Pregnancy Week 9
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Inside Pregnancy Week 9
Week 9 fetal development image showing the fetal growth of your baby to date. Medical Illustration Copyright © 2008 Nucleus Medical Art, All rights reserved
At this point in the pregnancy, the baby has switched gears from focusing on development to gaining weight. The tail has disappeared now, looking all human baby now. The head is more baby-like, with ears more prominent, and eyelids are formed, with eyes now tightly shut until week 28 or so, when the eyes will open.
The new organs on the scene are the liver, spleen and gallbladder. However, it’s those joints that keep baby busy right now. All of them are flexing and functional, the shoulders, knees, elbows, ankles, and wrists. There is a lot of bending and kicking going on in there, but you’ll still be oblivious to it unless you get a glimpse of the fetal workout during a sonogram.
The baby will even respond to anything being in the palm of the hand by curving fingers around it. During a sonogram, you might even catch baby sucking the thumb now! The fingerprints are formed as well.
The heart which is beating strong at this point, is developing the valves now.
The baby is now about an inch long, and weighs .07 oz. Basically, the little one is about grape-sized.
Pregnancy Symptoms You May Feel During Week 9
While there are plenty of things probably making you plenty aware that you are pregnant, and uncomfortable, the front runners for complaints include bloating making clothes tight and heartburn becomes problematic, too. That’s why small frequent meals and not lying down after eating is recommended. Also avoiding greasy, spicy foods might help. However, with hormone levels and the metabolism rising, the blood pressure and blood sugar levels are dropping and the end result is a perfect storm for the most exhausting kind of fatigue you will likely experience, at least until the end of pregnancy. However, a reprieve will be in order in a few weeks at least.
Those hormones are creating another kind of havoc for mom. Mood swings make an appearance about this point in the pregnancy. You might be feeling good, when all of the sudden, you feel overwhelmed and teary, or perhaps you look at your beloved and for no real reason that you can pinpoint, you are just aggravated with them. Welcome to mood swings! Just remember that you aren’t going crazy, that this is just a sign that your body is busy building baby and this is just a silly side effect. Try not to take anything too seriously, and don’t make any huge important life decisions while in the midst of a swing, either an up or downward one.
Visit With the Obstetrician
The baby’s heartbeat is strong enough this week to be detected by the handheld Doppler device your doctor will use at every visit from now on. You’ll soon learn to be excited by that thumping sound. Don’t be concerned if the doctor can’t isolate the sweet sound this week though, because it’s not unusual for the baby to be hiding in some corner of the uterus out of Doppler range. Don’t worry, the sound you are waiting for will be strong and audible within the next few weeks.
If you are over the age of 35 or have a family history of genetic conditions, your doctor will probably discuss the option of Chorionic Villus Testing, or CVS. This test is typically done between the 9th and 12th week of pregnancy. The test involves sampling a small bit of the placental tissue, and is done either through the cervix or abdomen. The test checks for over 200 abnormal DNA conditions, such as Tay-Sachs disease or Down’s Syndrome, but will not show a neural tube disorder. The test is generally considered safe and highly accurate, but you should discuss all the risks and benefits of such a test with your physician.
Preparing for Baby
You are probably beginning to fully accept that yes, you indeed are truly pregnant now, if only because your body has made it so clear to you by now. The upside is that you can begin to really start planning in earnest for the baby. Now is a good time to start looking for ideas for that nursery, and get an overall plan for what kinds of things you feel you need and want for baby’s room. For one reason, it will provide a nice distraction from the aches, pains, nausea and fatigue and for another, this time will pass much faster than it seems to you now. Go to stores and look at the choices, read books and magazines. Save some money and get them from the library. Just enjoy the planning and decision-making process. Use it as a reward for getting through all the long days of building a baby.
Pregnancy Lifestyle
Between getting up to go to the bathroom countless times a night, heartburn and general discomfort, sleeping may be pretty difficult at this point. Consider what changes might make your bedroom more of a haven. Get work stuff out of the room. Change the temperature, the sheets, get some new pillows, and maybe invest in a special cushion to support that growing tummy and aching back. Try to find new sleeping positions that will be more comfortable for your new body.
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I am 9 weeks and 2 days. this is my first pregnancy and it seems i don't have very many of the "normal" symptoms but am having some that most women don't hear about until they talk to other women. i get a little nautious but never throw up (well, i have vlurped twice, but other than that nothing), tender and sore breast only at night when i take my bra off, i get cramping,sore ribs about every 3 weeks,i am either starving or completely full, lots of tummy noises, some gas,some fatigue, and a little bloating. and the only things that are a constant is that i can't do too much physical labor without having to ake a minute to sit down and rest and the bloating! it seems so strange to me because i remember my mother feeling awful 24/7 with her other three pregnancies.
I'm 9 weeks 4 days with my third child and suspect im having a boy as this time is much different than the other two who are girls with both i hade hg severe ms and spent 7 months in hospital being tube fed with my second!! but this time no vomiting but feel nauseous all the time and can't stand my tummy being empty get stomach cramps when i cough or sneeze and a bad back restless legs at night keeping me awake and sleep all day !
I am 9weeks and 5days,i fell so week and sometimes my lower back pain me sometimes and my stomach also fell pains as if am seeing my period.god let dis period pass
I am 9weeks-5 days i don't feel we'll all day every day. always tired cant even do washing up withouth breaks can't eat i've lost weight the smell of food makes me sick i can't wait for this to stop but i still feel blessed.
I'm 9 weeks pregnant with my second child and some day's i'm i feel full all the time and other days i'm hungry a lot feel a little bit dizzy but i get more pains in my lower stomach like period pains
I'm 9 weeks not vomiting but spitting a lot with craumps now and then love my little joy inside of me
Just turn 9, i've all the symptom. they are all come and go.but the worst one is my stomach. im hungry all the time when i eat something i get full easily and rapidly goes back to empty stomach.this is not the worst part the wordt is that after you eat you stomach just doesnt feel well like seasick. if you over eat or i dont know when the nausea comes with full of erupts. the only way to to alliviate is throw up which is very very depressing because your stomach doesnt feel great.
Im 9 weeks (10 weeks on monday) and i havent had any morning sickness whatsoever, is that normal? i'm perfectly okay with not having it lol but only if its normal.
Hi i'm 10 weeks on 22nd april i've been super tired, sore gums, back ache and headache but no sickness! i've heard it can be like that for some women. had a scan at 7 weeks due to a miscarriage i had in november and we saw a strong heartbeat. got my dating scan on the 22nd too! my midwife said that some women don't get sickness! hope this helps x
I'm 9 weeks prego and 3 days pregnant i have stomach pain all day i just can't wait for all the pain to go away...
I have the same problem. do you have nausea or hungry all the time and after eating the stomach just go a feel like circling around.
I'm 9 weeks with my first child and i feel real sick all day , i can'teven eat or drink any thing , i feel dizzy when i get up to go to the bathroom or any where , and not to mension i'm very very tired and all i do is sleep , but i'm so happy and feel bless for being pregnant
Am 9 weeks this is my third pregnancy but for some reason i don't feel pregnant am not showing and in have no symptoms...am just so worried and have a dr's appointment next thursday..
I'm 9 wks and feel exhausted :( the morning sickness seems to have been taken over by the sleep fairy! lack of motivation and just want to eat all day (due to lack of energy) i used to run 3 times a wk, spin once a week and eat so healthy - i hate how my house seems to be messy all the time, my nickname is monica from friends due to my ocd! since being pregnant its all gone out the window. cannot wait to be a mummy but wow this is hard the first 12 wks of intense growing - eurgh! x
I'm 9 weeks tomorrow! so excited this is my first child and i am 20. been worried about chances of miscarriage so can't wait to get past that 12 week stage! had a scan at 8 weeks and saw bubas little heart beat!
I am 9 weeks now an the mornin sickness has gone away! :) i do have slight mood swings though. i feel depressed an anxious. im trying to be patient. i finally noticed a tiny bump, and i have always had an outtie bellybutton so its tryin to stick out already!! my husband is starting to get excited which is helping me stay in a better mood. im lookin forward to the next 7 months! i cant wait to hold my little bebe.
Am 9 weeks preg and its my first, am feeling nausea and leg pains. no vomititing but i spit a lot, i just can't wait for this to pass.
Same here.nauseous and have to spit alot of that phlegm.
I am 9 weeks 3 days haven't vomit in the last 3 day but head hurting so bad
Going to nine weeks and doing great; no morning sickness, no vomiting, no nuasea, no nothing, but a slight headache and not frequent. just doing great. i'm greatful to god.
I'm 9 weeks, and i actually started feeling better about 2 days ago!!! the nausea has ((for the most part)) subsided. i had it for about 3 weeks straight though, so i was hoping it would slow down soon!!! the nausea has however been replaced with all day, nagging headaches!!! i'm not sure which one i'd prefer!!! it doesn't matter though, i'm sooo extremely excited to meet my 1st baby, that i'll take whatever symptoms he or she throws at me!!!
Hello everyone, i totally agree with 90% of the women on here! i am officially 9 weeks and 3 days today and this is my first. tired all the time, cant think straight, puking, boobs hurt, and my stomach is huge, not to mention moody and crying at everything that comes across the tv! i love my little peanut already but cant wait till these symptoms are over! phew!
I'm almost 9 weeks! and i feel pretty good. no nausea or constipation. i little heartburn here and there...the biggest thing that screams out "your pregnant!" is the fact that i sleep for hours and hours extra every day whether its actually sleeping in or just taking naps. oh i almost forgot about the hunger that comes out of nowhere and smacks you like a truck. lol. its still unbelievable that i'm pregnant. and its truly a miracle.
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I'm 9wks with 3rd pregnancy.my tummy huge and heavy.i get hungry quick bt also get full quick again.dnt hav a lot of symptoms except feeling tired and light nauseous(never vomited).my next app only next mnth(june)and i cnt wait to see my little one.('',)
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