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Your pregnancy week-by-week: Week 11

Your pregnancy week by week | Your pregnancy in week 11

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The heart is pumping blood around your baby's body, taste buds have developed and your baby can suck and swallow amniotic fluid.

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You are now 11 weeks pregnant or in your 12th week if that's how you're counting it

How is my baby growing?

Your baby is now about 5.5cm long and weighs about 10g.

At this stage your baby is fully formed and even has fingernails and toenails. You still can't feel it, but your baby is busy kicking and stretching.

How are you feeling?

Many women start to notice some weight gain by now, and may be upset by the changes in their body.

Your breasts probably look bigger and feel heavier, veins may be visible and your nipples will become larger and darker.

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Between 11 and 14 weeks, an ultrasound scan called a nuchal translucency (NT) scan can detect the likelihood of your baby being born with Down's Syndrome.

Combined with a blood test, this has a high detection rate, but may not be available at your local hospital, so you might have to pay to have it privately.

Where to next?

- Pregnancy week-by-week home
- How much weight should you put on?
- Find out more about the nuchal scan
- Your pregnancy week by week in 3D scan pictures
- Baby names - ideas and meanings

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