Pregnancy Calendar Week 10

Week 10



What's Happening to My Body?
The countdown continues: 10 weeks down, 30 to go. Your baby is now 8 weeks old and measures about 1.5 inches (4 centimeters). She weighs less than an ounce, or roughly 5 grams.

Even though, at this point, the head is very large for the body, your baby has some very human characteristics. The arms are longer and bent at the elbows. The ears are more distinct. By the end of the week, the tail will have disappeared. Longer fingers and toes have formed as well. In short, the body parts are all there, no more assembly required. Now they just need to grow and develop. Next week, your baby will move out of the embryonic stage and officially become a fetus.

Note: Most severe malformations occur before the fetus is 9 weeks old, so once the baby has made it past this stage, the chances of serious problems or miscarriage decrease. This doesn't mean all systems are entirely clear. You should certainly stay away alchohol and cigarette smoke and all those other bad things, but you're out of the deep water.

You probably haven't noticed any dramatic changes in your weight or shape, so you can still wear your normal clothes, unless your normal clothes include painted-on Sergio Valentes and Spandex Britney-wear.If morning sickness has been a morning-noon-and-night sickness, you might find yourself eating nothing but bread or nectarines for days at a time. If you can keep a particular food down, eat it. You and your baby will be OK, provided you add some other foods to your diet when you're feeling better.