This is why we don't measure in fruit!

Tarastar33 · July 2011

*just venting*

So, this fruit measurement thing is getting a little crazy. How can my baby be the size of a Cantaloupe at week 20, then a banana at week 21?? At my produce store, cantaloupes are larger than a banana!

gkb0910 · July 2011

Until 20 weeks, the baby is measured head to rump. At 21 weeks, the baby uncurls, and the measurement goes from head to foot. That is the reason the fruits seem odd at that time.

tmrchi · July 2011

very interesting. Switching between comparing round fruits then oblong and oddly shaped fruits seems to make things a bit funky. I'm still TTC so haven't looked that far ahead yet.

Fianschneid · July 2011

And once you hit 22ish weeks, you stay the same fruit for weeks at a time. I've over this eggplant.

gkb0910 · July 2011

Fianschneid:

And once you hit 22ish weeks, you stay the same fruit for weeks at a time. I've over this eggplant.

Yep. I'm a honeydew for a few weeks now. The baby doesn't grow much at the end, just gains weight. I liked it better when the shape changed weekly; it was fun to see.

kermiefrg · July 2011

Also, some of the countdowns go by weight and not length after awhile. I know BabyCenter changed to weight after I go to 20 something weeks.

This is why we don't measure in fruit!

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