Being open and honest about your feelings with people you know and trust can avoid hurt and misunderstanding. Antenatal tests at this stage of pregnancy Your doctor or midwife might talk to you about antenatal tests for chromosomal anomalies , including non-invasive prenatal testing NIPT.
NIPT looks at the risk of your baby having certain chromosomal abnormalities. The arms and legs have grown longer, and the baby has tiny fingers and toes. Their ankles, wrists, knees and elbows are forming. Your womb uterus is now about the size of an orange. You may find your clothes are tighter and your stomach may be sticking out, but this can be due to changes in your bowel rather than your pregnancy.
Many women feel vulnerable and emotional when they are pregnant. This is completely normal. You may also be more hungry than usual.
You may have already had an ultrasound scan to confirm your due date, but a dating scan is normally done at around 10 weeks. From 10 weeks you can start thinking about prenatal screening. One screening test you can have now is a non-invasive prenatal test , or NIPT, to screen for Down syndrome and certain other abnormalities in the baby. Most women who want to screen for Down syndrome have combined first trimester screening a little later in the pregnancy. You do not have to have screening. It depends on your age, history and unique circumstances.
Talk to your doctor or genetic counsellor about the best screening tests for you. Learn more here about the development and quality assurance of healthdirect content. Follow your pregnancy week-by-week to find out how your baby is growing and what is happening to your body. In our pregnancy week by week guide, you can find out what to expect and follow your baby's development each week.
Read more on raisingchildren. Read more on Better Health Channel website. And can you believe baby is busy practicing swallowing and kicking inside your 10 weeks pregnant belly? Genetic testing is optional; which ones you choose to get—or not get—is up to you, but a genetic counselor can help you decide based on your family history and risk factors.
The nuchal translucency screening aka NT Scan typically happens between weeks 10 and 14; it tests your fetus for risk of Down syndrome and several other chromosomal abnormalities. Other, more invasive tests—the CVS and amniocentesis—can be used to diagnose abnormalities as well.
Then, using ultrasound as a guide, the doctor inserts a needle through your belly or through the vagina while doing a speculum exam to collect cells from the placenta. Those cells are tested for genetic abnormalities. Overwhelmed by all the first- and second-trimester testing? You might find this helps keep morning sickness at bay. Snack well Eating the right foods helps you get the vitamins and minerals that you and your 10 week fetus need, and it can help you feel better too.
Snacks high in potassium, like mangoes or bananas, can help with nausea, while the protein and essential nutrients in eggs and nuts offer a nutritional punch and help keep you from getting hangry. This means that your 10 weeks pregnant symptoms can run the gamut from mild to intense. Let your body tell you when to rest or slow down. Most of these symptoms should dissipate soon. Getting Pregnant. Popular links under Pregnancy First Trimester. Popular links under Baby Baby Month by Month.
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