📈 Fetal Growth Chart: Baby Weight & Length by Week

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Baby's average weight at 40 weeks
3.62 kg (7.98 lb)
Average length
51.2 cm (20.2 in), crown-to-heel length
About the size of
a small pumpkin
Trimester
Third
Normal range (10th–90th, approx.)
3,076 – 4,234 g

Weights from 10 weeks follow the Hadlock fetal growth standard (50th percentile); lengths are crown-rump to 13 weeks, crown-heel after. Every baby grows at its own pace.

Breakdown

WeekAverage weightAverage length
Week 1214 g5.4 cm
Week 16146 g18.6 cm
Week 20331 g25.6 cm
Week 24670 g30 cm
Week 281.21 kg37.6 cm
Week 321.95 kg42.4 cm
Week 362.81 kg47.4 cm
Week 40 ← you3.62 kg51.2 cm

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📘 About the Fetal Growth Chart

How big is my baby this week? Enter the week of pregnancy to see the average fetal weight and length, the usual range and what the baby is about the size of.

Weights from 10 weeks follow the Hadlock fetal growth standard used by ultrasound machines. Babies grow fastest in the third trimester, gaining about 200 g a week from week 30.

✏️ Worked examples

20 weeks

You enter
Week of Pregnancy20 weeks
You get
Baby's average weight at 20 weeks331 g (11.7 oz)
Average length25.6 cm (10.1 in), crown-to-heel length
About the size ofa banana
TrimesterSecond
Normal range (10th–90th, approx.)281 – 387 g

331 g (11.7 oz); 25.6 cm (10.1 in), crown-to-heel length.

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32 weeks

You enter
Week of Pregnancy32 weeks
You get
Baby's average weight at 32 weeks1.95 kg (4.31 lb)
Average length42.4 cm (16.7 in), crown-to-heel length
About the size ofa jicama
TrimesterThird
Normal range (10th–90th, approx.)1,660 – 2,285 g

1.95 kg (4.31 lb).

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40 weeks

You enter
Week of Pregnancy40 weeks
You get
Baby's average weight at 40 weeks3.62 kg (7.98 lb)
Average length51.2 cm (20.2 in), crown-to-heel length
About the size ofa small pumpkin
TrimesterThird
Normal range (10th–90th, approx.)3,076 – 4,234 g

3.62 kg (7.98 lb).

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🧭 How to use this calculator

What you enter

  • Week of Pregnancy (weeks)

What you get

  • Baby's average weight at 20 weeks
  • Average length
  • About the size of
  • Trimester
  • Normal range (10th–90th, approx.)

❓ Frequently asked questions

How much does a baby weigh at 20 weeks?

About 330 g (11.7 oz), roughly the weight of a banana, and about 25.6 cm long from head to heel.

How much should a baby weigh at 36 weeks?

About 2.8 kg (6.2 lb) on average.

Why is there a jump in length at 14 weeks?

Before 14 weeks babies are measured crown to rump (sitting height); from then on, head to heel.