Pregnancy 9 weeks - development of the fetus

Has exhausted a toxicosis, all time it would be desirable to sleep, and the unjustified outbreaks of aggression enter surrounding in perplexity - most likely the term of your pregnancy makes 9 weeks. This is how a pregnant woman feels at the beginning of the third month.

But not everything is so sad, because while the future mother tries to "manfully" survive hormonal reorganization, and her baby is actively growing and developing.

On the achievements of the child and the features of his development at the 9th week of pregnancy, we'll talk about this article.

Fetal development at the 9th week of pregnancy

As a rule, at the 3rd month of pregnancy, there are no doubts about her interesting position in women. Of course, external changes are not yet visible, but other characteristics have reached the highest point of manifestation. As for crumbs, he is experiencing a period of formation of vital mechanisms. At this stage, the cerebellum, the pituitary gland, the lymph nodes, the middle layer of the adrenal glands are formed. Now the size of the baby is 2-3 cm in length, and it weighs only 2 grams. In addition, at the 9th week of development, the child continues to form:

• lungs and intestines;
• mammary glands and genitals;
• the heart, kidneys and nervous system are already functioning, while the process of their perfection is in parallel, an interatrial septum appears;
• in the blood of the baby begins to form lymphocytes;
• The thyroid gland also begins to fulfill its immediate function.

However, in addition to internal transformations, at the 9th week of the development of the fetus its appearance changes to a great extent:

• "Tail" turns into coccyx;
• muscles build up;
• facial features become more expressive and natural;
• the head of the crumb is still great, but its shape acquires typical contours;
• elbows are formed, and the feet increase in size;
• the fingers become larger, and the marigolds are already visible.