Your baby is now officially an embryo and is about the size of a poppy seed.
Please visit www.nhs.uk/conditions/pregnancy-and-baby/4-weeks-pregnant/ for more information.
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If you are expecting a baby and you are being cared for at Hull Women and Children's Hospital, you may want to attend the much acclaimed HUTH Carousel.
All carousel sessions will be held on the ground floor of the hospital from 18:30 to 20:30, on the middle Wednesday of each month, dates are detailed in the table below.
There will be information sessions and stalls covering the following topics and much more:
The team look forward to seeing you at one or more of these carousels:
17th July 2024 | 15th January 2025 |
18th September 2024 | 19th February 2025 |
16th October 2024 | 19th March 2025 |
13th November 2024 | 16th April 2025 |
11th December 2024 | 14th May 2025 |
18th June 2025 |
If you want to find out more please email: hyp-tr.hey.baby@nhs.net.
Your baby is now officially an embryo and is about the size of a poppy seed.
Please visit www.nhs.uk/conditions/pregnancy-and-baby/4-weeks-pregnant/ for more information.
Your baby is now the size of a kidney bean and weighs 1g.
Please visit www.nhs.uk/conditions/pregnancy-and-baby/8-weeks-pregnant/ for more information.
Welcome to the second trimester!
Your baby is about the size of a small lime and weighs approximately 14g.
You have hopefully seen your midwife for your 'booking in' appointment, if you have not yet seen a midwife please make an appointment quickly, so you can have all of your choices about screening tests explained and offered to you.
Please visit www.nhs.uk/conditions/pregnancy-and-baby/12-weeks-pregnant/ for more information. You can also link to the 'Pregnancy Journey' area here.
Your baby is about the size of an avocado and weighs approximately 100g.
Please visit www.nhs.uk/conditions/pregnancy-and-baby/16-weeks-pregnant/ for more information.
Your baby has grown in length and is now the length of a small banana and weighs approximately 300g. Around this time you will be offered your '20 week' scan, also known as the 'anatomy' or 'anomaly' scan.Click here for more information about screening.
This is a also a good time to talk and sing to your bump as your baby can now hear sounds. This is great way for you and your partner/family to bond with your baby.
Please visit www.nhs.uk/conditions/pregnancy-and-baby/20-weeks-pregnant/ for more information.
Your baby has grown again to the approximate length of an ear of sweetcorn and weighs about 600g.
Please visit www.nhs.uk/conditions/pregnancy-and-baby/24-weeks-pregnant/ for more information.
Welcome to the third trimester!
Your baby is now approximately the weight of an aubergine; about 1kg and approximately 37cm in length.
Please visit www.nhs.uk/conditions/pregnancy-and-baby/28-weeks-pregnant/ for more information.
Your baby now weighs approximately the same as a coconut; around 1.5kg.
Please visit www.nhs.uk/conditions/pregnancy-and-baby/32-weeks-pregnant/ for more information.
Your baby is now around the same size as a lettuce, approximately 47cm long and weighs around 2.6kg.
Please visit www.nhs.uk/conditions/pregnancy-and-baby/36-weeks-pregnant/ for more information.
Your baby is now the weight of a small watermelon which is approximately 3.3kg and around 50cm in length.
Please visit www.nhs.uk/conditions/pregnancy-and-baby/40-weeks-pregnant/ for more information.