ninth week

From the beginning of pregnancy to today, hormones have played the most influential role in your both this week, the amount of pregnancy hormone reaches its highest time. Your blood volume continues to increase, peaking in the second trimester and decreasing in the third trimester. You may experience bloating or flatulence at this time, which is completely normal. The fetus starts kicking after 9 weeks, but you won't feel it until 16-22 weeks. Your child begins to swallow fluids and produce digestive juices. At 9 weeks, you are 2 months pregnant. This week you and your child have achieved two great achievements: you have reached the third month of pregnancy and your child is no longer sperm and has become a fetus. It means that your child has become more like a human being. Your baby weighs approximately two grams and is 2.3 tall.