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Pregnancy Week Tracker

Enter your LMP to find your current pregnancy week, baby size and what to expect - with a week-by-week milestone guide below.

Find Your Week

Week-by-Week Baby Development

Week 4 Size: Poppy seed

Neural tube forming, heart begins beating

Week 6 Size: Lentil

Heart beats ~100 bpm, arm and leg buds appear

Week 8 Size: Raspberry

All major organs forming, fingers and toes visible

Week 10 Size: Strawberry

Baby can swallow, tooth buds present

Week 12 Size: Lime

End of 1st trimester, all organs formed

Week 16 Size: Avocado

Baby can hear, moves arms and legs

Week 20 Size: Banana

Half-way! Anatomy scan week, gender may be visible

Week 24 Size: Corn ear

Viability milestone - baby can survive outside womb with NICU support

Week 28 Size: Cauliflower

3rd trimester begins, eyes open, REM sleep starts

Week 32 Size: Napa cabbage

Toenails present, hair growing, bones hardening

Week 36 Size: Honeydew

Considered "late preterm" - baby fills out rapidly

Week 37 Size: Pumpkin (small)

Full term - safe for delivery

Week 40 Size: Watermelon

Estimated due date

Pregnancy Week Tracker - Your Week-by-Week Guide

A pregnancy week tracker calculates gestational age from the first day of the last menstrual period (LMP) - the clinical standard used worldwide. A full-term pregnancy spans approximately 40 weeks (280 days) from LMP, divided into three trimesters. The first trimester (weeks 1-12) covers organogenesis - the formation of all major organs. The second trimester (weeks 13-26) is marked by noticeable fetal movement (quickening). The third trimester (weeks 27-40) involves rapid weight gain and lung maturation in preparation for birth.

Maternal Health in India

India's Maternal Mortality Ratio fell from 254 per 100,000 live births in 2004-06 to 97 per 100,000 in 2018-20, reflecting improvements in antenatal care access. Government programmes like Janani Suraksha Yojana (JSY) and Pradhan Mantri Matru Vandana Yojana (PMMVY) incentivise institutionalised delivery and regular antenatal check-ups. The Ministry of Health recommends at least four antenatal visits, with the first ideally before 12 weeks. Knowing your exact gestational week helps schedule these visits and ultrasound scans (NT scan at 11-13 weeks, anomaly scan at 18-20 weeks) at the correct times.

How This Tracker Works

Enter the first day of your last menstrual period and the tool calculates your current week and day, estimated due date (EDD), and trimester. It then displays developmental milestones relevant to your current week - from embryonic disc formation at week 3 to the baby's approximate weight and length at week 36. This information supports, but does not replace, guidance from a registered gynaecologist or MBBS doctor.

Frequently Asked Questions

First trimester (Weeks 1–12): Week 4 - Embryo implants, hCG rises (positive pregnancy test). Week 5–6 - Heart begins beating, neural tube forms. Week 8 - All major organs initiated. Week 10 - Fingers and toes formed. Week 12 - Risk of miscarriage drops; NT scan for Down's syndrome screening. Common symptoms: nausea, extreme fatigue, breast tenderness, frequent urination.

Week 14 - Gender may be visible on ultrasound. Week 16 - Baby can hear. Week 18–20 - Anomaly scan (most important prenatal scan). Week 24 - Viability threshold (baby can survive outside womb with NICU support). Most women feel the baby move (quickening) between Weeks 16–20.

Third trimester (Weeks 28–40): Week 28 - Count fetal movements daily. Week 32 - Lungs maturing. Week 36 - Early term; most systems mature. Weeks 37–42 - Full term; baby ready for birth. In India, hospital delivery is always recommended - even normal pregnancies can develop complications requiring immediate intervention.

Gestational age counts from the first day of LMP - the standard medical convention. Fetal age (developmental age) counts from actual conception, typically ~2 weeks after LMP. A 10-week gestational age fetus is approximately 8 weeks developmentally. All pregnancy trackers and medical references use gestational age for consistency.