Week 6 · First trimester
6 weeks pregnant
Forget-me-not
0.5 cm (0.2 in)crown to rump
The Forget-me-not (~6–9 mm) meets a week when many people first discover the pregnancy. Its name offers a keepsake before there are many visible details to save.
This week, inside
The embryo is around 6 mm long. Limb buds are beginning to form, small dents mark where the ears will be, and the brain, liver, and musculoskeletal system are developing.
What you might be noticing
Nausea can happen at any time of day, and tiredness is common. Breast tenderness, a metallic taste, and frequent urination may join the picture.
- Nausea
- Tired
- Tender breasts
- Metallic taste
- Peeing more
Small things that help
Keep a plain snack where mornings begin and give yourself permission to simplify plans. Record the date you found out—or the date you first wondered.
For the record
What do you never want to forget about how this news arrived?
Zohra asks one of these every week, and keeps your answer. A year from now it is the part people say they are most glad they wrote down.
Where this came from
Not sure you are at week 6? Work out your due date — or see every week’s size on one chart, and the rest of the first trimester.
Keep this week
Zohra draws this same flower in the app, at this same size, and keeps what you write beside it — with your bump photos, the letters, and the sounds from your appointments.
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