You may feel occasional cramps and lower abdominal pains. This is normal and can feel similar to pre-menstrual discomfort. However, if they are continuous, getting worse, or accompanied by vaginal bleeding, check with your maternity care provider. Your nipples may have grown larger and become darker.
Mild uterine cramping.
This is a time of rapid change in your body, and you may experience mild period-like cramping (no bleeding) and lower back pain as the size of your uterus (and surrounding ligaments) expands at nine weeks pregnant.
It can be perfectly normal to experience mild uterine cramping at 9 weeks pregnant, which may feel similar to period pains. If the cramping is severe or if you feel other pain like lower back pain, call your doctor to rule out any problems.
Harmless stomach pains in pregnancy. Mild stomach pain in early pregnancy (during the first 12 weeks) is usually caused by: your womb (uterus) expanding. the ligaments stretching as your bump grows (you may also feel this during the second trimester also)
The risk of miscarriage drops significantly as pregnancy progresses. In one study, researchers found a miscarriage rate of 9.4 percent at 6 weeks of pregnancy, 4.2 percent at 7 weeks, 1.5 percent at 8 weeks, 0.5 percent at 9 weeks and 0.7 percent at 10 weeks.
you've cramps in your lower abdomen – these can feel like bad period pains.
Normal pains: Cramping without bleeding is usually not a sign of miscarriage. Cramps or short-lived pains in your lower abdomen can happen early in normal pregnancy as your uterus adjusts to the implanted embryo,2 or even if you have a urinary tract infection. These pains are likely mild and brief.
Many women choose to delay announcing a pregnancy at least until the end of the first trimester (12 weeks into their pregnancy). This is usually because of concerns about the risk of miscarriage (pregnancy loss) during this time.
Your uterus is expanding to accommodate your growing fetus. In fact, it has doubled in size! You may even be showing a bit at 9 weeks. Your uterus will begin to grow out of your pelvis in the coming weeks.
Your nausea and vomiting may be worse than ever: Morning sickness peaks around 9 or 10 weeks of pregnancy for many women. That's when levels of the pregnancy hormone human chorionic gonadotropin (hCG) are highest (morning sickness is thought to be linked to rises in hCG and estrogen).
It's still too early to see or feel your expanding uterus through your abdominal wall. It is still protected behind your pubic bone and won't start lifting up and out until after week 12.
“Any cramping that is severe in intensity, occurs at regular intervals and progressively gets worse with time is abnormal,” Dr. Nalla said. “In addition, any amount of cramping associated with sharp pain, vaginal bleeding, increased/watery vaginal discharge, or pelvic pressure is not normal either.”
Most miscarriages - 8 out of 10 (80 percent) - happen in the first trimester before the 12th week of pregnancy. Miscarriage in the second trimester (between 13 and 19 weeks) happens in 1 to 5 in 100 (1 to 5 percent) pregnancies. Pregnancy loss that happens after 20 weeks is called stillbirth.
The most common sign of miscarriage is vaginal bleeding.
This can vary from light spotting or brownish discharge to heavy bleeding and bright-red blood or clots. The bleeding may come and go over several days.
It can be very hard emotionally to wait for the miscarriage because you don't know when it will happen. When it starts, you will notice spotting and cramping and then, fairly quickly, you will start bleeding heavily. The cramps will get worse until they feel like contractions, and you will pass the pregnancy tissue.
Here's the good news: According to a study, after an ultrasound confirms baby's heartbeat at eight weeks, the risk of miscarriage is about 3 percent. Better yet, research published in Obstetrics & Gynecology indicates that the rate is closer to 1.6 percent for women experiencing no symptoms.
The most conclusive way of finding out is to have an ultrasound done by your doctor or midwife to see baby's heartbeat. I say "most" conclusive, because even with an ultrasound, if you are early in your pregnancy, it can be difficult to see or detect a heartbeat with 100% accuracy.
Some of the big milestones to keep on your radar include smiling at people, looking around for a parent, turning the head toward sounds, making goo-goo ga-ga sounds, holding the head up for longer periods during tummy time, and making lots more movements with the arms and legs.
No sore breasts in early pregnancy does not mean that there is something wrong, especially when there are other signs of pregnancy. Some other common pregnancy signs are food cravings, missed periods, nausea, fatigue, vomiting, increased urination, cramping, constipation, and mood swings.