9 Weeks Pregnant

Got questions about Week 9? Other women have asked this…

Q: My breasts are changing. They're getting bigger and are so sore. What's going on?

"Blame it on hormones! Your whole body feels like it is going through so many changes it can be tough to know what is normal. Breast changes are definitely part of the pregnancy package! Most women report breast tenderness and enlargement as one of the first physical clues of pregnancy. Here's what you can expect..." Read More

Q: Should I be worried that I'm 9 weeks pregnant and not showing?

"No. Depending on your body type and family tendencies, some women don't show until 14-18 weeks. In fact, the uterus doesn't get big enough to rise out of the pelvis into the abdomen until 12 weeks, so the only way to show is with weight gain..." Read More

Q: Can being exposed to X-rays harm the fetus?

"Were you wearing a lead apron? If so, there are no worries. If not, you probably didn't get enough Xray exposure to your pregnancy for two reasons: 1. Those X-ray doses probably don't add up to the 5-10 Rad limit that is a concern, and 2. Unless the X-rays are pointed directly at your uterus, the power of them falls off exponentially with the distance away from the where the X-rays are actually pointing..." Read More

Q: How soon can I learn the baby's gender?

"It's simply a matter of how soon can you see the genitalia reliably enough to be sure. We've all heard stories of how at the ultrasound, the technician was sure that a woman was having a boy or a girl—only to discover on delivery day that the opposite was true. Each technician (often your doctor isn't the one performing the ultrasound) has his or her own criteria during ultrasound for determining a baby's gender..." Read More