Week 9 · First trimester
9 weeks pregnant
For you
Changing hormone levels can coincide with breast, waist, energy, or emotional changes. These experiences vary widely and are not a progress measure.
For baby or babies
Within the broad weeks 9–12 range, cartilage develops in the limbs, hands, and feet before later hardening into bone; timing varies.
Source: American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists — How Your Fetus Grows During Pregnancy ↗
Development stage · New structures, continuing development
Across weeks 9–12, limb cartilage, eyelids, nails, and several organs continue developing.
Source: American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists — How Your Fetus Grows During Pregnancy ↗
Week numbers are estimates, counted from the first day of the last period.
In the app this week
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About these sources
NHS — Week-by-week guide to pregnancy ↗
General education · United Kingdom public health source. The public guide supplies weekly pages from week 4 through week 41. UK care schedules and advice do not automatically apply elsewhere.
American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists — How Your Fetus Grows During Pregnancy ↗
General development reference · United States professional organization. The source describes broad four-week development bands. Pace does not turn them into an individual assessment or claim that development follows an exact weekly schedule.
Source receipts reviewed 27 August 2026. General information that Pace, Please has summarised from the public sources named on this page. It is not medical advice, does not assess your pregnancy, and every pregnancy differs. Your care team and your own care plan come first.
If something feels wrong, contact your maternity team now. In an emergency, call your local emergency number.