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Week 9: Your baby is growing and the changes are showing! 🍇
1st Trimester · Week 9
a grape
📏 Length: 2.3 cm
⚖️ Weight: 2 g
For you
- 🤰Your waistline may start to "disappear" as your uterus grows to accommodate the baby. Don't worry if your clothes are getting tight; it is the right time to choose more comfortable fabrics and talk to your doctor about managing weight gain.
- 😴Your hormones are in full swing, which can cause intense fatigue and frequent mood swings. Listen to your body, rest as much as you can, and don't hesitate to ask for support from your partner.
For your baby
- 💓Your baby's heart is now fully formed with four chambers and is beating strongly at about 170 beats per minute. This is the moment when the embryo loses its embryonic "tail" and begins to look more and more like a tiny human being.
- 💪This week, muscles begin to form and your baby starts making its first involuntary movements. Although it is still too small for you to feel them, the joints in the elbows and knees already allow it to bend its limbs.
💡 Fun Fact
As of this week, your baby is officially called a "fetus" instead of an "embryo," marking the end of the most critical period of organ development.