Your baby is the size of a Apple. Discover exactly what is happening to your body and your baby this week.
Baby Development: Taste buds form. Ears reach their final position — baby can now hear sounds from outside the womb. The skeleton is changing from cartilage to bone.
Pregnancy Symptoms: You may feel the first faint flutters of baby movement — often described as butterflies or gas bubbles. Nosebleeds and gum sensitivity are common.
Weekly Tip: Start talking and singing to your bump — baby can hear you now, and it supports early bonding.
At 15 weeks pregnant, your baby is approximately the size of a Apple.
Week 15 in detail
Taste buds form. Ears reach their final position, and sound from outside the uterus starts to register as muffled vibration. The skeleton is swapping cartilage for bone. Legs are lengthening.
Some people feel the first flutters (quickening) — bubbles, popcorn, a twitch you would have called gas last month. First pregnancies often notice later. Nosebleeds and bleeding gums are extra blood flow, not always a toothbrush crime.
Talk or sing to the bump if you want to — it is bonding, not a curriculum. The checklist above is sleep position, dentist, and voice. A dentist visit is safer now than waiting for a third-trimester toothache.
A general guide, not medical advice. Scan timing and symptoms vary — ask your clinician.
This chart visualizes the average length of the baby from week 1 to 40. Values are based on standard clinical averages.