Week 24
At about 30.0 cm from head to heel, your baby is close in length to a Marigold (~30 cm), full of warm color from bloom to stem.
This week at a glance
Size
About 32.2 cm (12.7 in), head to heel.
The flower
Marigold (~30 cm) — this week’s plate, drawn at your baby’s scale.
How big is the baby at 24 weeks?
About 32.2 cm (12.7 in), measured head to heel — the size of a marigold.1
Your baby’s proportions are formed, with more growing still ahead. Across weeks 21 to 24, the sucking reflex develops, fat forms beneath the skin, and ridges that will become fingerprints and footprints take shape.
24 weeks pregnant is how many months?
Week 24 falls in the sixth month of pregnancy. Weeks and months don’t divide evenly, and your antenatal care counts in weeks — so Zohra keeps weeks, and prints the month for the relatives who ask.
That puts you in the second trimester (weeks 14–27).
What might you be noticing?
Body making room. pregnancy hormones loosen ligaments and muscles while the growing uterus adds pressure.
Rest and sleep. tiredness and sleep difficulties are common at this stage.
Digestion. indigestion, bloating, constipation, or piles may be present.
Sourced below.1
Make one frequently used corner easier to reach from. Put your questions in one note instead of carrying them in your head, and let this week be recorded without asking it to feel any particular way.
For the record: What has helped you feel held—by a person, a place, or a routine—this week? — this week’s page in the app asks the same thing. All forty prompts are here.
Written from the sources above and checked against them. Not reviewed by a clinician — see the editorial policy. Zohra is a journal, not medical care; for anything worrying, talk to your midwife or doctor.