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Week 15

Your baby senses light through sealed eyelids.

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Baby size this week

As lovely as an apple

Measurements are averages — every baby grows at their own pace.

Length 10.1 cm 4.0 in
Weight 70 g 0 lb 2 oz

Your baby this week

  • Your baby senses light through sealed eyelids
  • Bones are hardening, visible on ultrasound
  • The skin is so thin that blood vessels show through
  • Legs finally outgrow the arms

Your body this week

Round ligament pain
Backache
Nasal congestion
Skin changes
A little list for week 15

This week's to-do

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How we measure week 15

Pregnancy weeks are counted from the first day of your last menstrual period, following standard ACOG and NHS guidance. Sizes are crown-rump length in early weeks and head-to-heel from around week 20. Your care team may adjust dates after an ultrasound.

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BumpCount offers general information and does not replace advice from your doctor or midwife.