Week 24 · Second trimester
Week 24, gently.
Your baby is the size of
an ear of corn
- 30.0 cm long
- 600 g
This week is the medical "viability" mark — the earliest age at which a baby, with NICU care, has a chance outside.
“The first week that, if everything unravels, there is still a chance.”
What’s happening inside
A threshold of medical viability is usually placed around week 24. It is a statistical marker, not a destiny. The baby is still growing rapidly.
How you might feel
Your glucose-tolerance test for gestational diabetes is usually scheduled between weeks 24 and 28.
