--- title: "16 weeks pregnant: baby the size of an avocado | PERIOD." description: "16 weeks pregnant: your baby is the size of an avocado, about 11.6 cm and 144 g. What happens this week for your baby and in your body." url: https://myperiod.app/en/pregnancy/16-weeks-pregnant lang: en publisher: PERIOD. B.V., Amsterdam --- [Pregnancy week by week](https://myperiod.app/en/pregnancy) # 16 weeks pregnant At 16 weeks you are in month 4 and the second trimester. Your baby is about the size of an avocado: 11.6 cm and 144 g. As big as avocado Length 11.6 cm Weight 144 g Month 4 Trimester second trimester To go 168 days Averages. Measured crown to rump up to week 20, crown to heel after that. Healthy babies vary a lot. ## Your baby this week The eyes can move; the skeleton shows up on the scan. ## Your body Some feel the first flutters now, others later. Both are normal. ## Good to know Some women feel the first flutters now; with a first pregnancy it often takes longer. ## To sort around these weeks - The 20 week scan is usually planned between week 18 and 21. - Many women feel the first movements in these weeks. [Work out your due date](https://myperiod.app/en/tools/due-date-calculator)[How many weeks pregnant am I?](https://myperiod.app/en/tools/pregnancy-week-calculator) ## Follow your pregnancy week by week In PERIOD. baby you see every week how big your baby is, what is happening and what you can arrange. No ads, and we never sell your data. 4.8 ★★★★★ on the App Store 100,000+ women ## Frequently asked questions ### How many months is 16 weeks pregnant? 16 weeks pregnant falls in month 4 of your pregnancy. ### Which trimester is 16 weeks? At 16 weeks you are in the second trimester. ### How big is a baby at 16 weeks? On average 11.6 cm, about the size of an avocado. Healthy babies vary a lot. ### How long to go at 16 weeks? Until your due date (40 weeks): 24 weeks, 168 days. ## [All weeks](https://myperiod.app/en/pregnancy) - [4](https://myperiod.app/en/pregnancy/4-weeks-pregnant) - [5](https://myperiod.app/en/pregnancy/5-weeks-pregnant) - [6](https://myperiod.app/en/pregnancy/6-weeks-pregnant) - [7](https://myperiod.app/en/pregnancy/7-weeks-pregnant) - [8](https://myperiod.app/en/pregnancy/8-weeks-pregnant) - [9](https://myperiod.app/en/pregnancy/9-weeks-pregnant) - [10](https://myperiod.app/en/pregnancy/10-weeks-pregnant) - [11](https://myperiod.app/en/pregnancy/11-weeks-pregnant) - [12](https://myperiod.app/en/pregnancy/12-weeks-pregnant) - [13](https://myperiod.app/en/pregnancy/13-weeks-pregnant) - [14](https://myperiod.app/en/pregnancy/14-weeks-pregnant) - [15](https://myperiod.app/en/pregnancy/15-weeks-pregnant) - [16](https://myperiod.app/en/pregnancy/16-weeks-pregnant) - [17](https://myperiod.app/en/pregnancy/17-weeks-pregnant) - [18](https://myperiod.app/en/pregnancy/18-weeks-pregnant) - [19](https://myperiod.app/en/pregnancy/19-weeks-pregnant) - [20](https://myperiod.app/en/pregnancy/20-weeks-pregnant) - [21](https://myperiod.app/en/pregnancy/21-weeks-pregnant) - [22](https://myperiod.app/en/pregnancy/22-weeks-pregnant) - [23](https://myperiod.app/en/pregnancy/23-weeks-pregnant) - [24](https://myperiod.app/en/pregnancy/24-weeks-pregnant) - [25](https://myperiod.app/en/pregnancy/25-weeks-pregnant) - [26](https://myperiod.app/en/pregnancy/26-weeks-pregnant) - [27](https://myperiod.app/en/pregnancy/27-weeks-pregnant) - [28](https://myperiod.app/en/pregnancy/28-weeks-pregnant) - [29](https://myperiod.app/en/pregnancy/29-weeks-pregnant) - [30](https://myperiod.app/en/pregnancy/30-weeks-pregnant) - [31](https://myperiod.app/en/pregnancy/31-weeks-pregnant) - [32](https://myperiod.app/en/pregnancy/32-weeks-pregnant) - [33](https://myperiod.app/en/pregnancy/33-weeks-pregnant) - [34](https://myperiod.app/en/pregnancy/34-weeks-pregnant) - [35](https://myperiod.app/en/pregnancy/35-weeks-pregnant) - [36](https://myperiod.app/en/pregnancy/36-weeks-pregnant) - [37](https://myperiod.app/en/pregnancy/37-weeks-pregnant) - [38](https://myperiod.app/en/pregnancy/38-weeks-pregnant) - [39](https://myperiod.app/en/pregnancy/39-weeks-pregnant) - [40](https://myperiod.app/en/pregnancy/40-weeks-pregnant) - [41](https://myperiod.app/en/pregnancy/41-weeks-pregnant) - [42](https://myperiod.app/en/pregnancy/42-weeks-pregnant) General information, not medical advice. If in doubt, call your midwife or GP. Sources: WHO fetal growth charts (Kiserud et al., PLoS Med 2017); Robinson and Fleming 1975; NHS, Your pregnancy and baby guide.