Pregnancy Week by Week

You are now ten weeks pregnant and might be starting to notice signs of a baby bump. Here’s what’s happening and what symptoms to expect at ten weeks pregnant. How big is my baby at ten weeks pregnant? Your baby is now one and a quarter inches (about the size of a prune) and can officially be referred to as a foetus! What’s my baby doing at ten weeks pregnant? This week, you’ll notice your baby is starting to look more and more like a human, although she’s still got a huge bulge on her forehead as her brain develops. Bones and cartilage are forming and your baby is starting to get knees and ankles (cute!) Her arms can now flex, but are still so small you wouldn’t feel any little punches just yet! Although your little one won’t get her pearly whites till she’s nearly six months old, this week the teeth will start to form under the gums. Your baby is also starting to function like she will on the outside world – the kidneys are producing urine and if you’ve got a little boy ...

At nine weeks pregnant, your baby's head is more developed and although they’re still webbed, fingers and toes are now visible. Here’s what to expect in terms of symptoms, changes to your body and your baby's at nine weeks pregnant. How big is my baby at nine weeks pregnant? Once you are nine weeks pregnant, your little one is the size of a large green olive, or around an inch in length.  What’s my baby doing at nine weeks pregnant? By week nine, all of your baby’s essential organs have started to develop. In a couple of weeks, your baby will officially be referred to as a foetus, and although she’s starting to make tiny arm and leg movements, you won’t feel them for a bit longer. Right now, your baby’s head is still larger than the body due to all the brain activity that is currently happening. Apart from that, she is looking more and more like a tiny human and has now lost her tail. If you have an antenatal appointment this week, you might even be able to hear...

At eight weeks pregnant, your baby is growing and growing. This week, they'll even get their eye colour! Here’s everything you can expect from symptoms, changes to your body and baby in your eighth week of pregnancy. How big is my baby at eight weeks pregnant? Your little one is growing about 1mm a day, and at eight weeks she'll be around the size of a kidney bean. How big is my baby? Your baby's growth in fruit and veg:  What’s my baby doing at eight weeks pregnant? Your little embryo has made a lot of progress during the last week – growing at a rate of 1mm per day, she is now forming a spinal cord, bones and intestines. There’s definitely been a growth spurt in your baby’s arms and legs and there’s now definition where the knees, elbows, wrists and ankle will be. Your baby’s chin will still be tucked in and attached to his chest, and a close-up view would reveal your baby has now got lips, nose and eyelids. This week, her retinas will also begin t...

At 7 weeks pregnant your belly might not be showing but you’ll start to get some different symptoms and the beginning of that pregnancy glow (get ready for the compliments).  How big is my baby at seven weeks pregnant? Your baby now measures about 1cm (or half an inch), which is about the size of a blueberry and will start making his or her first movements this week. What’s my baby doing at seven weeks pregnant? Let’s take a look at your little blueberry-sized-babe at week seven. They have a more defined face, with a mouth, nostrils, ears and eyes, and brain cells are generated at the rate of 100 per minute. The mouth, tongue, tooth buds will also develop this week. This week your baby’s arms and legs will start developing, dividing into the hand, arm and shoulder segments and leg, knee and foot segments. Yet right now, they’ll still look like paddles more than hands and feet, as fingers and toes will be webbed. Your baby now has kidneys that are ready to start wor...

Now you are six weeks pregnant, here is your go-to guide on symptoms, pictures, scans and what to expect.  How big is my baby at six weeks pregnant? Your baby is now 4-7mm long and the size of a pea. will develop his or her face this week and will double in size by next week. Fascinating, eh! What’s my baby doing at six weeks pregnant? You might be feeling the full effects of those early pregnancy symptoms (hello, morning sickness!), but the good news is, the folds of tissue are developing that will soon become your baby’s face. At the moment, there are tiny openings that will turn into a mouth and nostrils in a few weeks. There are also dark patches that will eventually turn into eyes and small folds on the side of your baby’s head that will turn into ears. At the moment, there’s tiny openings that will turn into a mouth and nostrils in a few weeks.  Currently, your baby’s ‘limbs’ are just buds, but they will soon develop into arms and legs, with tiny fingers an...

At five weeks pregnant, your hCG hormone levels are now high enough to confirm that you’re expecting. Top of your list this week is getting to your GP to confirm and figure out your due date. In terms of symptoms, at five weeks pregnant you might start to experience pregnancy cravings and morning sickness. How big is my baby at five weeks pregnant? Your little embryo is now the size of an orange seed. What’s my baby doing at five weeks pregnant? The umbilical cord is forming and by the end of this week the neural tube will be as well – this is where your baby’s brain and spinal cord will form. Your baby’s heart is made up of two tiny channels and they’re already working. Once those tubes fuse together at some point this week, your baby will have a fully functioning heart. Also during this week, several other organs will begin to form, including the neural tube, the beginnings of your baby’s brain and spinal cord. Your baby will also double in size this week – from 2mm to ...

At four weeks pregnant, you might start to notice some symptoms. Welcome to the beginning of the embryo stage. It’s now implantation time – the blastocyst will begin burrowing into your uterine lining, before splitting to form the placenta and the embryo. How big is my baby at four weeks pregnant? Your baby is still way too teeny to be seen or called a foetus yet and is no longer than 1mm - about the size of a poppy seed. What’s my baby doing at four weeks pregnant? Your soon-to-be-baby has found its new home, where it will now grow for the next eight months. It’s completed the journey from the fallopian tube to your uterus and has inserted itself into the lining of your womb. Some women swear they can feel this happening, and report a cramping style sensation, whereas others say they had light spotting. As soon as that precious ball of cells has settled into its new home, it will begin splitting in two. One half is now called the embryo and will become your baby, the othe...