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A change in the mother's body at 10 weeks of pregnancy
Doctor's advice about 10 week pregnancy
Maternal and fetal health at 10 weeks
The 10th week of pregnancy, the baby is about the size of a kumquat, about 7g in weight and 2.54 cm in length from head to toe. During week 10, all of your baby's internal organs are formed and start working together.
While external changes take place, such as the separation of the fingers and toes and the disappearance of the tail, internal development is also beginning: the buds of the baby's teeth gradually form inside the mouth. . If the mother is having a boy, the baby's testicles will begin to produce the male hormone testosterone.
Luckily, defects are unlikely to develop after this 10th week of pregnancy. This will also mark the end of the embryonic period. In general, the embryo is now human and starting next week the baby will be officially considered a fetus.
At the next antenatal visit, the mother can hear the baby's heartbeat with the help of a Doppler stethoscope - a hand-held ultrasound device placed on the mother's abdomen. Many women shared that when they first heard their child's small heart beat, they felt like the horses were coming, accompanied by a feeling of happiness filled their hearts. .
Before the 10th week, your uterus will be the size of a small pear, now it will be as big as a grapefruit. You can think about dressing up now. Even if you are not yet at the time to wear maternity clothes, you will find everyday clothes seem cramped and uncomfortable and enlarged breasts will strain your bra. The enlargement of the mother's abdomen is also most likely due to slight weight gain and bloating. If you are wondering between casual clothes and maternity clothes, elastic pants and skirts (or with a low waistline below the belly) will be the choice that brings the necessary comfort for you.
It is natural to gain weight during pregnancy, but about how much weight a mother should gain is a reasonable thing to consider. Fetal weight after 40 weeks of developing in the womb will depend a lot on how much weight the mother gained during pregnancy.
The doctor will help you determine the appropriate weight to increase for the mother and her pregnancy status. In general, weight gain recommendations are all based on the BMI during maternal pregnancy. This is a measure of the appropriate body weight by dividing the weight in kilograms by the square of your height in meters.
The doctor will let you know if you are pregnant with twins by listening to your heartbeat. If it's two separate heartbeats then congratulations, chances are your joy will double! However, this is not an accurate diagnosis as the heart rate of a single fetus can also be heard in many locations. Therefore, twins are often diagnosed most accurately by early ultrasound. In most cases (except for rare cases the fetus is hidden behind a fetus other probes can not be observed), ultrasonic diagnosis is correct if the mother had multiple pregnancies or not .
Depending on the specific needs of the mother, the doctor will perform the following tests to probe the development of the fetus :
Measure your weight and blood pressure
Urine test to measure sugar and protein
Check the fetal heart rate
Measure the size of the uterus by touching the outside to see how this size correlates to the due date.
Height of the base of the uterus (top of the uterus)
Check for swelling of the hands and feet, check for varicose veins in the legs.
Have sex
For those who are about to be a mother, safety in the 10th week of pregnancy is always the most important issue. Be very cautious about drug use, absolutely avoid alcohol consumption and smoking because they can adversely affect the health of both mother and fetus. In addition, mothers also need to be careful about having sex during pregnancy .
As long as the mother's pregnancy is developing normally, she can have sex as often as she wants. This is safe, but if a mother experiences hormone fluctuations, fatigue and nausea, the desire to be close to your partner may be reduced. From the sixth month on, increasing blood flow to the genitals and breasts in the body may re-energize the mother's desire. But from the ninth month onwards, weight gain, back pain and other symptoms may once again diminish a mother's enthusiasm for sex.
Although most women can safely have sex during pregnancy, it is best for mothers to be cautious. Your doctor may advise mom to avoid having sex if:
Mother is at risk of preterm birth
Mother has vaginal bleeding of unknown cause
Mom is leaking amniotic fluid
The mother's cervix began to open early
Mother was diagnosed with placenta striker .
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