Week 10 of pregnancy
Updated 25 Oct 2026
Your baby this week
About the size of a kumquat
Source: Vinmec – Bảng cân nặng và chiều dài thai nhi theo tiêu chuẩn của WHO
Your baby's development
Your baby in week 10 is still growing quickly. Your baby's face is clearer now; you can clearly see the upper lip and two pretty little nostrils. The ears have started to form clearly, along with the ear canals.
Your baby's jawbone continues to develop with all the buds of the milk teeth. The stomach has started to produce digestive juices. The kidneys have also grown bigger and are producing urine. Bones and cartilage are forming; the knees and elbows are clear. Your little one is growing so fast, isn't it?
Your body
Hopefully you are no longer too worn out by morning sickness at this stage. 80-90% of pregnant women experience morning sickness, so hang in there. Your uterus has now doubled in size compared with normal, about the size of a small grapefruit, so your bump is clearly showing.
You will see your veins more clearly. They are the winding blue lines in places such as your tummy, arms, legs, breasts...This happens because your body is starting to increase blood circulation to match your baby's growth
Advice for you
You can keep snacks you find easy to eat in your bag, such as biscuits, ginger sweets, milk...to ease the unpleasant nausea and vomiting. You can also take vitamin B6, which has been shown to reduce morning sickness very well. If your morning sickness is severe, such as vomiting everything no matter what you eat, you may become dehydrated and lose weight, so you need to see a doctor.
If you are constipated, have a look at the following ways to relieve it. Limit foods such as white bread and pasta. Eat plenty of fibre from wholegrains, apricots, peaches, pears, apples, blueberries, peaches, vegetables and nuts. Being active also makes digestion easier.
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Signs that need a doctor now
If you notice any of the signs below, please go to the nearest health facility to be checked by a doctor.
Vaginal bleeding in pregnancy
This sign needs to be checked by a doctor. Please go to the nearest health facility now. If the bleeding is heavy or comes with severe pain or faintness, call the emergency number 115.
Source: Bệnh viện Đa khoa Tâm Anh – Các dấu hiệu nguy hiểm trong thai kỳ
Convulsions (fits)
A convulsion in pregnancy is an emergency. Family members should call 115 at once, lay the mother on her side in a safe place and get her to the nearest hospital.
Source: Bệnh viện Đa khoa Tâm Anh – Các dấu hiệu nguy hiểm trong thai kỳ
Fever in pregnancy
A temperature above 38°C counts as a fever. Please go to a health facility so a doctor can find the cause and advise on safe ways to bring it down; do not take medicine on your own.
Source: Bệnh viện Đa khoa Tâm Anh – Các dấu hiệu nguy hiểm trong thai kỳ
Leaking fluid or waters breaking
Fluid leaking from the vagina may mean the waters are leaking or have broken and needs to be checked by a doctor. Please go to a health facility soon, lying with your head low while travelling.
Source: Bệnh viện Đa khoa Tâm Anh – Các dấu hiệu nguy hiểm trong thai kỳ
Severe headache, blurred vision, sudden swelling
Headache with blurred vision, or sudden swelling of the face, hands or eyelids, can be a sign of high blood pressure in pregnancy or pre-eclampsia. This sign needs to be checked by a doctor. Please go to the nearest health facility now.
Source: Bệnh viện Đa khoa Tâm Anh – Các dấu hiệu nguy hiểm trong thai kỳ
Reduced or no fetal movement
A clear drop in the baby's movements, or no movement, needs to be checked by a doctor. Please go to the nearest health facility now rather than waiting until tomorrow.
Source: Bệnh viện Đa khoa Tâm Anh – Các dấu hiệu nguy hiểm trong thai kỳ
Severe or worsening abdominal pain
Abdominal pain that keeps getting worse, does not ease, or is severe needs to be checked by a doctor. Please go to the nearest health facility now. If the pain is severe with sweating, faintness or bleeding, call 115.
Source: Bệnh viện Đa khoa Tâm Anh – Các dấu hiệu nguy hiểm trong thai kỳ
Sources
Content advised by our doctors.
- Bệnh viện Từ Dũ (accessed 22 Oct 2026)
- Vinmec (accessed 22 Oct 2026)
- NHS (accessed 22 Oct 2026)
- Source for fetal size: Vinmec – Bảng cân nặng và chiều dài thai nhi theo tiêu chuẩn của WHO
- Source for the signs that need a doctor: Bệnh viện Đa khoa Tâm Anh – Các dấu hiệu nguy hiểm trong thai kỳ
This article helps you understand and prepare. It does not replace a check-up. For an answer about your own situation, please ask the doctor who is caring for you.