As every week, you are curious about the development of your baby this week. You have reached the 9th week of pregnancy week by week. So, what awaits you and your baby in the 9th week of pregnancy? So how big is a 9-week baby? Does the 9-week baby move? Do 9 weeks reveal the gender?

Yeditepe University Hospitals Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology and IVF Specialist Prof. Dr. Erkut Attar answered our questions. Here is the 9th-week pregnancy process and the baby's development...

How Big Is a 9-Week Baby?

By the end of this week, it will be about 2.3 cm long and weigh about 2 g. This is roughly the size of a grape.
Your baby's heart is divided into four chambers during these weeks. The major internal organs (heart, brain, lungs, kidneys, intestines, etc.), muscles, and nerves continue to develop. Its nose and sense of smell are developing.The face is slowly becoming more defined. The eyes are now larger and more open and have some color (pigment) in them. Its tiny ears are becoming more prominent and will soon be in place. In the mouth, bulb-shaped buds on the gums will form milk teeth later in pregnancy. For now, it has a mouth and tongue with small taste buds.

Can 9 weeks reveal the gender?

Although it is not yet possible to tell the sex of your baby by ultrasound, the genitals are beginning to form.

Does a 9-Week Baby Move?

The ankles and wrists are now more developed, and the fingers and toes are more clearly defined. The ridges of the hands and feet define where the fingers and toes will be, although they are not yet separated. Its arms can bend at the elbows and are long enough for its hands to rest on its chest. During this period, your baby's legs are getting longer and are proportionate to the rest of its body.

Changes in the Mother at 9 Weeks of Pregnancy

Up to this point, your ovaries have been responsible for producing progesterone, a hormone essential for your growing baby. However, the placenta has now developed enough to start taking over this critical job and is almost ready to transfer the nutrients your baby needs and clean waste materials from its body.

Image of  a 9-10 Weeks-Old Baby

1 Question | 1 Answer about Pregnancy

• Is it dangerous to do housework?

How much housework is ideal during this period (such as cleaning floors with a machine, bending and standing up...)? Similarly, doing housework for a long time, vacuuming carpets, and playing contact sports bring similar complaints. Pregnant women can do housework for as short a time as possible and at a pace that does not tire them out.