How big is my baby? Week-by-week fruit and veggie comparisons
During pregnancy, your amazing baby grows from poppy seed to pumpkin. Isn't it incredible that something the size of a grape can turn your world upside down? To get a sense of baby size by week, check out our baby fruit size guide comparing your baby's approximate length and weight to fruits and vegetables. We've used official averages for baby growth by week and produce sizes.
How big is my baby?
The next time you walk through the grocery store, spend a few minutes perusing the produce aisle. Though it may seem odd to compare your baby to something edible, it's a practice that goes back centuries. In olden times, people used common agricultural items (like seeds, nuts, and fruits) to estimate the size of babies in the womb. These days we have more variety – including fruits and veggies from around the globe. BabyCenter's baby fruit size comparisons were the first on the web, started in 1997 by staffers who noticed that parents call babies-to-be "little peanut" or "little bean" and ran with the concept.
4 weeks: Your baby is the size of a poppy seed
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