What To Expect at 9 Weeks Pregnant?

Being pregnant and expecting a child is one of the most amazing experiences that life has to offer. As your pregnancy progresses, there are a number of changes that you will experience, both physically and emotionally. Changes in the levels of hormones, caused by the pregnancy are the primary cause of all the changes that your body goes through. When you are 9 weeks pregnant, what to expect is something that can never be told to you before hand. Each pregnancy is unique and there are various experiences that differ from pregnancy to pregnancy. Even though this may be your second or third pregnancy, there are going to be differences to distinguish it from the previous pregnancy experiences that you have had.

There are a number of literary pieces available through health magazines or the internet, that give you advice on what to expect at 9 weeks pregnant, but these are details on the various changes that you can expect in terms of body shape and weight. Seeing as how you are expecting a child, you are going to gain a certain amount of weight. This however, is pregnancy weight that will be shed in due course of time. By the time you have reached this stage of your pregnancy, you are well into the first trimester and within a few weeks, will be moving into the second trimester. You have now gained a considerable amount of weight and your expectant belly begins to show a little. At this period of time, there are a number of women who tend to feel dejected because of their changing shape and increase in weight. It is important that a considerable amount of moral support be given by a partner at this period of time to help overcome any feelings of depression that may arise due to hormonal changes experienced in the body. During the 9th week of pregnancy, the baby has developed to a certain extent and the buds showing where the limbs will emerge can be distinctly seen. Your baby measures anywhere between one and three inches long during this stage of the pregnancy.

Knowing what to expect at 9 weeks pregnant with twins is beyond the imagination, but not something that one cannot cope with. Because of the fact that you have twins developing in the womb, the weight gained is going to be more than if you were carrying just one child.

Submitted by N on August 2, 2011 at 06:10

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