You are now very close to completing the first trimester so the hormone levels would surge for the one last time before starting to fall considerably. As a result, the severe symptoms that you’ve been experiencing for the last few weeks would no longer be that severe. However, new symptoms might replace them.
When you are 11 weeks pregnant, your baby is as big as a lemon and is almost fully formed. From now on, the organs and bodily functions would just fine-tune further to ensure that the baby is fully grown and functional when it is time for the delivery. You might already have a bit of baby bump and the breasts might already be a size bigger. If you haven’t shopped for bigger clothes and bras already, this is the time to do so.
A lot of couples also start planning their babymoon in the 11th week. If you don’t know about it already, it is a type of honeymoon which the couple take generally during the second trimester to celebrate the pregnancy. As your energy levels would be higher in the second trimester, it can be excellent time to spend some time with your partner at a romantic getaway. Continue reading this post to know what else you should expect this week.
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Baby’s Development in the 11th Week
By the time you are 11 weeks pregnant, you baby measures about 5cm from head to the bum and weighs around 8-9 grams. While this definitely doesn’t sound like much, you’d be amazed to know that something as little as what your baby currently is, already has a working heart, lungs, intestines, and joints. Just think of your baby to be a tiny version of what it’d be at the time of birth.
The fingers and toes have started getting separated from each other and now have tiny nails too. While the eyes are almost developed by now, the eyelids would remain closed around the 25th week. Even their kidneys have started working and are doing an excellent job of making urine. Gastric juices are being produced by the stomach and the baby is no longer dependent on the yolk sac for the nutrients as the other organs have now started working.