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Pregnancy week 10

Pregnancy information at week 10 of being pregnant - Your baby's little heart is pumping blood around the body and can be seen on an ultrasound scan.


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You are already a quarter of the way through your pregnancy and the time when you are most at risk of miscarriage is coming to an end. You may have your booking visit around this time, when a doctor or midwife will take all your details and family history and discuss what sort of care you would prefer during your pregnancy. Now is the time to begin to think about your antenatal options.

Sickness usually reaches a peak around week nine, but diminishes slowly until week 12, though unfortunately for some women it continues throughout pregnancy. Tiredness is intense and you may feel your eyesight is affected. The increasing levels of progesterone may make your gums bleed.

Your body is retaining more fluid now you're pregnant and the increased fluid in your eyes can cause temporary long or short sightedness. Your contact lenses may feel uncomfortable. You may want to invest in some underwear that supports your new shape.

Your baby

Your baby will now be getting all her nutrients from you. In medical terms your baby has moved from being an embryo to a foetus. Facial features include an evolving profile with a large forehead and button nose. All internal organs are present; the skeleton is complete, but still formed from cartilage. Your baby's heart now pumps blood around her body. The stomach is developing and being connected to her mouth and the cells that will become the brain continue to multiply rapidly.

Your baby's taste buds are developing. There are distinct fingers and toes and the inner ear and eyes are formed, but the eyelids are still sealed. The little heart is pumping blood around the body and can be seen on an ultrasound scan. Wrist and ankle joints begin to develop. Organs continue to grow and more bone and muscle tissue continues to be laid down and the external sex organs have begun to form. Your baby is still less than the length of your little finger.

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Hi Im in week 10 of my pregnancy although im actually 9 weeks 1 day if that makes sense. This is my second pregnancy but not had many symptoms except my breast feeling heavier but that has stopped now. Also cant stop eating, really tired and got a bit of a bump already (that could be from all the eating tho lol) i think you do show sooner with your secong though. A quick note to hannahandbump dont worry if you've not had morning sickness as i wasn't sick once with my first (9 yrs ago) and haven't had any sickness this time either, it could still happen but i doubt it. Maybe we are just lucky, i bet ther are plenty of people who would gladly switch places with us although you and me both would probably like to have some sickness just so that we could actually feel pregnant. Well 20 days until my scan so that will put my mind at rest if nothing else. Just relax and you will be feeling pregnant soon enough. Congratulations to everyone x LJ
added by LJ13 [Wed 27th Jan 2010 @ 09:27:48]
Hi I'm 10 weeks today, had a previous m/c at 11 weeks so getting a little anxious. Have had morning sickness which is a little better this week - didn't get that last time and had an early scan due to slight bleeding at week 7 - heartbeat was strong. Mixed feelings this week. Good luck to everyone.
added by sazzle80 [Fri 15th Jan 2010 @ 16:23:42]
Hi mummies 2 be, i'm 10 weeks tomorrow and very excited. This is my first pregnancy and i have my first appointment with the midwife in 2 weeks. can anyone recommend any questions to ask the midwife that i might not have even thought about at this time? and does anyone know if they will definatly give me as scan, as i will be 12 weeks at that point? goodluck to all xxxx
added by MummyDewal [Wed 13th Jan 2010 @ 11:47:23]
hi mummies to be, im 10 weeks on thursday, this will be my 3rd baby, was at my routine check at the doctors and they have advised me that i have loads of blood in my urine , has anyone else had this and what was the cause ? im a bit uptight about it ... thanks xxxx
added by daisy2009 [Mon 11th Jan 2010 @ 15:13:36]
hi! im 10 weeks pregnant and this is my 1st pregnancy, i have had no sickness or any real signs of pregnancy other than a positive test! im worried and hoping some one with more experience can help? is this normal? i hope everyone is enjoying there pregnancy! good luck! xxx
added by hannahandbump [Tue 5th Jan 2010 @ 15:51:22]
DITZYLOU i know in a way what you are going through. this is my 2nd pregnancy, my first ended with a stillbirth at 31 weeks. i named him Bailey. that was last year. i thought i was ready but i too am terrified. its gotten so bad that i have started staying home all day everyday, and like you i keep popping to the toilet and expecting the worst. im scared to move incase something happens. my relationship has hit rock bottom, as my partner does not feel ready to go through all of this again. i want this baby more then anything but i dont want to get excited incase it ends up in heartache again. i have spoken to a few people that has lost a baby and gone on to have a healhy baby at the end of it. im sure both of us will be fine this time round, good luck to everyone.
x x
added by pinkbutterfly87 [Mon 21st Dec 2009 @ 09:30:59]
Hi ditzylou, I have been through five miscarrages and i also had my stil born little boy, called charlie.. I have however now got a beautiful little girl who is sixteen months. Dont give up hope Some times it is just not ment to be,.I know how painful it is and really it does not get better you just learn to live with it. And that is all we can hope for. However when amiee arrived safe and sound it seemed like we had gone ful circle. However today i went in for a d and c after a mmc. So its happening all over Again. All i can suggest is taking the folic acid was all i did differently with amiee... X i hope it happens well enough for you soon.Thinking of you. xxxx
added by sueneedssleep [Mon 21st Dec 2009 @ 09:27:20]
Hi,
Im now 10 weeks and 4 days. wont be long for my scan, and i cant wait!! Ive got to say i have really weird dreams, but i heard that its normal during pregnancy!! I also get broken sleep as i am up through the night going to the toilet! Bu appart form that everything is great!! I hope everthing goes well for others!! xx
added by roobaby [Mon 30th Nov 2009 @ 10:09:51]
hi all, im new to this chat business.
I am just 10weeks pregnant, this is my fourth pregnancy. I had a missed miscarriage at 10wks & had to have a d&c. I became pregnant again an lost this baby at 6wks. I then just recently became pregnant with identical twin boys, everything was going ok apart from horrendous sickness & tiredness all the way through. I went into labour at 20wks + 4 days, an lost both of them, i named them Jack & Charlie. This experiance absoloutly heartbreaking and am still grieving for my boys. My partner and i planned this pregnancy as we both agreed its what we wanted & that i felt strong enough emotionally to do this. I thought wrong and my emotions are being tested more than i thought im finding it so difficult. I've turned into a paranoid insomniac, always going to the toilet an checking, not leting myself get excited, feeling terribly guilty about the boys, but also sooo wanting to feel that exciting happy feeling. Im keeping my fingers crossed so tight. Has anyone else been through something similar and gone on to have a successful pregnancy?.
Thanks
Best wishes to all xx
added by ditzylou [Mon 9th Nov 2009 @ 10:18:19]
Hi,
We have had an ultrasound today - at this stage - week 9 plus 2 days but the ultrasound results show up as though we are at week five plus 2 days. Can anyone offer advice or comments, or been through a similar experience? Is my wife about to miscarry? Or is there a possibility that everything is going to be OK?
Thanks.
added by FirstTimer [Thu 22nd Oct 2009 @ 09:18:16]
Hi ,i too am also 10 weeks pregnant. i was pregnant at the beginning of this year and went to my first scan at 13 weeks thinking everything was fine but unfortunatley no heart beat was found and i was told i miscarried at 10 weeks :( it was hard as i had no signs from my body to tell me this has happened and im worried this could happen again. iv asked for an earlier scan but im still so anxious about whether im still pregnant as i still dont have many signs of being pregnant. I am very interested in getting a sonar monitor to put my mind at rest more but dont know where i could buy one. any ideas where the best places to get them from are?
added by sarah3200 [Tue 22nd Sep 2009 @ 10:09:18]
Hi im 10 wks...after telling my partner of 10yrs 2 weeks ago that we are expecting I feel really down and lonely. Although everyone else who I have informed even our 8 yo daughter are all happy and excited as I am, I'm not egtting the support that I need from the 1 person I love the most. I am constantly complaining of feeling sick, and also explained to him that stress will not help, he is carrying on as nothing is happening. On Monday I viisited the midwife for the 1st time but he never asked how I got on, I am also expecting my fist scan date to come through any time soon and have a feeling that i will have to attend to it alone. My 1st pregnancy wasn't very enjoyable as he was the same then but I was hoping this time was different..With all the mixed emotions I need any advice or to know that in some circumstances that this is normal for some men...mummybaxter it is comforting what you said about having company 24/7
added by ejay78 [Mon 21st Sep 2009 @ 09:16:28]
hi mummybaxter i had 2 mis misscarriages between my two children brennan is 10 now and rianna is 3 i am now 10 weeks pregnant and i feel sick all the time its so horrible I am also giving my partner another chance after we split up last year cos he had a fling with a young girl i hope all goes well for u and all the other mummies to be i have not got a scan till oct 16 i will be over 13 weeks preg by then
added by hunee301280 [Sat 19th Sep 2009 @ 17:23:54]
i have lost two babies at 9/10 weeks twice this year wat is the possible cause
added by upe [Sat 12th Sep 2009 @ 19:51:01]
Wow this is really freaky..
To Mummybaxter, Your post could also be submitted by me too! I know that sounds a bit weird but. I also am 10 weeks pregnant, have all the same worries as you due to a past miscarriage and even more freaky.. My scan is booked for Tues 22nd Sept!. I cant wait to see my baby. The only thing that isn't the same is that my fella is behaving himself, up to now. But without sounding sex-est or whatever, most men are the same. We have all been there before love and I genuinely hope you two an sort things out :)
I found myself talking to my belly the other day too, outside in the garden. Id gone out there because everything my boyfriend said wound me up to the point where I was either going to scream or ball my eyes out. Talking to your bump really helps doesn't it? All the best.
added by xoxokayoxox [Sat 12th Sep 2009 @ 19:50:21]
Hey,

I am 10 weeks pregnant this week and am really excited. My partner has been a little bit naughty on the internet with other women but we are trying to work things out cause we love each other.

The last few weeks I have been really down about the pregnancy due to the many symptoms: Backache, morning sickness (which actually lasts from waking to sleeping), constant toilet breaks, painful breasts, stomuch cramps, mood swings and crying! But something really good happened yesterday - I was laying on my bed (Ive thrown my partner into the spare room!) and was really upset about what he had done, my constant symptoms and generally felt miserable, tearful and sorry for myself when I suddenly realised that I wasnt on my own and I actually have a baby growing in me who is keeping me company 24/7! I know this will sound completely nuts but I have actually started talking to it and it is so comforting.

My scan is also on 22nd September and I am dead excited about seeing my little baby. I have suffered from a miscarriage before and I have been really worried however now im in the 10th week I know I only have 2 weeks left until the 2nd trimester and have stopped worrying and started enjoying what's happening inside me.
added by mummybaxter [Fri 11th Sep 2009 @ 15:34:57]
Hi I'm 91/2 wks pregnant or maybe 10.5 depending on which due date calendar you use and have just eaten an avocado, anchovy, pickled egg, salt and vinegar crisp sandwich plus 2 pickled onions. My tastes vary daily as some days all I want to have are fruit smoothies and salad. This has just started happening and worried I've pickled the baby!!! lol. Good luck ladies and also feeling shattered with the odd burst of energy. Also know how many of you feel that are still waiting for their scan as seeing is believing. My scan is on the 22nd September which feels like an eternity!
added by Cyprusbrummie1 [Wed 2nd Sep 2009 @ 10:12:11]
Hi, im ten weeks pregnant tomorrow. This is my 3rd pregnancy. Ive got morning, afternoon and night sickness. I can only eat bland things but gone mad on chocolate and sweets. Has anyone else had cravings yet? Ive also been feeling so tired. Cant wait for my 12 wk scan on 11th sept
added by ray09 [Fri 28th Aug 2009 @ 08:23:11]
Hi, I'm just over 10 weeks pregnant and don't have my scan for another 2 weeks. I have little symptoms and wondered if there's anything I can do to check everything is ok as you get little reassurance until you see for yourself at the scan. I do however suffer from IBS which has become a lot worse and every night end up bloated and uncomfortable.
added by lovesleep [Wed 26th Aug 2009 @ 11:01:47]
Hi Birdmouse!!! Could you tell me the name of that monitor! would love to get one! Thanks
added by galushka2000 [Thu 13th Aug 2009 @ 18:10:32]
Hi, I am 9 1/2 weeks pregnant and sickness seems to be easing, was so bad between weeks 6 and 9. Feeling quite bloated and suffering from trapped wind. I have a private viability scan today because I am too impatient to wait for my dating scan in 3 weeks - we just want to know that all is going to plan. Such a scary, but exciting time and praying everything goes ok later today.
added by Joc1977 [Tue 28th Jul 2009 @ 12:30:19]
Hi, Chevy i feel exactly the same, im hungry about half an hour after eating and i look like im about 5 months gone! Also having the gas problem, much to my partners disgust! ;-) my sickness is getting a bit better but im staring to be funny about what i eat, for example if i bought something a few days before for dinner i just dont want to eat it anymore! Hope everyone is doing ok.
added by Megselie [Tue 14th Jul 2009 @ 17:55:39]
Feel like I have gained a lot of weight and I am almost on the close of the third trimester (12days more). do you guys feel hungry all the time? also have had A LOT of gas .
added by chevy1 [Mon 6th Jul 2009 @ 09:01:22]
I am 11 weeks pregnant, this is my second child and I have morning sickness and I am very moody, I'm going for my scan in a few days so hope fully this should make me feel abit better, I am so emotional aswell, is this normal? I am suposed to feel happy aren't i?
added by GinaEB [Tue 30th Jun 2009 @ 12:01:02]
I am 10.4 weeks pregnant, with my 1st had a scan at 6wks and 8wks due to beeding, all ok and the slight bleeding i had had now stopped, apart from feeling slightly tierd and having the scans i would not think i was pregnant at all, everyone keeps saying im a lucky one, but i kind of wish i did has some pregnancy symptoms so it felt real......im sure it will once i have a bump!
added by babys2009 [Wed 24th Jun 2009 @ 09:45:41]
hi this me reaching my 10th week of pregnancy with my 3rd child. i am so excited still waiting for my dating scan which is another 2 weeks away yet. just want to tell everyone also but my partner is making me wait until our 1st scan as i have had 2 miscarriages previously.
am feeling very very sick with baby number 3 more so than when i was carrying my 2 sons. maybe this time its a girl!!?? also my breasts are very tender and my belly is expanding quite fast too.
just wish the next 2 weeks would hurry up and arrive cos i so want to make sure everything is ok and i can relax a bit more. i am nearly 38 so getting older and more anxious this time around. xx
added by kellyf [Mon 8th Jun 2009 @ 09:36:19]
i went for my 1st scan today which revealed i am 10 weeks but the foetus is really low, just above my pelvic bone is this normal
added by sophie1987 [Tue 21st Apr 2009 @ 10:13:37]
Hello jemmajuicy,I know how you feel, I have been feeling exactly the same as you for weeks. It's hard to deal with the guilt when my partner is so happy and I'm screaming and crying that its the worst thing thats ever happened to me! Thankfully now I'm coming to terms with things and feel less irrational. Hope you feel better soon as well, its a big change and I think its ok to resist it at first, i've felt like an evil person because I was the only one not happy but it will go, then you can start to imagine all the nice things, good luck xx
added by chemgirlie [Mon 20th Apr 2009 @ 09:29:17]
Hi Could you please let me know the brand name of this monitor.Would like to get for myself as I am 10 weeks pregnant now.I have seen one at mother care which is only meant to be used at 20 -22 weeks. Could you please let me know the brand and other info.Thanks.Good luck to you all
added by Piolio [Tue 24th Mar 2009 @ 09:08:40]
Hi I'm 10 and a half weeks and was given a little sonar monitor and last night my bf and i listened to the heart beating for the first time - its amazing! Recommend this machine to everyone, mine was a gift but think it cost £30 ish. Good luck to everyone with their first scans coming up! x
added by Birdmouse [Mon 16th Mar 2009 @ 09:19:03]
I am so excited, keep thinking that when the baby is born it will be the love of my life....and thats what keeps me going! finding the tiredness difficult at work, have quite a high pressured job and am trying to take a step back a bit. looking forward to the first scan, will make it real for me and my b/f! can't wait! good luck to everyone xx
added by heatherberry [Thu 5th Mar 2009 @ 09:16:16]
I am about 10 weeks pregnant and really worried and scared i have been diagnosed with depression must be the hormones, i have had it before but its the last thing i thought i would get while pregnant.So at the moment am not excited not happy not looking forward to anythin i just constantly worry,cry feel down and dont even feel like doing anyhthing. I cant wait for the anti depressants to lift my mood so i can start looking forward to things. I feel so bad on my fiance he is over the moon and excited but i dont feel the same.Fingers crossed things will start to change i would like to be excited Good luck everyone xx
added by Jemmajuicy [Wed 4th Mar 2009 @ 09:14:33]
i had my first scan a couple of days ago. i could see its heartbeat!! it made it all so real! this is my first baby and i feel so much happier now ive seen it.
added by jackie506 [Thu 15th Jan 2009 @ 09:59:19]
hi everyone i had my scan today and they tod me i had m/c im so devestated was so excited . wish everyone the best xx
added by amp26 [Thu 15th Jan 2009 @ 09:59:12]
well im 10 1/2 weeks gone i should bee 11 1/2 weeks but the doctors have put me back a week already !! as if pregnancy wasnt long enough !! im really quite worried i just want my scan to hurry up so i no my baby is ok i seem to have no syptoms now apart from my breasts are still a bit sore and i feel so tired but that might be down to lookin after my other 2 children !! .. i had a scare at 6 weeks i had bad cramps and i was bleedin or tho not much blood but i had an emergency scan and they said all was well but that was nearly 5 weeks ago im prayin everythin is still ok .. i have suffered 4 miscarriges already altho i did go on to have my daughter after them i just carnt seem to enjoy bein pregnant there is a constant worry there all the time ! has any one else suffered miscarriages and are you feelin even more scared now because of it ?? i carnt stand the waitin of not knowin if my baby is ok it just seems to add to the stress !! x
added by bexs84 [Wed 14th Jan 2009 @ 08:36:50]
Got my scan today was amazin :D thought i was 12 weeks but i am only 10 lol. and ive actually lost weight thats because i am sick 24/7. This is my 1st pregnancy so i am a bit scared dont know wot to expect but i am excited as well lol !! xxxx
added by xxdipsyxx [Mon 5th Jan 2009 @ 09:17:05]
Heya, I'm almost at my ten week mark! I am starting to notice my body changing and its scarey!! This is my second pregnancy as I miscarried at 5 weeks last time. I've almost doubled that so feel much more confident this one will go to plan. Good luck everyone!!
added by YummiestMummy [Fri 21st Nov 2008 @ 09:09:40]
hello everyone i was 10weeks yesturday i have also put on abit of weight to and starting to get brown hairs going up my belly.im waiting for my scan which is november 3rd cant wait me and my boyfriend are really exited it will be our first i had a misscariage at about 8weeks with my first devestating but we got over it.i hope all of your pregnancys will go well love shemarraxxxxxxxxxx
added by shemarra [Fri 24th Oct 2008 @ 08:59:02]
this may be stupid but im just wondering, can you fertilise an egg at two different times of the first two weeks of pregnancy. i dont know why but i think im carrying twins (maybe im just really hoping) and i think that one egg was fertilised the week after my last period & the other the second week after my last period, am i making sense.
added by Blackrose [Fri 24th Oct 2008 @ 08:58:39]
Hi
Im ten weeks pregnant tomorrow, my scan is 30th October i will be just over 12 weeks by then, however the doctor requested i have my scan booked between 5th oct to 30th oct. so any time from 9 weeks really. Yes, you will be running for the toilet after the scan, they make you drink loads of water. I cant help youon the gym unfortunetly. I do not go, i get enough exercise where i live now so no need. I do get tired quickly. however my main problem is i feel worst after i eat that i did when i feel hungry. I know my belly is totally full and could not eat another mouthful but i still feel starving.
added by Gemma1983 [Mon 20th Oct 2008 @ 10:51:08]
at week ten does the risk of miscarrage start to decrease
added by babycakesherbert [Mon 7th Jul 2008 @ 13:49:22]
At week 10 does the risk of miscarriage start to decrease towards week 12?
added by gillykay1 [Tue 1st Apr 2008 @ 08:27:21]
i am not gaining any waight can this be dangress for the baby. i am overwaight to start with
added by twin [Tue 25th Mar 2008 @ 09:06:09]
i've been really tired but i found my way of keeping away from this is spending time wit my boyfriend it takes my drowsiness
added by chinita [Fri 17th Aug 2007 @ 08:51:20]
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