Week 9: Baby is now officially a fetus — not an embryo.

💡 Expert tip

Consider genetic screening tests (NIPT, nuchal translucency scan) — typically offered between weeks 10–13.

🌱 Baby's development this week

Science fact

The transition from embryo to fetus at 9 weeks is not just semantic — the placenta takes over hormone production from the corpus luteum, which is why nausea often begins to ease after week 10.

🤰 Your symptoms this week

Nausea peaks this week for most women then begins to ease
Try ginger tea, crackers before getting up, or vitamin B6 (10mg 3x/day). Small meals every 2 hours help.
Acne flares
hormonal surges affect sebaceous glands
Increased urination
uterus pressing on bladder before it rises into abdomen

💛 Changes in your body

💙 Mental health this week

First trimester fatigue is neurologically protective — your body is literally rerouting energy to fetal brain development.

🥗 Nutrition focus

📅 Appointment / test

NIPT (Non-Invasive Prenatal Test) blood draw can be done from 10 weeks — screens for chromosomal conditions with 99% accuracy.

✅ This week's checklist

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Ask doctor about NIPT screening at 10 weeks if interested
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Avoid sleeping flat on your back — start left-side sleeping habit now
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Book dental checkup — gum disease risk doubles in pregnancy
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