Week 26 · Second trimester
Week 26, gently.
Your baby is the size of
a head of lettuce
- 35.6 cm long
- 760 g
Your baby can open their eyes this week, and is sensitive to light.
“Eyes open, even though the world is still a soft amber.”
What’s happening inside
Eyes open this week. The baby can perceive light through your abdominal wall as a soft glow. Lungs are making surfactant, the substance that lets them stay inflated.
How you might feel
Last weeks of the second trimester. Take stock of what you want to do before life changes: a quiet meal, a trip, a full night's sleep.
