You are now in 9th week of your pregnancy and the fetal age is 8 weeks, 3 days.
In this pregnancy week ...- The size of baby is now about the size of a green olive.
- The heart is almost completely developed and baby's heart beat can now be heard with a Doppler.
- Baby's eyes have grown bigger and have some pigment (color) to them. Most babies are born with black or brown eyes and permanent eye color will become obvious between 6 to 9 months.
- Baby's ears are forming, both inside and out. Mouth now has tiniest tongues and tooth buds are forming in their jaw. Eyelids are forming, as are hair follicles and nipples.
- Fingers and toes are no longer webbed. The arms develop bones, and the hands begin to touch the face. The legs start to move. Ossification or hardening of the bones begins.
- Gonads have become testes (for boys) or ovaries (for girls).
- Baby will grow to average length of about 0.90 inch or 2.3 centimeter Crown to Rump (CR) and weighs about 0.07 ounce or 2 grams towards the ends of this week.
First trimester starts on very first day of your last menstrual cycle on 22-Mar-2024 and ends on 14-Jun-2024
Second trimester is from 15-Jun-2024 to 27-Sep-2024
While Third trimester begins 28-Sep-2024 onwards.
The expected date of birth of your baby is 27-Dec-2024, however depending upon fetal growth and your age, the baby may be born between 13-Dec-2024 and 03-Jan-2025.
Note: Information provided above is for general education only, growth of baby inside womb depends upon many factor and growth of your baby may differ slightly than indicated above, please seek medical advice whenever in doubt.
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