Pregnancy Week 11 - An End To Your Morning Sickness

As you approach towards the end of first trimester of the pregnancy, for most of you, your pregnancy begins to appear. This is the right time to inform others about the good news particularly in professional circle.

During this week, various changes are observed in you and your baby’s body.

What are the physical changes that occur in your body during pregnancy week 11?

If you still experience morning sickness, this comes to an end by the end of this week. Growing placenta along with your baby’s growing pituitary gland gives you a break on the production of hormones by this week.

Now the focus is on the beginning of second trimester of pregnancy. The second trimester is most appropriately characterized by plenty of growth for both you and your little one.

By the end of this week, your uterus will rise above the pelvic bones; your doctor can recognize it with an external examination. A vertical dark line of pigmentation called as linea-nigra, which comes from your naval down to your pubic hair will appear shortly.

Care you need to take during pregnancy week 11:

You need to make a conscious effort in order to increase your healthy consumption of food, and the foods rich in vitamins. But, it doesn’t mean that life is an open buffet. Once think about it, if it does not cause any benefit for you, then it also don’t do any good for your developing baby.

If you still feel hungry after having the dinner, then don’t simply try to eat extra ice-cream as a dessert. Try to eat fruits, vegetables, fish and wholegrain bread along with jam. Consuming good nutritious food is very essential for you and your developing baby.

In order to prevent frequent headaches during this week, consume regularly nutritious food, drink plenty of water or fluids, get enough rest and keep the stress levels low [Pregnancy nutrition].

Consult your doctor to know about the safety of medication called Tylenol to treat headaches. Generally, this medication is considered as safe during pregnancy.

What are the changes that occur in the fetus during pregnancy week 11?

• By this week, your baby is about the size of 50 millimeters and weighs up to eight grams.
• Your little one will gain a substantial amount of weight this week.
• Your baby already starts to explore his/her body. The baby focuses more carefully on touching the head, particularly the face and mouth. Particularly the mouth of your baby gives them hours of entertainment. All these happen because your baby gains coordination so that he/she is able to move the hands on command.
• The baby’s palms also gain sensation and they can feel whatever it touches.
• The swallow reflex of your baby begins to develop by this week.
• By the end of this week, your baby’s smell and various other olfactory senses will start to develop. When these senses are combined with the maturing taste buds, it will give your baby with his/her first experience of taste and smell.
• The primitive tail is now gone.
• Most of the baby’s organs start to work and external factors like appearance of hair, toenails and fingernails will develop.
• Your baby’s reproductive organs start to develop rapidly.
• By this week, your baby is able to open and close the fists and also there is beginning of little buds and on some day they pop out as teeth.

Fact for pregnancy week 11:

Don’t eat excessively because it leads to the development of unhealthy cravings. If you gain more than 35 pounds throughout your pregnancy, then it makes your postpartum weight loss very difficult [Weight gain during pregnancy].