Every week of pregnancy, in one place: how big your baby is (compared with fruit and vegetables from an Indian kitchen), what is developing, what your body may be going through, and the check-ups usually offered around that time in India, the UK, the USA and Australia. Each week also has a small Garbh Sanskar practice from Mamta’s 1:1 sessions: a mantra, music, gentle movement, a food note from the classical month-by-month regimen, and a line to say to your baby.
Not sure which week you are in? Find your week with the due-date tool. New to the practice? Start with what Garbh Sanskar is, or browse the most common questions.
First trimester: Weeks 1 to 12
- Weeks 1 to 3 · before and just after conception
- Week 4 · about the size of a poppy seed (khus khus)
- Week 5 · about the size of a sesame seed (til)
- Week 6 · about the size of a lentil (masoor)
- Week 7 · about the size of a chickpea (kala chana)
- Week 8 · about the size of a kidney bean (rajma)
- Week 9 · about the size of a grape (angoor)
- Week 10 · about the size of a jamun (jamun)
- Week 11 · about the size of a fig (anjeer)
- Week 12 · about the size of a lime (nimbu)
Second trimester: Weeks 13 to 27
- Week 13 · about the size of a pea pod (matar ki phali)
- Week 14 · about the size of a peach (aadoo)
- Week 15 · about the size of a apple (seb)
- Week 16 · about the size of a guava (amrood)
- Week 17 · about the size of a pomegranate (anaar)
- Week 18 · about the size of a capsicum (shimla mirch)
- Week 19 · about the size of a mango (aam)
- Week 20 · about the size of a banana (kela)
- Week 21 · about the size of a carrot (gajar)
- Week 22 · about the size of a papaya (papita)
- Week 23 · about the size of a grapefruit (chakotra)
- Week 24 · about the size of a corn cob (bhutta)
- Week 25 · about the size of a cauliflower (phool gobhi)
- Week 26 · about the size of a bunch of spinach (palak ki gaddi)
- Week 27 · about the size of a cabbage (patta gobhi)
Third trimester: Weeks 28 to 40
- Week 28 · about the size of a brinjal (baingan)
- Week 29 · about the size of a bottle gourd (lauki)
- Week 30 · about the size of a coconut (nariyal)
- Week 31 · about the size of a muskmelon (kharbooja)
- Week 32 · about the size of a small pumpkin (kaddu)
- Week 33 · about the size of a pineapple (ananas)
- Week 34 · about the size of a large papaya (bada papita)
- Week 35 · about the size of a small watermelon (chhota tarbooz)
- Week 36 · about the size of a bunch of bananas (kele ka guchha)
- Week 37 · about the size of a large pumpkin (bada kaddu)
- Week 38 · about the size of a jackfruit (kathal)
- Week 39 · about the size of a watermelon (tarbooz)
- Week 40 · about the size of a watermelon (tarbooz)
Mamta is not a doctor. Development facts on these pages come from the NHS, Pregnancy, Birth and Baby (healthdirect Australia) and the WHO fetal growth charts, linked on each week. Sizes are approximate; your scan report is what matters.