Pregnancy Week by Week

What's your baby up to? Your baby weighs around 350g and measures around 26.7cm from head to toe, about the length of a carrot. Length measurements from now on are from head to toe, and not crown to rump, because your baby's legs have straightened out. Your little one's body is now covered with lanugo. Your…

Congratulations Mom-to-be! You’ve reached the pregnancy half-way mark! How exciting! What's your baby up to? Your baby now measures around 16.4cm long from crown to rump, about the length of a banana, and weighs about 300g. Your baby is very active and kicking up a storm. He can also swallow and get hiccups too. You might have felt…

What's your baby up to? Your baby measures about 15cm long and weighs around 240g, about the size of a large mango. The arms and legs have grown proportionate to the body. Your baby's brain continues to develop, and specialize. There are now areas for the sense of smell, taste, hearing, vision, and touch. A waxy coating  known as…

What's your baby up to? Your baby is really growing fast. This week, he measures about 14.2cm from crown to rump and weighs about 190g, that's about the size of a bell pepper. His hearing is much sharper than before and he can even startle at loud noises. Your baby is quite active and practices his…

What's your baby up to? Your baby has grown some more since last week. He is now about 13cm long from crown to rump, and weighs around 150g, about the size of a pear. He has grown eyebrows and eyelashes, and his ears are now in their right position. His body has grown bigger and caught up with…

What's your baby up to? Your baby is now about the size of an avocado, measuring about 11.5 cm long from crown to rump, and weighing around 100 g. Your baby is so active. He is moving and kicking, making sucking motions with his mouth and even putting on some reflex facial expressions. Your baby's skin is still…

What's your baby up to? Your baby is now about the size of an orange, measuring 10 cm long from crown to rump and weighing about 70 g. Around this time, the bones of the inner ear are hardening, and your baby's hearing is much developed; although his ears have not moved to their final position. He…

What's your baby up to? This week, your baby is about the size of a lemon, weighing about 43g and measuring about 8.7cm from crown to rump. Your baby’s facial features are well developed, and his neck is also formed. Your baby's skin is still translucent, his blood vessels and bones are clearly visible through his skin. Your…

What's your baby up to? Welcome to the 2nd trimester. Your baby is now growing very rapidly,  weighing about 25 g and measuring about 7.4 cm from crown to rump, about the size of a peach. Your baby's head is half the size of the whole body, but the body is growing to catch up with the head.…

What's your baby up to? By week 12 of your pregnancy, your baby is about the size of a lime, measuring about 5.4 cm long from crown to rump, and weighing around 14g. The facial features are now well-formed, sex organs are well-developed, and all the other organs including the small intestine are in place. Your baby's tiny arms…

What's your baby up to? This week, your baby is about the size of a plum, measuring about 4cm from crown to rump and weighing around 7g. He or she looks as human as can be: facial features are more distinct with all the bones of the face now present, ears are now shaped, jawline…

What's Your Baby up to? Week 10 is the beginning of the foetal stage and your baby is now officially referred to as a Foetus - another name for offspring. Your precious offspring measures about 3cm from crown to rump, the size of a kumquat (an East Asian citrus fruit), and weighs about 4g. Your…

What's your baby up to? Your precious little one had a growth spurt last week and has now doubled in size. He or she now measures about 22mm long from crown to rump, about the size of a grape. The embryonic tail is now gone and nipples and hair follicles are beginning to grow. Your baby…

What's your baby up to? Your baby is currently the size of a kidney bean, measuring about 13mm long, and is going to have a growth spurt this week. The embryonic tail is almost disappeared and your baby is looking more human as his cute little face is becoming more discernible. The eyelids grow larger and cover the…

What's your baby up to? Your baby, still referred to as an embryo (until week 10), is growing so fast he is now about the size of a blueberry, about 10mm from crown to rump. The head is the biggest part of his body because it grows larger to accommodate his rapidly developing brain. Your…

What's your baby up to? Your baby is now about the size of a lentil, measuring about 4mm long. The body is curving into a "C" shape with a tail at the end  like a tadpole. The heart bulges and continues to grow, beating at a regular rhythm of about 100 to 160 times a…

What's your baby up to?  Your wee one is now about the size of a sesame seed, measuring about 2mm long; yet the major organs are already starting to form. The central nervous system is developing as the neural tube has started forming. The neural tube later forms your baby's brain and spinal cord. The circulatory system is also developing: the heart is forming,…

What's your baby up to? Your baby is now referred to as an embryo, as this week marks the beginning of the embryonic stage.  At just about the size of a poppy seed, your baby grows and develops within the lining of your womb. The inner cells, which are made up of 3 layers, grow to…