Week by Week

Your baby at 4 weeks: Week-by-week guide to pregnancy

Your baby at 4 weeks: Week-by-week guide to pregnancy

Welcome to week 4 of your pregnancy! This week, your baby is as big as a poppy seed. Here’s what else you can expect this week. Your baby Your baby is the size of a poppy seed, just a little bigger than this full stop. The fertilised egg (or eggs) — known as a zygote […]

3 years ago

Your baby at 5 weeks: Week-by-week guide to pregnancy

Your baby at 5 weeks: Week-by-week guide to pregnancy

Welcome to week 5 of your pregnancy! This week, your baby is as big as an apple seed. Here’s what else you can expect this week. Your baby Your baby is like a tiny tadpole about the size of an apple seed, which has already divided into three microscopic layers. The inner layer will become […]

3 years ago

Your baby at 6 weeks pregnant: Week-by-week guide to pregnancy

Your baby at 6 weeks pregnant: Week-by-week guide to pregnancy

Welcome to week 6 of your pregnancy! This week, your baby is as big as a sweet pea. Here’s what else you can expect this week. Your baby Is about the size of a sweet pea and taking on a “C” shape. The heart starts pumping and around week six or seven the pulse of […]

3 years ago

Your baby at 7 weeks pregnant: Week-by-week guide to development

Your baby at 7 weeks pregnant: Week-by-week guide to development

This week, your baby is as big as a blueberry… cute! Here’s what else you can expect this week. Your baby This week, your baby is about the size of a blueberry. Tiny nostrils have appeared on the face, and the head is substantially larger than the body. This is probably because some of the […]

3 years ago

Your baby at 8 weeks: Week-by-week guide to pregnancy and development

Your baby at 8 weeks: Week-by-week guide to pregnancy and development

Welcome to your 8th week of pregnancy! This week, your baby is now as big as a raspberry. Here’s what else you can expect this week. Your baby Your baby is now about the size of a 2cm raspberry and the little tail is gone. The arms and legs start to make involuntary movements and […]

3 years ago

Your baby at 9 weeks pregnant: Week-by-week guide to development

Your baby at 9 weeks pregnant: Week-by-week guide to development

Welcome to week 9 of your pregnancy! This week, your baby is as big as a cherry. Here’s what else you can expect this week. Your baby This week, baby is the size of a human-like cherry. Eyelids have formed and fused closed to protect the eyes, and the nose is shaping up nicely. It’s […]

3 years ago