Week 9

What’s happening this week

Your baby…

• is approximately the size of a blueberry
• measures approximately 18 mm
• weighs about 2 grams
• the tail at the bottom of the spine has shrunk and nearly disappeared
• nose can be seen on profile
• has elbows now
• has skin over the eyes which is beginning to shape into eyelids and seal shut
• the anus is forming and intestines continuing to grow
• genitals are now well defined
• may make first movements but you won’t feel them yet.

You…

• may experience nasal congestion or stuffiness
• nose bleeds are common in some women
• your blood volume has increased by as much as 40%.