Your pregnancy: 11 weeks
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What’s going on in there: Fetal development at 11 weeks pregnant
At 11 weeks pregnant, your baby is about the size of a Brussels sprout or lime now and weighs in at just seven grams (1/4 ounce)?about as much as a toonie. He has lost the webbing on his hands and feet and now has 10 tiny fingers and 10 tiny toes. His head is still oversized, accounting for anywhere from one-third to one-half of his length. The bones in his little face have formed, and he has ear buds, nasal passages, hair follicles, nail beds and a tongue.
Thanks to his brand new diaphragm, he is breathing small amounts of amniotic fluid in and out and maybe even getting the hiccups. Though you probably won?t be able to feel any of this at 11 weeks, he is starting to stretch out, do somersaults and kick, practising those moves that will have you groaning closer to the end of your pregnancy. 11 weeks pregnant symptoms
Good news: The hard work of the first trimester is almost over. In the next few weeks, you might start to feel more energetic and have less nausea (though for some women, morning sickness may last until around week 16). At the same time, your hormones will continue to ramp up, especially progesterone, which is responsible for relaxing your uterus and preventing contractions. Unfortunately, this hormone also calms the muscles in your intestines that help keep things moving, causing constipation, gas and burps, and it ...
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