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Week 10

Welcome to week 10! Your baby is approximately the size of a plum (1.5 inches long). A Doppler may pick up the baby's heart beat! It is still very early in the pregnancy though so don't be upset if you can't hear it. Up until now, the baby hasn't weighed enough to measure, but now baby weighs about 5 grams.

Image used with permission by ~Stephanie~

The baby is now looking more human and is starting to grow at an incredible rate. The upper limbs are growing and can bend at the elbows. The fingers are also longer and more visible.

The sex organs are now distinguishable, but you won't be able to determine the sex until second trimester.

Tips for Mom
How you experience your pregnancy is unique to you. Some women are elated, some scared, some have a euphoric feeling and some are depressed by the recent news. As your body changes, so will your hormones and your emotions. You may experience a lot of questions and doubts. While your experience is unique, you aren't alone in any of your feelings. Your breasts may be sore, and if you are suffering from "morning sickness" you probably haven't been able to keep down a decent meal in the past few weeks. You may not be feeling up to doing much, but now is the time, if you haven't already, to begin an exercise program for pregnancy. Maybe Yoga is for you? Always check with your doctor though before beginning any program.

Molar Pregnancies (also called gestational trphoblastic neoplasia) are not very common in the US and Canada but do happen in approximately 1 in 1000 pregnancies. A molar pregnancy is a pregnancy in which the baby doesn't develop and instead abnormal tissue grows. In an ultrasound, there is usually not an embryo or fetus visible and instead the picture looks like a snowflake. Common symptoms of a molar pregnancy include an issue with the size of the mom (usually too big for where she is in her pregnancy), nausea and vomiting can occur, as can bleeding and sometimes cysts on the ovaries. If the molar pregnancy is left unchecked, anemia, infection and toxemia can result. Your doctor will probably schedule you for a D&C and will possibly recommend you not get pregnant again for a year.