Pregnant mommies, do you also wonder how many months are your babies during the 11 weeks? Well, they are already three months which means that you are in your first trimester. You will be waiting six months only until your delivery day!
Your child has formed distinct human features by week 11 of you being pregnant inside your belly, involving hands and feet.
As the first trimester is drawing to a close, some pregnant mothers notice that their morning sickness starts to ease. Yet, it's also common to still be feeling sick, nauseous, have food aversions, and bloat throughout this time.
If you are curious about what are the other symptoms, development, and other things to expect during your 11th week into pregnancy, you are at the right place!
We are sure that there are numerous questions you have as you are anticipating your pregnancy. Our maternity month-long guide is packed with plenty of good information. This is your other pregnancy guide, containing anything from what's happening within your body to how your baby is progressing. You can also see tips and information on having a safe pregnancy.
How Big is Your Baby?
What will the baby's appearance be for pregnant women who are into their 11 weeks of pregnancy, you ask? They are smaller than a person's hand!
Your little one is approximately around 4.1 cm long from head to foot and weighs about 9 grams. This can be compared to the size of lychee. The body is growing swiftly, but the head is still huge. The toes and fingers are splitting up. There are very small ears and tiny fingernails.
Even though your child is wiggling around inside your womb, it will probably take a few weeks until you feel anything.
Your Baby's Development
The unborn baby is lying on her back, her legs elevated, and their head on the left side of the picture. The huge head is increasingly separated from the rest of her body as the neck gets longer. It's indeed normal that her head still makes up more than half of her body size.
Your muscles and ligaments will expand as you start to extend quite a bit, which might cause discomfort in your stomach area. Up to 50% extra blood is now being pumped through your body right now than usual.
Your womb is fueled by blood, but it can also make you feel hot, sweaty, and feeling dizzy. Your child is telling you to give yourself a break because he or she is beginning to develop by now.
In this week-by-week pregnancy guide, you will learn that:
- Small tooth buds are appearing under your baby's gums.
- His ears continue to form and even “move” to the sides of his head.
- His limbs also start to move--but you won't experience major kicking until a month or two.
- Your baby is starting to inhale and exhale small amounts of amniotic fluid, which helps his lungs grow and develop.
- His head may seem disproportionate to the rest of his body at this point, but slowly yet surely, the bodily development will take place over the next few weeks so your baby looks more like a... human!
- From week 11 to week 20, the halfway mark, the baby will have tripled in length and increased his weight by 30-fold!
Other things you can expect with your body:
- Swelling of your leg
- Hemorrhoids
- Tiredness and fatigue
- Loss of sleep
- Constipation
- Heartburn
- Varicose veins
- Backache
Di you know that your baby can breathe underwater now? The fetus will start to inhale and exhale small amounts of amniotic fluid at weeks 10 and 11, which helps in the development and growth of your baby's lungs. Y
our baby's ears are also migrating to the side of his head this week. Your baby's head may still be large compared to the rest of his body, but this will gradually balance out as he grows and develops within the womb.
Pregnancy Symptoms
When you're pregnant, especially during the first and third trimesters, tiredness is to be anticipated. After all, your body works exceptionally tough through to develop your tiny baby into another human being. Listed below are the symptoms during your week 11 of pregnancy:
- Morning sickness may start to improve (or not).
- You may still be experiencing headaches, migraines, or mood swings, with a combination of fatigue, stress, and emotional changes. All these do take a toll. The good news in this week-by-week pregnancy guide: you should find relief by the second trimester, which is within reach!
- Some pregnant mums may experience fullness in the breasts and the areola seems to darken. Fret not, all is normal. It’s just your body preparing itself for your new baby.
Pregnancy Care
Prior to caregiving for your newborn, you should tend to yourself as well as your unborn child.
Prenatal care is medical help a woman receives while she is pregnant. Pregnant women and their developing fetuses can both benefit from timely and regular prenatal care. Regular visits allow doctors to recognize and address any problems as soon as possible.
Prenatal care must begin as soon as possible, ideally even before the pregnancy starts. There is a huge amount of advice available and here are some of them:
- While it’s important to keep an active lifestyle unless otherwise advised by your gynecologist, there are activities that you might wish to avoid at this point such as certain household chores. There's no better time than now to get your partner involved! (This is probably the best news in this week-by-week pregnancy guide for you, mum!)
- Some moms may feel less than splendid during the first trimester, but hang in there! You are almost reaching the end of the first leg. Make yourself feel better by pampering yourself with a manicure or pedicure (opt for a home service if you prefer not to be inhaling all those chemicals at a salon) or get a refreshing new haircut.
- There are some things you can do when pregnant (acupuncture, massages, hair dyeing, hair removal), but it also boils down to how much of those old wives’ tales you subscribe to or how safe the products used are. For the latter, chemical-free is the best way to go.
Other things you can do to take care of yourself and your baby:
- Consume a pregnancy vitamin
- Exercise regularly
- Create a birth plan
- Eat more fish
- Change up your chores
- Record any excess weight
- Wear comfortable shoes
- Research for yourself
- Eat foods rich in folate and high in calcium
- Record any excess weight
- Avoid soft cheeses
- Coffee consumption should be kept to a minimum
- Get enough sleep
- Avoid overeating.
- Drink a great deal of water
- Eat few vegetables
- Pour on sunscreen
- Eat between five and six meals that are well-balanced each day.
- Keep a food diary
- Avoid secondhand smoke and don't smoke
- Stay away from the alcohol
- Occasionally you can give in to cravings
- Never using natural remedies or over-the-counter drugs without already consulting a physician
Your Checklist
- Oscar tests (which stands for One-Stop Clinic for Assessment of Risk for Fetal Anomalies) are usually done between weeks 11 to 14 to screen for Down Syndrome amongst others. Your gynecologist should inform you to pre-book a schedule prior. With the types of tests now available in Singapore, namely the Harmony Prenatal Test and the Non-invasive Prenatal Test, you might even be able to find out your baby’s gender too!
When should you contact your doctor?
You might find it difficult to communicate with your doctor when your body is going through physical changes that may be totally unfamiliar to you. You can be thinking of having sex, working out how to deal with hemorrhoids or constipation, or thinking about the delivery.
It is indeed important to ask these and other questions, although if you feel uneasy doing so. Bear in mind that your medical provider has probably already heard the whole of your inquiries. To take with you to each visit, create a list of questions.
Call your doctor right away in case you have:
- a large amount of blood
- an obvious lack of movement from the baby
- a sudden fluid loss
- three or more contractions each hour or more
- having thoughts of harming yourself and your baby
- having fever
- painful or burning sensation every time you pee
- severe headache
What you can do?
- Make a phone call to your physician's office
- Send a message describing the symptoms if he or she is unreachable
- Call the hotline again or call the nearest emergency room and describe the situation to the triage nurse if you don't hear from anyone within a few minutes
- Visit the ER and then let your practitioner know that you'll be if the nurse advises you to come in
Your next week: 12 weeks pregnant
Your previous week: 10 weeks pregnant
Republished with permission from: theAsianparent Singapore
Additional information from Angerica Villanueva
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