Pregnancy Week 9
Baby’s Growth During the 9th Week of Pregnancy
In the coming months your baby’s essential body parts will go through the fine tuning process – and now in your ninth week, they are all there. This week your baby’s heart will also finish dividing into four chambers and the valves start to form along with tiny teeth.
External genitalia is now present though it will still be a few more weeks before you know if your baby is male or female. The eyes are fully formed but the eyelids are fused shut and won’t open until the 27th week.
Your baby, about an inch long, also has tiny earlobes and the mouth, nose, and nostrils are more distinct. The placenta, now developed, can take over the most important job of producing hormones. And with your baby’s physiology finally in place, your fetus is geared up for rapid weight gain.
Body Changes in the 9th Week of Pregnancy
Your waist is thickening and you may feel bloated, but you probably still don’t look pregnant. By the end of the first trimester, women should gain, on average, a recommended 5 pounds.
Physical pregnancy symptoms are in full force along with morning sickness and you may feel like an emotional wreck, it’s common. Relief from common first trimester pregnancy discomforts is on the way, by next week the worst peak of pregnancy symptoms will be over and you’ll start feeling better and better with each passing day.
