You're at present in month iii of your pregnancy, and your baby has officially graduated from an embryo to a fetus. You may only be starting to show at 10 weeks significant (though if there are no signs of a bump yet, that'due south normal besides), and you lot might besides notice visible veins and increased vaginal discharge.

Your Baby at Week ten

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Your babe's growing by leaps and bounds and is already an inch and a one-half long and a quarter ounce in weight. That's most the size of a prune — just happily your sweet sugarplum is much cuter than your average prune… and non most equally wrinkled. Baby's caput takes up near half his length, and your cutie'due south facial features are quite recognizable now.

His eyes are subconscious behind sealed lids and won't function until after in the second trimester. But a kissable push button nose is visible and the external parts of those adorable ears have started to grow low downwards on the fetal caput. Twenty tiny babe-teeth buds are in identify beneath his gums, though y'all won't run across any precious pearlies until your sweetie is about half-dozen months old.

Baby's tummy and kidneys are operational now, churning out digestive juices and urine. That chirapsia middle is now a fully functional four-chambered one: two ventricles pump blood to the lungs and torso while the two atria receive blood from baby'due south apportionment. Your baby is also getting stronger, busy building bones and cartilage and already sporting a pair of elbows that actually bend. Besides under structure: knees, wrists, and ankles then he can poke and prod his mama in the months to come.

If your baby's a girl, her tiny ovaries are get-go to form even tinier eggs. Got a boy in your belly? Believe it or non, his newly developing testes are already starting to make testosterone. What a guy!

At a Glance

Baby's beginning teeth

While baby-to-be's pearly whites won't appear until she's about 6 months old, teeny tooth buds are now developing under the gums.

Tum time

This week, the stomach is producing digestive juices and the kidneys are making larger quantities of urine.

Building basic

Bones and cartilage are forming this week, knees and ankles are starting to have shape and tiny elbows are already working!

10 weeks meaning is how many months?

If you're 10 weeks pregnant, y'all're in month 3 of your pregnancy. Only half-dozen months left to go! Notwithstanding have questions? Hither's some more data on how weeks, months and trimesters are cleaved downwards in pregnancy.

How large is my babe at ten weeks?

Your baby's growth is fast and furious when you are x weeks pregnant. She'south nearly one½  incheslong and the size of a prune, only not most as shriveled — even with all the fourth dimension spent in water.

The start of the fetal menstruum

Congratulations! Your babe has officially graduated this calendar week from embryo to fetus.

Infant's bones course

Your baby is really taking a human shape at present. Bones and cartilage are forming and small indentations on the legs are developing into knees and ankles. The arms, complete with elbows, tin flex already — how's that for magical?

Still, don't run to the store for a baseball game bat just yet. Though your baby's arms are taking shape and getting stronger, each i is nevertheless teeny-tiny.

Baby's first teeth

The molar bud fairy is making an appearance this week, heralding the arrival of your baby's little choppers, which are forming under the gums. But those pearly whites won't break through the gums until your baby is close to 6 months onetime.

Other systems are a go, too. Your baby'southward tummy is producing digestive juices, the kidneys are producing larger quantities of urine and, if it's a boy, your little one is already producing testosterone.

Your Trunk at Calendar week ten

10 weeks pregnant woman

Symptoms may persist

You may even so be noticing some of those fun pregnancy symptoms sticking around. All clogged upwardly? For many momshoped-for, those pesky pregnancy hormones cause the smooth muscles of the large bowel to fall down on the chore — they get sluggish and you get constipated.

Fiber in the course of whole grains, fruits and veggies tin help, as can drinking lots of water and exercising regularly.

Still coping with nausea and vomiting? Your doctor may suggest one or more of these morning time sickness remedies.

How Big Are 10-Week Bumps?

Your 10 weeks pregnant belly

If you haven't already looked in the mirror lately and examined your newly pregnant trunk and your x weeks meaning abdomen, take a deep breath, have off your wearing apparel and go for it.

Starting time thing you're likely to notice at 10 weeks significant is a slightly rounder lower abdomen.

In other words, at 10 weeks pregnant, you may be just starting to show. That's because your always-growing uterus is now somewhat larger than a grapefruit. But don't worry if you tin't quite see your bump at x weeks however — y'all will soon enough.

Remember that pretty much annihilation is normal when it comes to your infant bump. Some women show earlier and others show later depending on their height, weight and build. If it's your first pregnancy, y'all may bear witness a bit later than if it's your second (or third!) pregnancy. Talk to your physician if you lot're concerned, just don't worry. Pretty much anything goes!

Visible veins

2nd affair you might notice are all those blueish lines that have suddenly appeared on your skin, crisscrossing your breasts and abdomen.

These visible veins can appear on both light and dark complexions. What you lot're seeing is the expanded network of veins that's conveying the increased blood supply needed to attend your growing fetus.

Every bit your pregnancy progresses, you'll also find that the veins in your hands and anxiety seem larger and more than prominent, as well. During pregnancy, the average woman's blood book increases by a little under fifty percent and the veins have to keep up so they can get with the flow.

Then consider those blue lines on your trunk to exist a pregnancy badge of honor: Wear them with pride and with the comforting knowledge that they'll disappear for good once your infant's built-in and you're no longer breastfeeding (if y'all do).

Curing constipation

Constipation is an all-too-common showtime trimester pregnancy symptom. What can you practice almost it? First, steer articulate of foods that'll clog up the works similar refined white breads, rice and pasta. Second, fixate on cobweb: Choose whole grains, similar cobweb-rich cereals, and fresh fruit, like kiwis — a fine, hirsuite friend to those who are constipated.

Stale fruit, too, is a great selection. Across that geriatric favorite, prunes, try all your favorite fruits stale — apricots, peaches, pears, apples, blueberries, cherries…you proper noun it! Or, choose raw or lightly cooked vegetables and nuts and seeds.

3rd, wash that fiber downwardly — and through your system — with plenty of fluids, particularly h2o and juice. If you shut your eyes, V8 tastes just like champagne! Well, sort of.

And finally, remember that getting moving can continue things moving — another skillful reason to put exercise on the agenda. If the state of affairs doesn't improve in a couple of days, swallow your pride and phone call your practitioner, who may accept a few special tricks up that white-coated sleeve. Don't employ any over-the-counter remedies without consulting your md get-go.

Pregnancy Symptoms Week ten

Fatigue

You lot probably still experience as if your go-up-and-get has gotten upwards and gone, only don't worry — in about a calendar month yous'll be feeling less tired. In the meantime, don't exist super mom-to-be. Inquire for help, get some rest and work in some exercise when you tin. Yeah, it seems counterintuitive to go out for a walk when y'all want to crawl into bed, but yous'll feel peppier afterward — and you lot'll sleep better, too. Read More than

Nausea and vomiting

What's the worst thing you can do if yous're feeling queasy? Skip a meal. Missing a meal just makes those queasy feelings more intense. Only if eating anything is really turning your stomach, try acupressure bands. And sucking on ginger candy — or drinking real ginger ale — will aid, too. Read More than

Food cravings and aversions

Betwixt those queasy feelings and food aversions, you've probably kept your weight proceeds down. And that's okay — your baby'southward nutritional needs are miniscule at this betoken. Only still, you don't desire to go crazy on cravings. It's okay to indulge once in a while or swallow a bite-sized piece of chocolate instead of a brownie, but if your cravings are getting out of hand, try some distractions: Call a friend, read a volume, head to the gym or go for a walk. Read More

Heartburn and indigestion

A good way to prevent heartburn? Don't swallow while y'all're lying down — or don't lie downwardly right after eating a big meal, even though the bed beckons you! And employ pillows to prop upward your head about 6 inches when you sleep. That should keep those gastric juices downwardly. Read More

Bloating and gas

As your hormones keep to relax all your muscles, the muscles in your gastrointestinal tract are relaxing, too. That means more than indigestion and more intestinal gas. Your best bet is to stay abroad from foods that produce the most gas. You may discover it helpful to go on a record of what you consume to run across whether in that location'southward a connection between certain foods, whether it's fried foods or broccoli or beans, and gas. Then you can avert those triggers — or at least warn your partner! Read More

Increased vaginal discharge

You've got more claret flowing to the pelvic expanse (proficient for your sexual practice life) cheers to the pregnancy hormone estrogen, as well as more mucous. The effect is a sparse, milky-white belch that you lot may be seeing at present. It'due south harmless, so don't carp with special wipes or washes — these could change the delicate balance of your genital tract and lead to irritation. Stay dry by wearing panty liners. Read More than

Occasional headaches

What accounts for these new pregnancy headaches? Arraign hormones — they're a user-friendly scapegoat! — only other triggers include fatigue, hunger and stress. Your dr. volition probably okay acetaminophen, but not ibuprofen, or may recommend acupuncture. Information technology's also worthwhile to effort other ways to soothe your savage head: Lie downwardly in a dark room, put a common cold compress on your face or neck and accept fresh-air breaks. Read More

Faintness or dizziness

Your body is still getting used to all that blood pumping through it, so it'south no wonder you experience dizzy occasionally. Endeavor to change positions slowly and be sure to sit or prevarication downwards as soon as you feel light-headed then you don't fall. If you start to come across stars, lowering your head could aid you feel less faint. And to decrease future airheaded spells, acquit healthy snacks effectually for a quick blood-sugar boost and stay hydrated. Read More than

Visible veins

That increased blood supply is also responsible for the road map of veins crisscrossing their way across your belly and breasts. Those veins are doing the of import work of taking nutrients and blood to your baby. So there'south naught you can do only wait. They will disappear though! Read More than

Round ligament pain

Similar and so many pregnancy symptoms, round ligament pain — which is merely a fancy name for those growing pains in that burgeoning abdomen of yours — is probably something you never expected. What'south causing them? The ligaments on the right and left side of your lower belly are stretching out and getting thinner. As your belly gets heavier, the weight pulls on the ligaments, causing sharp or dull pain — particularly when you walk or plough to the side. The best thing to exercise? Go off your feet and get comfortable. Read More

Tips for You This Week

Take the ride in footstep

Crying uncontrollably 1 minute, laughing hysterically the next? These emotional highs and lows are par for the pregnancy course.

Mood swings are mostly felt during the get-go trimester, with a 2nd trimester suspension. Simply exist forewarned: They frequently return for the last few months of pregnancy.

Avert triggering smells

Cheers to a much more sensitive sense of scent, you may detect in one case-appetizing aromas suddenly offensive — and offensive ones downright sickening.

And so stay away from any smells that trigger nausea equally much as possible — whether it's the sausage and eggs your partner likes to make on the weekends or the cologne or perfume that used to brand you head over heels simply now makes y'all head for the toilet.

Steer articulate, too, of foods that you can't stand the sight of. Raw chicken, for example, is a common culprit.

Ask your doc about the COVID-19 vaccine

When you're pregnant, you're at an increased risk for complications from COVID-19, so it'south smart to practise social distancing and wear a face mask in public, especially when you lot're inside.

You may likewise want to exist vaccinated with the COVID-19 shot, which is currently bachelor to all adults, including pregnant people.

Experts say that the mRNA vaccines from Pfizer/BioNTech and Moderna as well every bit the viral vector vaccine from Johnson & Johnson are unlikely to pose any harm to an unborn baby — and note that the risks of getting COVID-19 while meaning are likely to be higher than the potential risks of getting the vaccine.

Ultimately, however, the decision is a personal i. Talk to your doctor if you have whatsoever questions.

Add mangoes to your plate

All fruits are good for y'all, only mangoes are particularly great for the significant gear up. They contain more vitamins A and C bite-for-delicious-bite than a salad.

This tropical favorite, also packed with potassium, is particularly versatile — a perfect complement to sweet and savory dishes. Blend it into smoothies or soups, chop it up in salsas or relishes, or simply scoop and enjoy.

Photograph your bump

Is your significant belly ready for its shut-up? Anytime yous'll relish looking at pictures or videos of your infant bump — and so will your child.

Once a month, document your changing figure and clothing an outfit that lets your shape polish. Start now, before you really start to expand, and take photos regularly until you evangelize. In one case you're done, create a pregnancy anthology — you'll be glad you did.

Know that fatigue is normal

Are your ii favorite pastimes sitting and lying downward? Pregnancy fatigue is normal. That's because you lot're running a babe-making mill that's in concern 24/7, causing your pregnant body to work harder at rest than your non-significant body did on the run.

And for the next few weeks, a baby's not the only matter in product — so is the placenta, the magnificently circuitous mission command that volition serve as your baby's life support system until delivery. The event? You feel tired and overworked, fifty-fifty when you're not doing a darn matter.

Your energy should render once the placenta's upward and running and your organisation adjusts as best as it tin to the hormonal changes of pregnancy — probably early in the 2d trimester.

In the meantime, go along your blood-sugar levels up with frequent snacks of circuitous carbs and poly peptide, like cheese and crackers or nuts and stale fruit. Or try a little exercise, which tin actually give you lot an energy boost. Most of all — listen to your body. When it calls for a interruption, take one.

Eat a good for you breakfast

If you haven't already, it's a fine fourth dimension to get into the habit of eating breakfast and including two breakfast foods that are especially good for your meaning torso and babe-edifice: oatmeal and DHA-enriched eggs.

Oats are full of cobweb, B vitamins, iron and a host of other skillful-for-you-minerals. Fill your breakfast bowl with them, only don't stop there. Add oats — and all their nutritional superpowers — to pancakes and muffins (and cakes, cookies and even meatloaf).

If you lot're eating eggs, that'southward dandy. The onetime egg is still a good egg, delivering a low-calorie, loftier-poly peptide dial in a tasty little packet.

Only you can boost the nutritional value by scrambling, frying or boiling ones enriched with DHA, a type of omega-three fatty acrid and "good fat." It's a primary component of the brain and retina and is essential for brain development and center formation in the fetus.

From the What to Expect editorial team and Heidi Murkoff, author ofWhat to Expect When You lot're Expecting. What to Await follows strict reporting guidelines and uses only credible sources, such as peer-reviewed studies, bookish research institutions and highly respected health organizations. Learn how we keep our content accurate and upwardly-to-date by reading our medical review and editorial policy.

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