FUN BABY STUFF!! HOW BIG IS MY BABY?

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YOUR BABY WEEK BY WEEK

• Week 5: AppleseedAverage size: .13 inches** Baby's major organs and systems are now forming...
  
  
  
  
  
  
• Week 6: Sweet Pea   Average size: .25 inches Blood is starting to circulate...
  
  
  
  
  
  
• Week 7: Blueberry   Average size: .51 inches Baby's brain is growing fast...
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
• Week 8: Raspberry   Average size: .63 inches, .04 oz. Those little arms and little legs are moving like crazy.
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
• Week 9: Green Olive   Average size: .9 inches, .07 oz. A Doppler device might pick up a heartbeat this week...
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
• Week 10: Prune   Average size: 1.2 inches, .14 oz. Baby's arm joints are working, and soon the legs will too...
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
• Week 11: Lime   Average size: 1.6 inches, .25 oz. Fingers and toes are no longer webbed..
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
• Week 12: Plum   Average size: 2.1 inches, .49 oz. Almost all vital systems are fully formed...
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
• Week 13: Peach   Average size: 2.9 inches, .81 oz. Teeth and vocal cords are appearing...
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
• Week 14: Lemon   Average size: 3.4 inches, 1.5 oz. Liver, kidney, and spleen are continuing to develop...
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
• Week 15: Naval Orange   Average size: 4 inches, 2.5 oz. Legs are finally longer than arms...
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
• Week 16: Avocado   Average size: 4.6 inches, 3.5 oz. Eyebrows, lashes, and hair are filling in...
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
• Week 17: Onion   Average size: 5.1 inches, 5.9 oz. Skeleton is hardening, and fat is accumulating...
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
• Week 18: Sweet Potato   Average size: 5.6 inches, 6.7 oz. Baby's moving like crazy -- feel anything yet?
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
• Week 19: Mango   Average size: 6.0 inches, 8.5 oz. Vermix caseosa is coating baby's skin...
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
• Week 20: Cantaloupe   Average size: 6.5 inches, 10.6 oz. Boy or girl, genitals are fully formed...
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
• Week 21: Banana   Average size: 10.5 inches ***, 12.7 oz. Taste buds are starting to work...
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
• Weeks 22-24 (Month 5): Papaya   Average size: 10.5-11.8 inches, 12.7-20.8 oz. Nipples are sprouting, and face is fully formed!
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
• Weeks 25-28 (Month 6): Eggplant   Average size: 13.6-14.8 inches, 1.5-2.2 lb. Immune system is preparing for the outside world.
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
• Weeks 29-32 (Month 7): Squash   Average size: 15.2-16.7 inches, 2.5-3.8 lb. Sleeping and waking cycles are establishing...
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
• Weeks 33-36 (Month 8): Honeydew   Average size: 17.2-18.7 inches, 4.2-5.8 lb. Growth is slowing, and baby may soon descend...
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
• Weeks 37-Delivery (Month 9): Watermelon   Average size: 18.9-20.9 inches, 6.2-9.2 lb. Full term! Baby's finally ready for the outside world...
  
  
  
  
  
  
  

ULTRASOUND MONTH BY MONTH

• Month One   The embryo is approximately 1/2 inch long and weighs less than 1/2 ounce. The heart, lungs, brain, and limb buds have begun developing. The heart begins beating by the 25th day. By 30 days the child has grown 10,000 times its original size to ¼" long. Blood is flowing in the baby's veins but stays separate from the mother's blood. For mom, morning sickness can occur as a result of more hormone production related to pregnancy.
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
• Month Two   The embryo is approximately 1 inch long and weighs less than 1 ounce. The major organs are now in place. Formation of the eyelids and ears has begun. Tiny hands, fingers, knees, ankles, and toes are beginning to develop. The brain coordinates the movement of muscles and organs. Reflex responses have begun. The placenta now develops. For mom, some weight gain can be expected around this time as well as some fatigue.
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
• Month Three   The embryo has now become a fetus. The fetus is approximately 4 inches long and weight just over 1 ounce. Soft fingernails and toenails are forming, as are places for 20 teeth. Thumb-sucking occurs. The body is sensitive to touch. At approximately 12 weeks, the fetal heartbeat can be heard with a special Doppler device in the doctor's office. The baby can kick, open the mouth, make a fist, and more. For mom, morning sickness may still be present. Some moms may feel warmer than usual.
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
• Month Four   The fetus is approximately 6-7 inches long and weighs about 5 ounces and is completely formed. From this point forward, the fetus will be maturing and gaining weight. Eyebrows and a small amount of hair are now present. The baby moves, kicks, swallows, urinates, sleeps and wakes. For mom, the end of the month will begin the time of quickening or the feeling of flutters (baby's first movements maybe felt by mom).
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
• Month Five   The baby is approximately 8-12 inches long and weighs about 1/2 to 1 pound. Fingernails now apparent. The brain is continuing to develop. This is the optimal time for most mothers (especially first time moms) to feel the baby move.
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
• Month Six   The baby is approximately 11-14 inches long and weighs about 1-1/2 pounds. At this time, the baby is covered with fine-soft hair. This is usually the greatest period of maternal weight gain. For mom, some discomfort may result from the stretching of uterine muscles.
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
• Month Seven   The baby is approximately 15 inches long and weighs about 3 pounds and experiences a great deal of growth during this month. The eyes can open and close at this time. For mom, minor contractions (called Braxton-Hicks contractions) can be felt around this time.
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
• Month Eight   The baby is approximately 18 inches long and weighs about 5 pounds. For mom, more kicks are felt than flips or rolls.
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
• Month Nine   The baby is approximately 20 inches long and weighs about 7 ½ pounds. At this stage, the baby gains approximately 1/2 pound per week and will (most times) move into the maternal pelvis just before birth (a time when mom may noticed that the baby has dropped). Birth can occur between the 37th and 42nd week. Your Miracle will be arriving any day for you to love and enjoy the rest of his/her life.
  
  
  
  
  
  
  

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