24th week: Your belly reaches the navel

Weeks and days
23+0 to 23+6
Month
6
Trimester
2

This week, the fetus grows from about 204 to 213 millimeters and weighs around 670 grams by the end. From head to heel, it now measures about 30 centimeters. If it were born now, it would have a chance of survival with intensive care.

A single large papaya lies in an open palm on beige linen
Papaya250 to 300 mm, the size of your baby at the end of the week

Week 24 of 40

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How big is the fetus?

050100150200250300 mm22nd week179 to 19123rd week191 to 20424th week204 to 21325th week213 to 223Papaya at the same scale

204 to 213 mm

By the end of the week, the fetus is about the size of a large papaya. From head to heel, it measures about 30 centimeters.

Crown-rump length according to the values from Archie et al. 2006, weight according to the WHO growth charts. A large papaya is 250 to 300 mm long.

This week

Your baby

  • The skin is thin, pink to red, and wrinkled.
  • The eyelids and eyebrows are formed, but the eyes still stay closed.
  • The lungs are not yet finished. They only fully mature shortly before the end of pregnancy.

Your body

  • The top of the uterus reaches about to the navel.
  • By the end of this week, you should feel your baby. If that is not yet the case, let your midwife know.
  • Many are hungrier now. You only need to eat more in the 3rd trimester.

What matters now

  • In Germany, another antibody screening test is scheduled for all pregnant women between 23+0 and 26+6.
  • In Germany, the glucose test for gestational diabetes follows between 24+0 and 27+6, that is, from next week.
  • In Austria, the window opens for the third Parent-Child Pass (Eltern-Kind-Pass) examination with lab tests and a glucose test. It is scheduled up to the 28th week of pregnancy.

Get checked right away: heavy bleeding, severe or persistent abdominal pain, fever, pain when urinating, or vomiting where you cannot keep anything down.

Gestational sacPlacentaFetus with heartbeat

On ultrasound

  1. 23+0

    Head circumference is on average about 210 mm.

  2. 23+0

    Abdominal circumference measures on average about 185 mm.

  3. 23+0

    Thigh bone (femur) measures on average about 41 mm.

In the 24th week of pregnancy, no ultrasound paid for by health insurance is scheduled. In Germany, the third one is between 28+0 and 31+6.

Frequently asked questions about the 24th week of pregnancy

Which month is the 24th week of pregnancy?

The last week of the 6th month of pregnancy, in the 2nd trimester. Figures such as 23+4 weeks also belong to the 24th week of pregnancy.

Can a baby survive in the 24th week of pregnancy?

Yes, with intensive care, but the chance is uncertain. In an analysis of international studies cited by the German guideline, about 38 out of 100 babies born in this week survived; in Sweden, about one in two. Up to 23+6, doctors and parents in Germany decide together whether treatment is given.

Where is the baby in the belly in the 24th week of pregnancy?

The top of the uterus is roughly at the level of the navel. The distance from the pubic bone in centimeters roughly matches the number of completed weeks.

How much weight have I gained in the 24th week of pregnancy?

With a normal weight before pregnancy, about 4.5 to 6 kilograms up to 24+0 is usual.

Sources

Updated on 30 October 2026 · Fertilio Editorial Team