At ten weeks of pregnancy, doctors begin to officially refer to the baby in the womb as a fetus. Behind the most dangerous moments in the life of a baby, when the most often terrible diagnosis of "threatened abortion" is made - implantation and formation of the placenta.
The hormonal storm in the mother's body gradually subsides, so her well-being and mood improves.
Many women in the tenth week of pregnancy have problems with the excretory system. This is not only frequent urination associated with pressure on the bladder of the growing uterus, but also constipation. In addition, the uterus also presses on the main blood vessels, which can cause varicose veins and provoke the development of hemorrhoids.
To avoid this, you need to carefully monitor the regularity of the stool, eat more grains, fruits and vegetables, do exercises, sleep on your side to reduce tension in the anus. If the situation becomes more complicated, you should not engage in further self-medication, but it is better to consult with your doctor.
On ultrasound, it is still difficult to determine the sex of the child, because the genitals are not differentiated. You can only see the differences between a boy and a girl by 12-15 weeks of pregnancy, however, in male babies, testosterone is already produced in the testes, and in girls, follicles are formed, from which eggs will appear.
In the tenth week of pregnancy, the fetus has formed the elbow joints, upper lip, ears, diaphragm, the development of the mammary glands begins, the tail disappears. The baby's eyes are open, but it is difficult to draw accurate conclusions about whether he sees anything around him.
The baby is comfortable inside the fetal bladder filled with amniotic fluid. Amniotic fluid in the uterus at 10 weeks of gestation is about 20 ml, it is almost transparent. The weight of the fetus itself is not more than 4 grams, and the length is about 3 cm. When it comes into contact with the wall of the uterus, it can push off from it, but the woman cannot feel it until she succeeds.
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