Pregnancy 3rd Month (Week 9-12)

Week 9 - 12

You

Now that you are in the third month of pregnancy, your first trimester is officially about to end. And along with it, some of the early symptoms of nausea and vomiting seem to ebb. But for now, you’ll have to grin and bear with them. 

The symptoms that you experienced last month will continue this month as well. But some symptoms may be new- for example, you may find yourself forgetting or misplacing things. Here are some of the symptoms commonly experienced during the third month:

• Morning Sickness
• Fatigue
• Weight Gain
• Frequent Urination

Your Baby During 3rd Month Pregnancy

Your baby is slowly losing her alien-like features and beginning to look human and it's now the size of a grape (that’s a huge progress from the time she was smaller than a pinhead) and continues to grow rapidly. 

 By the end of this month, your doctor should be able to hear her heartbeat with a stethoscope. Although her genitals are developing, there’s still time for the doctor to determine its sex. 

The baby’s bone marrow continues to develop white blood cells that will protect it after birth. The head is now erect, and arms and legs continue to grow- in short, most of its organs are fully formed. Over the next six months, these organs will continue to mature and grow. 

By the end of the week 12 the baby will be the size of a lime!