Week by week / Second trimester
Week 24
Your baby is about the size of an ear of corn. Here is what is happening, what you might feel, and the two or three things worth doing this week.
Size right now
An ear of corn
30 cm / 11.8 in, 600 g / 1 lb 5 oz
- Length
- 30 cm / 11.8 in
- Weight
- 600 g / 1 lb 5 oz
- Trimester
- Second
- To go
- 16 weeks
The baby
Viability. Care changes markedly from this point and babies born now can survive with intensive support. The inner ear is complete, so the baby now has a sense of balance.
You
Glucose screening window opens: 24 to 28 weeks. It is the one hour drink.
This week
Worth ordering now
Not because week 24 is a deadline, but because these are the things that go wrong when they arrive late.
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