any fears behind us and just move forward without any issues♥

epyac1 - 5 days ago
Ladies have you told anyone yet and if not when will you start telling people like co workers friends etc. I am just afraid of telling everyone and then having a mc or something bad happing ...but then again I want to tell everyone I am so excited :)

Destiny*Joshua*BabyOnTheWay - 5 days ago
Last pg I had ms in the morning pretty bad. Then I started cracking a window. The yucky air trapped in the room all night really isnt good for our strong sense of smell right now. I know most of us are in winter but I wanted to let u know anyway.

ElizeT - 5 days ago
Hi ladies, I must say, from about 8 and a half weeks my morning sickness is almost gone. Most days I really feel good. But with that comes another level of stress... is the baby still okay?? I'm going for another sonar at the end of this week, but somehow I know everything is okay, my belly is still growing :) And got good news today, my twin sister is having a girl! She is now 17 weeks, 7 weeks ahead of me!

Amywithtwins - 5 days ago
Oogy I still have ms, too. Every day. Doc gave me Zofan when he realized I was having twins, he had mercy on me. It helps during the day, but I'm still sick when I wake in the middle of the night, and especially in the morning. They say that 'most women' start feeling some relief after week 12. I've got my fingers crossed for all of us!

blessedbee - 6 days ago
Oogy, I feel ya! This is crap! I hate m/s and have had it bad also, 6 weeks of it and I'm wondering if I'll ever feel 'normal' again! I'm so frustrated!!! My house is dirty (not messy, been trying to put stuff away) but bathrooms got bad that my DH took it upon himself to clean them, which is like the first! My floors need to be mopped and my dogs need baths, their smell is starting to get to me. I finally asked my MIL to come and stay and help. I pray this will be over soon! And I'm on meds that are suppose to help which only takes the edge off, instead of actually puking I just feel like I have to. Oh and can I just sleep for like a month! Ugh!!!!

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