Week 6
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 at a glance
Size
About 0.5 cm (0.2 in), crown to rump.
The flower
Forget-me-not (~6–9 mm) — this week’s plate, drawn at your baby’s scale.
You might notice
Nausea · Tired · Tender breasts · Metallic taste · Peeing more
How big is the baby at 6 weeks?
About 0.5 cm (0.2 in), measured crown to rump — the size of a forget-me-not.1
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.
6 weeks pregnant is how many months?
Week 6 falls in the second month of pregnancy. Weeks and months don’t divide evenly, and your antenatal care counts in weeks — so Zohra keeps weeks, and prints the month for the relatives who ask.
That puts you in the first trimester (weeks 1–13).
What might you 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.1
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? — this week’s page in the app asks the same thing. All forty prompts are here.
Written from the sources above and checked against them. Not reviewed by a clinician — see the editorial policy. Zohra is a journal, not medical care; for anything worrying, talk to your midwife or doctor.