Week 24 of Pregnancy: What's Going On Inside
Topic Overview
By week 24, you may have noticed some jerking movements inside your belly-or even seen them on the outside! Repetitive, jerky movements usually mean your baby has the hiccups. Hiccups are perfectly normal and can last anywhere from a minute to an hour.
Wondering what your baby looks like now? As you enter your seventh month of pregnancy, your baby is about the size of a cantaloupe. Average baby length is 210 mm (8.3 in.). And average baby weight is 630 g (1.4 lb).
How your baby is changing
Here are some of the important facts and developments around 24 weeks.
- This month, the fetus is still building up body fat and starting to put on a lot of weight.
- At this size, a fetus is still small enough to change position a lot-from head-down to feet-down, or even sideways. You will feel more movement or less movement at certain times of the day and night.
- At 23 weeks of pregnancy, the eyes show rapid eye movement.
- In rare cases, babies survive birth at 22 weeks, but generally, the lungs cannot yet breathe air.
Credits
ByHealthwise Staff
Primary Medical Reviewer Adam Husney, MD - Family Medicine
Kathleen Romito, MD - Family Medicine
Specialist Medical Reviewer William M. Gilbert, MD - Maternal and Fetal Medicine
Current as ofNovember 21, 2017
Current as of:
November 21, 2017