How big is my baby? Week by week in fruit and veg!

Whether you love or hate the fruit and vegetable analogies, get ready to hear them a lot throughout your pregnancy!

Your baby will begin life the size of a poppy seed, and grow to the size of a pumpkin, so follow her every step of the way (and move around the entire fruit and veg aisle) as we take a look at your baby week by week.

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Four weeks pregnant - your baby is the size of a poppy seed
Five weeks pregnant - your baby is the size of a sesame seed
Six weeks pregnant - your baby is the size of a lentil!
Seven weeks pregnant - your baby is the size of a blueberry this week!
Eight weeks pregnant - your baby is now the size of a kidney bean!
Nine weeks pregnant - your baby is now the size of an olive.
10 weeks pregnant - your baby is the size of a prune!
11 weeks pregnant - your baby has grown to the size of a lime.
12 weeks pregnant - this week your baby has grown to the size of a plum.
13 weeks pregnant - this week, your growing babe has reached the size of a peach.
14 weeks pregnant - by now, your baby is the size of a lemon.
15 weeks pregnant - your little one is now the size of an apple!
16 weeks pregnant - your growing baby has reached the size of the most-instagrammed fruit on this list - an avocado.
17 weeks pregnant - by 17 weeks, your baby will be the size of a turnip.
18 weeks pregnant - congratulations! Your baby is now the size of a pepper.
19 weeks pregnant - by week 19, your baby has grown to the size of a heritage tomato.
20 weeks pregnant - your baby is now the size of a banana!
21 weeks pregnant - your baby is now the size of a carrot.
22 weeks pregnant - your baby is now the size of a spaghetti squash (a bit of a weird one, the flesh of this vegetable comes in spaghetti-like strands).
23 weeks pregnant - as you get to week 23, your baby will be the size of mango.
24 weeks pregnant - a month away from the end of your second trimester, your baby will be the size of a corn on the cob.
25 weeks pregnant - this week your baby will have grown to the size of a swede.
26 weeks pregnant - this week, your baby will have grown to the length of a scallion (also referred to as a spring onion).
27 weeks pregnant - as you near the end of trimester two, your growing baby reaches the size of a cauliflower.
28 weeks pregnant - this week your baby will have reached the size of an aubergine.
29 weeks pregnant - as you reach the start of the third and final trimester, your growing baby will be the size of a butternut squash!
30 weeks pregnant - this week, your baby will have grown to the size of a cabbage.
31 weeks pregnant - by now, your baby is the size of a coconut.
32 weeks pregnant - at 32 weeks, your baby is the size of a jicama, also known as a Mexican turnip.
33 weeks pregnant - as your growing bump gets bigger and bigger, this week, your baby will be the size of a pineapple.
34 weeks pregnant - this week, your little babe is the size of a cantalope melon.
35 weeks pregnant - with only a few weeks left, by now you'll be super excited about meeting your new baby, who this week, is the size of a honeydew melon.
36 weeks pregnant - this week, your baby will have grown to the size of a romaine lettuce.
37 weeks pregnant - you'll be counting down the days until you can meet your baby, who is now the size of swiss chard.
38 weeks pregnant - with a couple of weeks till your due date, your baby is now the size of leek!
39 weeks pregnant - this week, your baby has reached the size of a watermelon (and it probably feels like you're carrying one round too!)
40 weeks pregnant - as you pack your hospital bag and get ready to meet your new arrival, your baby will be growing to the size of a pumpkin.

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How big is my baby? Week by week in fruit and veg!

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Four weeks pregnant - your baby is the size of a poppy seed

Five weeks pregnant - your baby is the size of a sesame seed

Six weeks pregnant - your baby is the size of a lentil!

Seven weeks pregnant - your baby is the size of a blueberry this week!

Eight weeks pregnant - your baby is now the size of a kidney bean!

Nine weeks pregnant - your baby is now the size of an olive.

10 weeks pregnant - your baby is the size of a prune!

11 weeks pregnant - your baby has grown to the size of a lime.

12 weeks pregnant - this week your baby has grown to the size of a plum.

13 weeks pregnant - this week, your growing babe has reached the size of a peach.

14 weeks pregnant - by now, your baby is the size of a lemon.

15 weeks pregnant - your little one is now the size of an apple!

16 weeks pregnant - your growing baby has reached the size of the most-instagrammed fruit on this list - an avocado.

17 weeks pregnant - by 17 weeks, your baby will be the size of a turnip.

18 weeks pregnant - congratulations! Your baby is now the size of a pepper.

19 weeks pregnant - by week 19, your baby has grown to the size of a heritage tomato.

20 weeks pregnant - your baby is now the size of a banana!

21 weeks pregnant - your baby is now the size of a carrot.

22 weeks pregnant - your baby is now the size of a spaghetti squash (a bit of a weird one, the flesh of this vegetable comes in spaghetti-like strands).

23 weeks pregnant - as you get to week 23, your baby will be the size of mango.

24 weeks pregnant - a month away from the end of your second trimester, your baby will be the size of a corn on the cob.

25 weeks pregnant - this week your baby will have grown to the size of a swede.

26 weeks pregnant - this week, your baby will have grown to the length of a scallion (also referred to as a spring onion).

27 weeks pregnant - as you near the end of trimester two, your growing baby reaches the size of a cauliflower.

28 weeks pregnant - this week your baby will have reached the size of an aubergine.

29 weeks pregnant - as you reach the start of the third and final trimester, your growing baby will be the size of a butternut squash!

30 weeks pregnant - this week, your baby will have grown to the size of a cabbage.

31 weeks pregnant - by now, your baby is the size of a coconut.

32 weeks pregnant - at 32 weeks, your baby is the size of a jicama, also known as a Mexican turnip.

33 weeks pregnant - as your growing bump gets bigger and bigger, this week, your baby will be the size of a pineapple.

34 weeks pregnant - this week, your little babe is the size of a cantalope melon.

35 weeks pregnant - with only a few weeks left, by now you'll be super excited about meeting your new baby, who this week, is the size of a honeydew melon.

36 weeks pregnant - this week, your baby will have grown to the size of a romaine lettuce.

37 weeks pregnant - you'll be counting down the days until you can meet your baby, who is now the size of swiss chard.

38 weeks pregnant - with a couple of weeks till your due date, your baby is now the size of leek!

39 weeks pregnant - this week, your baby has reached the size of a watermelon (and it probably feels like you're carrying one round too!)

40 weeks pregnant - as you pack your hospital bag and get ready to meet your new arrival, your baby will be growing to the size of a pumpkin.

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