Pregnancy Week 9 - The Most Severe Period For Mood Swings And Anxiety

You are near to the end of first trimester. There are various dynamic and noticeable changes, which take place inside your body. You cannot observe those changes.

What are the physical changes that occur in your body during pregnancy week 9?

Your breasts will become full and tender. Areola on the breasts will become darker and sweat glands and Montgomery’s glands can become prominent and more numerous.

For the pregnant women with light complexion, the breast veins often become more pronounce.

Even though your body appears a little boring now, you will gain roughly 1-2 lbs per week. The weight gain is usually associated with fluid retention.

During pregnancy week 9, most of the women experience pregnancy mood swings and anxiety [Managing pregnancy symptoms].

Alternation takes place in between the feelings of elation to the feelings of trepidation. Most of the pregnant women find themselves for crying over small things. All these cases are normal during pregnancy, because of the rapid fluctuation in hormone levels.

High levels of progesterone also lead to more fatigue and this can greatly influence your mood. If this is the first pregnancy for you, then you feel very excited because your belly slightly pops out by the end of this week.

Bloating and gassiness are also the symptoms that appear during pregnancy week 9. Most of the pregnant women find that they are more prone to burping and flatulence.

Care you need to take during pregnancy week 9:

• Make sure that you consume enough proteins such as beans, nuts and soy proteins.
• Also, ensure that you get enough sleep and exercise.
• Drink many fluids and take enough vitamin C content.
• Check your weight once in a week. Avoid weighing yourself everyday because the weight gain fluctuates throughout the day in between 1-5 lbs, which discourages you. Therefore, it is better not to measure your weight everyday.

If you do not take proper care of yourself, then you will suffer from diseases like diabetes, osteoporosis, obesity, depression and various diseases producing viruses during the pregnancy period.

What are the changes that occur in the fetus during pregnancy week 9?

• Your baby is in between 20-28 millimeters in length or about an inch and weighs one gram.
• By this week, your baby will have all the essential organs, nerves and muscles.
• By this week, the growing baby will arrive into the fetus-club. This is a very exciting and exclusive stage during their prenatal development.
• In this particular week, the irises of your little one’s eyes start to function.
• The formation of external ears is already over and the inner ears fill with the fluid. Therefore, the baby inside you already has the sense of balance.
• The functioning of the baby’s kidney starts and they begin to urinate.
• The gallbladder, pancreas and reproductive organs develops.
• The external genitals appear sexless even though there was formation of ovaries and testes.
• The embryonic tail starts to disappear and the baby’s face becomes more round.
• The baby’s tongue starts to develop during this week.
• The digestive system continues to develop.

Fact for pregnancy week 9:

Consuming nutritional pregnancy diet is very much important. Avoid the junk foods and make sure that you eat something from each of the below mentioned food groups everyday:

• Proteins like chicken, fish, meat and pulses
• Dairy like milk and yogurt for enough calcium
• Fruits and vegetables for essential vitamins and minerals
• Starchy foods like whole meal bread, rice, pasta and potatoes

Along with this nutritional diet, avoid drinking alcohol and smoking as they can cause increased risk of miscarriage.