Pregnancy can be a great joy for a first-time mom…but the new experience can also be a little surreal.
Think of it this way: A woman is watching a part of her body do something it’s never done before, and the physical change alone, which this one expecting mom captured in a mesmerizing video, is pretty dramatic.
So much so, that it forces any expecting mom to wonder what’s happening inside of her body. For instance, what does the baby look like as a belly grows?
A doctor could explain it to you, but sometimes medical jargon can be confusing. So can their descriptions of your baby’s size. For example, what is 5.1 inches and 5.9 ounces comparable to anyway? An onion, squash, or cucumber? Is it bigger than a breadbox? Help!
Don’t fret! Here at LittleThings we’ve decided to create an exclusive guide for all expecting moms (and those who are just plain curious) that easily breaks down exactly what your baby looks like and what’s happening to its little body during every week of pregnancy.
Were you surprised by any of these comparisons? Let us know your thoughts in the comments below!
Week 4: Poppy Seed
At this stage, your fertilized egg — also known as a zygote — is a teeny tiny ball of 32 cells.
That means your baby is about the size of a poppy seed and weighs less than 0.04 ounces, according to Parents.com.
Week 7: Blueberry
In week 5, your baby grows to the size of a sesame seed. During this time, the creation of a brain, spinal cord, and heart have already begun.
But by week 7, your baby is beginning to grow little arms that look like tiny paddles and is the size of a blueberry.
Week 9: Cherry
At week 8, your little bun in the oven is about the size of a kidney bean and has begun to move and shift position.
Week 9, however, is when the embryo becomes a fetus. The baby, the size of a cherry, has fully-formed her eyes, although the lids are sealed shut.
She has also developed a digestive tract and reproductive organs, though it’s still to early for a doctor to tell what its sex is, according to Parents.com.
Week 11: Brussels sprout
In week 10, a baby is the size of a fig or a kumquat, and she’s developed fingernails and is beginning to swallow, according to The Bump.
In week 11, your baby, the size of a Brussels sprout and is beginning to kick — but because she’s still so tiny, you won’t feel it for another month.
Week 13: Pea Pod
Week 12 is pretty exciting. Your baby — the size of a plum — has developed reflexes, so if you poke her body, she’ll most likely move.
In week 12, she’s about as long as a pea pod and as big as a peach. She’s also beginning to develop vocal chords and teeth.
Best part of this week for Mom? You may feel less fatigue and have an increased sex drive, according to The Bump. So enjoy!
Week 15: Apple
Your baby actually starts sucking her thumb at week 14 and, at this point, is the size of a lemon. She is growing peach-fuzz like hair all over her head.
Week 15, the future apple of your eye is a red delicious, according to Parents.com. Cutest part? She’s doing summersaults in your tummy right now!
Week 18: Bell pepper
Your baby is the size of an avocado at week 16, and the size of a pear on 17, and you may start to feel her hiccups.
Week 18, she’s the size of a large bell pepper, and she has developed her own unique fingerprints — and mom’s fingers? They’re getting a little swollen at this point, along with her feet, according to The Bump.
Week 20: Artichoke
Week 19, your baby is the size of a mango.
Week 20, she’s a little artichoke (and as long as a banana!) and she may have thin eyebrows.
She’s also working on using her taste buds and is “slurping up ounces of amniotic fluid each day,” according to The Bump.
Week 22: Papaya
She as long as a carrot in week 21, and she responds to touch, according to Parents.com, and if you push your belly, she may push back.
Week 22 she’s as big a papaya, her lungs are developing rapidly, and she’s starting to resemble a newborn baby.
Week 24: Large ear of corn
She is listening to your voice at week 23, and she’s about the size of a grape fruit.
Week 24 she’s as long as an ear of corn, according to Babycener.com, and as big as a cantaloupe.
Apparently she also has “a new pink glow, thanks to the small capillaries that have recently formed,” says The Bump.
Week 28: Eggplant
In week 25, your baby — the size of cauliflower — knows which way is up and which is down.
Week 26, she’s growing her pretty eyelashes and is as long as a green onion, according to Babycenter.com.
In week 27, she’s officially showing brain activity and is the size of rutabaga.
She’s as big as an eggplant on week 28 and she’s beginning to get some fat on her bones, making her once wrinkly skin much smoother.
Week 31: Coconut
She’s getting a little cramped on week 29, when she gets to be the size of a butternut squash and she may start jabbing and kicking.
Week 30, she’s the size of a cabbage, according to Babycenter.com, and she’s strong enough to grasp onto your pinky finger.
She’s about the size of a coconut on week 31 and she’s going through major brain and nerve development. She also has all five of her senses.
Week 33: Pineapple
She’s a big as a jicama on week 32, and her head is faced downwards and she’s prepping to leave the womb, according to The Bump.
On week 33 her bones are beginning to harden and she beginning to figure out how to breath with sucking her thumb and swallowing.
Week 36: Head of Romaine lettuce
At week 34, she is beginning to recognize and react to the melodies of simple songs and is beginning to urinate.
At week 35, she’s about the size of a honeydew — and on week 36, she’s as big as a head of Romaine lettuce, her immune system is good to go, and she beginning to breathe on her own.
Week 40: Mini pumpkin
A baby that is still in the womb at week 40 is a little on the late side. Yet, this baby is about the size of a smaller pumpkin, according toe Babycenter.com. She now has about an inch of hair, her nails are a little past her fingers, she can flex her limbs and poop, and she’s getting plumper and plumper by the minute. She’s ready to meet the world!
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