--- title: "18 weeks pregnant: baby the size of a bell pepper | PERIOD." description: "18 weeks pregnant: your baby is the size of a bell pepper, about 14.2 cm and 222 g. What happens this week for your baby and in your body." url: https://myperiod.app/en/pregnancy/18-weeks-pregnant lang: en publisher: PERIOD. B.V., Amsterdam --- [Pregnancy week by week](https://myperiod.app/en/pregnancy) # 18 weeks pregnant At 18 weeks you are in month 5 and the second trimester. Your baby is about the size of a bell pepper: 14.2 cm and 222 g. As big as bell pepper Length 14.2 cm Weight 222 g Month 5 Trimester second trimester To go 154 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 ears are in place; the baby can start to hear your voice. ## Your body The anomaly scan is often planned around these weeks. ## Good to know Halfway through, the baby is about half its birth length. ## 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 18 weeks pregnant? 18 weeks pregnant falls in month 5 of your pregnancy. ### Which trimester is 18 weeks? At 18 weeks you are in the second trimester. ### How big is a baby at 18 weeks? On average 14.2 cm, about the size of a bell pepper. Healthy babies vary a lot. ### How long to go at 18 weeks? Until your due date (40 weeks): 22 weeks, 154 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.