24 weeks pregnant

Dates and numbers:
There are 111 days until your due date on September 05, 2008.
You are 169 days pregnant.
You are 5.5 months pregnant.
You are in your 6th month of pregnancy.
Your 1st trimester: November 30, 2007 to February 28, 2008. (0 - 12 weeks)
Your 2nd trimester: February 29, 2008 to June 12, 2008. (13 - 27 weeks)
Your 3rd trimester: June 13, 2008 to September 05, 2008. (28 - 40 weeks)

This week your baby's crown-to-rump length is around 8.4 inches and your baby will weigh approximately 1.2 pounds. Although it weighs a little over a pound at this point, your growing baby is still tiny. Your uterus can easily be felt 1.5 to 2 inches above your bellybutton. The fetus does not appear to have much room in the uterus anymore, but as your pregnancy progresses, space gets much tighter!

Because your uterus is expanding and putting a great amount of pressure on your abdomen, you might get stretch marks. Your weight gain may also be taking a toll on your body at this point. Many pregnant women experience backaches, bladder problems, sore feet and fatigue that affect their daily routines. You might also have some nasal stuffiness or nosebleeds.

Your baby's face is basically complete now. The fetus's eyes are close together on the front of his face and they are still shut. Your baby's ears have moved into their final position on the sides of his head. Where they are now is where they will be when your baby is born! Hair will continue to grow on his scalp and his eyelashes are well developed. Most of your baby's features look the same as they will at birth. Because your growing baby is getting plumper, he no longer has room in your tummy to do cartwheels and somersaults.

Now is a good time to ask about prenatal classes being offered in your area. Many local hospitals offer classes for expectant women and their families. You should aim to complete the classes approximately one month before your due date.

You may sometimes get a stitch-like pain in your side from time to time. It's simply the muscles of the uterus stretching.
the unborn child is covered with a fine, downy hair called lanugo. Its tender skin is protected by a waxy substance called vernix. Some of this substance may still be on the child's skin at birth at which time it will be quickly absorbed.

The child practices breathing by inhaling (up to a liter/day) amniotic fluid into developing lungs.

Comments on week 24
Comments 1-50 of about 14965 from week 24
262 messages have been added in the last 24 hours.
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Next Show latest comments from all weeks

dcmom2b - 4 minutes ago
Anyone else feeling huge already? I am so uncomfortable and I can't believe we'll only get bigger as the summer goes on. I know it'll be worth it but still...I feel ginormous (and not just in my belly)!

Motheroftwo - 27 minutes ago
WoW, I hate men today. So freakin selfish and insensitive.

maryw - 1.1 hours ago
Wow... girls, thanks a lot- I'm with Dani- I'm freaking out now. I am making myself not think about it for a couple more months. Keep talking about the benefits, and how you forget, afterwards, so the first timers don't all have heart attacks on the way to the hospital.

shirley and maya - 9.6 hours ago
Cora> did you pick up the meds? that sucks about the UTI - I think you arent supposed to have sex until it clears up but I'm not sure. I heard alot of women end up with a yeast infection afterwards from the meds - not fun at all! I had one with my first pregnancy and I could only put cream topically but not inside. That wasnt fun! but thank god they caught it and now you know. We dont even do urine tests here till your 28 weeks along - they didnt even do one when i went to the ER!

cjmc2577 - 10.8 hours ago
i have gotten one with each baby. i am finding i am getting alot of cramps and stuff with it and here i just thought it was a new pregnancy thing i am going to have to deal with till the end. but hopeflly the cramps go away when the UTI goes away.

Motheroftwo - 11.4 hours ago
Oh man, that sounds like fun :o( I've never had one of those before, but I've heard the horror stories.

cjmc2577 - 11.5 hours ago
well i am home. the er called and said that i have a UTI and that i need to be put on meds. (just great)

Motheroftwo - 11.7 hours ago
Hey ladies! Who's up?

happymommy2 - 12.1 hours ago
I have listed several pairs of maternity jeans if anyone is interested. Here are the item #'s. I also have a fetal doppler for sale I hadn't listed on e-bay yet. Message me for details. 140233450888 140233449960 140233449070 140233447405 140233446152

about to be a mama - 14.1 hours ago
Hey everyone, I'm new and just thought I would introduce myself. My due date is September 2 and this is my first baby. I look forward to getting to know everyone.

jess0905 - 14.2 hours ago
Hello ladies in week 24...I am excited to be 24 weeks now!! I feel like the pregnancy has started to slow way down....it was going fast for awhile?? No big problems so far I just have no energy...I feel extra tired all of the time ;{ Best wishes to everyone!!

ann1333 - 15 hours ago
Thanks Heti! Enjoy your sleep. Pray I get some too!

hetibelle - 15 hours ago
ann I'm going to bed now...having major sleep deprivation as a result of this site....have a nice evening and I hope that your wee girlies eye is good tomorrow...mwah xxx

ann1333 - 15.1 hours ago
I didn't have a headache, I am prone to migraines, but I think I had so much adrenaline pumping it kept it at bay! either that or the lack of sleep!

hetibelle - 15.1 hours ago
good night dani...

hetibelle - 15.1 hours ago
I was warned that some people get a nasty headache lasting a few days when the epi wears off....but by that time you wouldn't care less about a headache....

FirstTimePreggersNJ - 15.1 hours ago
im gonna go make dinner for myself...night heti if i dont see you...

ann1333 - 15.1 hours ago
good night shirley! enjoy family time!

ann1333 - 15.1 hours ago
I had an epidural, it didn't hurt at all. I did have a little spot the size of a pea that itched sometimes... nerve ending I suppose. The epi didn't affect my contractions at all, so as you can see, every person has a different experience based on your body.

hetibelle - 15.2 hours ago
good night shirley...I will be going to bed soon...

shirley and maya - 15.2 hours ago
I'll be back later girls. Time to spend family time! good night heti!

hetibelle - 15.2 hours ago
bobby jo...we call it a spinal block...it's a one off injection as opposed to an epidural which is a constant drip...epidural can be turned up or down.....things are much better and safer than they were before....I wouldn't worry about having an epidural...they have got them down to a fine art...

shirley and maya - 15.2 hours ago
I had the epi and the contractions hurt more.

ann1333 - 15.2 hours ago
Shirley- yeah, here they leave the catheter in, sometimes for 24 hours+. Until the epidural or what not wears off, or if someone gets a tear, they leave it in longer. Sounds like they used a 'temp cath' on you, like a straw, instead of the foley's. (I used to work in a hospital, here they LOVE their catheters!)

ann1333 - 15.2 hours ago
yeah- and people wonder why costs go up. try paying the malpractice insurance to cover doctors'. crazy. We are so screwed up here. Everything is make a buck fast, at the expense of others

BobbiJoSargent - 15.2 hours ago
Who has had an epidural? I didn't have one with my son, but I did get a shot in my spine called an intrathecal. Here's the definition: Intrathecal injection (often simply called 'intrathecal') is an injection into the spinal canal (intrathecal space surrounding the spinal cord), as in a spinal anaesthesia or in chemotherapy or pain management applications. Well, I was in horrible pain and it all went away with this shot.. but when they broke my water, the meds wore off, so basically I had nothing. I need to decide if we want to sign up for an epidural but I am afraid it will be really painful. I still have a sore spot(almost 11 years later from the first spinal shot.. Any feedback on this would be AWESOME!

hetibelle - 15.2 hours ago
shirley I would much rather go into labour than have an induction...i had 2 inductions already....even when they were both a week late...there was never 1 single contraction, or never any show or mucus plug...these boys were never gonna come out....but this time I will be asking for an induction at 10 days early...cos I want to be at Xanders first day at school...and also the size thing...and also cos I@m worried what this anaethetist is going to say on monday....like...no you can't have a spinal or epidural...so it's gas or a general....I'll take the gas but let me go before the baby is over 9.7lb...

FirstTimePreggersNJ - 15.3 hours ago
i heard abotu the book...im not into positive thinkng ...LMAO

shirley and maya - 15.3 hours ago
Ann> did they leave the catheder in? Here she just put it in, removed my pee and that was it, she took it out. Then I wasnt allowed eating or drinking anyways

augustbabe - 15.3 hours ago
We bought the baby furniture today, I'm so relieved.

FirstTimePreggersNJ - 15.3 hours ago
ann and they should be... my hubby is being sued by a guy who isnt even a legal resident here b.c the stupid patient didnt follow post-op procedure and now feels he can sue and get money out of it...welcome to the new America ...out motto come to the US sue and get rich... OBGYN's has one of the highest malpractice rates

ann1333 - 15.3 hours ago
Dani i have the same problem- I have to tell doctors about my high tolerance when I have medical treatments so they 'overmedicate' me.

ann1333 - 15.3 hours ago
most doctors in US won't induce unless medically necessary. Malpractice is big here- they are scared of their own shadows here

FirstTimePreggersNJ - 15.3 hours ago
Heti- i have a big drug tolerance thats why i didnt throw up... anesthia has no affect on me in fact i woke up as they were rolling me out of the OR... I shouldnt have been up till i was recovering in the recovery room

augustbabe - 15.3 hours ago
Dani have you ever watched the movie 'The Secret' ?

hetibelle - 15.3 hours ago
dani he actually sounds very sensible...put your trust in him...

shirley and maya - 15.3 hours ago
I am begging to be induced this time too. I dont like the unknown of going into labor naturall but my doc wont even discuss it until we need too.

ann1333 - 15.3 hours ago
yeah, they do the catheter thing in the US too... don't want someone peeing in the process! plus they are big on monitors here, and once you are on those, you can't walk to the potty, so catheter it is.

FirstTimePreggersNJ - 15.3 hours ago
he wont do anything..we discussed options...he said no c-section unless medically necessary and induced as needed either big baby or over a week late..he is a very conservative dr...and i asked every one of his partners too...LOL

shirley and maya - 15.3 hours ago
Heti> I was SOOOOOOOOOOOO nervous about the IV going on. I asked if I could get the epi without an IV and they said no. The IV just stung but didnt hurt, the epi was whatever and the catherder was nothing. I didnt even feel her doing it. We were tlaking the whole time about how much better I felt!

shirley and maya - 15.4 hours ago
Dani> ask your doc to be induced if you want to control labor - that way you know the date and time and the nurses monitor you from begining to end and give you updates so you will know exactly whats going on.

hetibelle - 15.4 hours ago
see dani.....most people vomit...you were super cool....you are gonna walk this...I'm the wuss.....

FirstTimePreggersNJ - 15.4 hours ago
id be happy going to sleep and waking up with a baby

FirstTimePreggersNJ - 15.4 hours ago
OMG... great .. I thin my dr might just gove me a c-section when i ask him for anti depressants and xanax so i can sleep at night b/c i am having nightmares and panic attacks about labor

hetibelle - 15.4 hours ago
yeah its the same here shirley although I'm sure they did me because they thought they were going to do a section...

augustbabe - 15.4 hours ago
drugs dani...they are our friends.

hetibelle - 15.4 hours ago
august this is reverse phsycologie....if she hears the worst case scenario...it will be such a pleasant surprise when she is a natural at it.....I got loads of friends who came out saying...what is all the fuss about?.....bitches!!!!!...lol

FirstTimePreggersNJ - 15.4 hours ago
see ... plastic surgery s not scary for me..I choose when to have it and what gets done and im alseep for it.. I had my dr laughing b/c when i woke up most people cant function and vomit it was like i just woke up from a small nap and asked how big i was...

shirley and maya - 15.4 hours ago
I dont know if its different in the US but here after an epi, they put a catherder in to remove your pee.

augustbabe - 15.5 hours ago
Are you guys scaring Dani bear again?

1-3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42

Show latest comments from all weeks

Leave a comment

Abbreviations used

Only members cam leave comments.
Sign up free

In which week/month am I?
Calculate your due date, how many weeks you are along and see how big your baby has grown!

Members in week 24:

1sweetbaby - 30 Aug 2008
3rdbabygirl - 30 Aug 2008
3rdtimeround - 30 Aug 2008
andrasfirst - 30 Aug 2008
ann1333 - 30 Aug 2008
Bienks - 30 Aug 2008
Cynthetamine - 30 Aug 2008
helenaz - 30 Aug 2008
jennibell - 30 Aug 2008
jenntle - 30 Aug 2008
Kenya05 - 30 Aug 2008
livvie - 30 Aug 2008
Mama2Miaplus1 - 30 Aug 2008
mamatobee - 30 Aug 2008
meredyth0315 - 30 Aug 2008
misalisa13 - 30 Aug 2008
Patty39 - 30 Aug 2008
preggosauras - 30 Aug 2008
roseyleee - 30 Aug 2008
Sara - 30 Aug 2008
spi76 - 30 Aug 2008
TerryCW - 30 Aug 2008
toothfairy - 30 Aug 2008
tripnstuff99 - 30 Aug 2008
truthandsoul - 30 Aug 2008
*star* - 31 Aug 2008
adjohns26 - 31 Aug 2008
alicia1984 - 31 Aug 2008
amberdani - 31 Aug 2008
Amy Pengelly - 31 Aug 2008
ashlee - 31 Aug 2008
BabyMamaManda - 31 Aug 2008
dOsSFiRsTcHiLd - 31 Aug 2008
emsfirstbebe - 31 Aug 2008
jbsmommy - 31 Aug 2008
Jo1sttime mom - 31 Aug 2008
kellbell - 31 Aug 2008
mamaprego08 - 31 Aug 2008
MamaSilkie - 31 Aug 2008
MaryW - 31 Aug 2008
mAyOUng - 31 Aug 2008
MommyE - 31 Aug 2008
MotherNature9 - 31 Aug 2008
mstandingwater - 31 Aug 2008
Nadia - 31 Aug 2008
Nichole - 31 Aug 2008
raynesmommy - 31 Aug 2008
smallhappyperson - 31 Aug 2008
spoon - 31 Aug 2008
Tonya- - 31 Aug 2008
tracmac - 31 Aug 2008
Zanna - 31 Aug 2008
heavenlyjan - 00 Sep 2008
LeeLeesMOM - 00 Sep 2008
Leslie - 00 Sep 2008
Mimay - 00 Sep 2008
Shirley and Maya - 31 Aug 2008
amanda11 - 01 Sep 2008
amberrd - 01 Sep 2008
AnnaMaria - 01 Sep 2008
becks13 - 01 Sep 2008
BobbiJoSargent - 01 Sep 2008
buzzbebe - 01 Sep 2008
caligrrrlhsh - 01 Sep 2008
carisasnell - 01 Sep 2008
ChristineSept1 - 01 Sep 2008
Corrynn - 01 Sep 2008
DiamondPrincess - 01 Sep 2008
Dotey - 01 Sep 2008
expectingmyfirst - 01 Sep 2008
Jade21 - 01 Sep 2008
JenR - 01 Sep 2008
jessicafaithc - 01 Sep 2008
julepowers - 01 Sep 2008
kj0406 - 01 Sep 2008
lilAngel23 - 01 Sep 2008
luvbug070106 - 01 Sep 2008
MagsBean - 01 Sep 2008
Mami2008 - 01 Sep 2008
mogs - 01 Sep 2008
MyFirstTime - 01 Sep 2008
OhBabyAgain! - 01 Sep 2008
pawgirl - 01 Sep 2008
ptanona007 - 01 Sep 2008
racingchic - 01 Sep 2008
sept1baby - 01 Sep 2008
Sproutsmommy - 01 Sep 2008
thepinkleopard - 01 Sep 2008
Tracy - 01 Sep 2008
wednesday624 - 01 Sep 2008
*Melissa* Mommy to... - 02 Sep 2008
aftinjoy - 02 Sep 2008
Ang - 02 Sep 2008
ashleigh - 02 Sep 2008
Ashley12 - 02 Sep 2008
Banx - 02 Sep 2008
bexandella - 02 Sep 2008
Britt0908 - 02 Sep 2008
CathyG - 02 Sep 2008
Heather97 - 02 Sep 2008
Inb25 - 02 Sep 2008
Jasmine-P - 02 Sep 2008
Karessa - 02 Sep 2008
KelliO - 02 Sep 2008
kellnjoelplusone - 02 Sep 2008
Kendalla - 02 Sep 2008
KrysD - 02 Sep 2008
leah2885 - 02 Sep 2008
LisaCA - 02 Sep 2008
lsimpleone - 02 Sep 2008
LyndseyJ - 02 Sep 2008
Mattie4483 - 02 Sep 2008
meld531 - 02 Sep 2008
micpetdog - 02 Sep 2008
mom4ashtyn - 02 Sep 2008
Mommmie - 02 Sep 2008
MotherofTwo - 02 Sep 2008
mrcleanswife - 02 Sep 2008
nadja22 - 02 Sep 2008
Onj - 02 Sep 2008
sehalstead - 02 Sep 2008
Telle - 02 Sep 2008
texasrose - 02 Sep 2008
xena1025 - 02 Sep 2008
Xochitl - 02 Sep 2008
007aturner - 03 Sep 2008
ALISSA912 - 03 Sep 2008
amy835 - 03 Sep 2008
Angelique76 - 03 Sep 2008
Camila - 03 Sep 2008
Enlightened - 03 Sep 2008
EverythingNice - 03 Sep 2008
garkin - 03 Sep 2008
krissynben - 03 Sep 2008
Ladystegmaier - 03 Sep 2008
lauralou - 03 Sep 2008
LisaAnn - 03 Sep 2008
Lizbay - 03 Sep 2008
meggaa - 03 Sep 2008
momi2buns - 03 Sep 2008
NewMommaMeL - 03 Sep 2008
percy - 03 Sep 2008
readyforbaby - 03 Sep 2008
Teddy19 - 03 Sep 2008
Tracyjo - 03 Sep 2008
vanette - 03 Sep 2008
aafreen - 04 Sep 2008
amelvin86 - 04 Sep 2008
Barron06 - 04 Sep 2008
CarolWard - 04 Sep 2008
Cassy85 - 04 Sep 2008
dcmom2b - 04 Sep 2008
Devonp - 04 Sep 2008
firstimermom - 04 Sep 2008
Keshias1stBaby - 04 Sep 2008
kytti - 04 Sep 2008
looli - 04 Sep 2008
mammo - 04 Sep 2008
mummatobe - 04 Sep 2008
remap - 04 Sep 2008
Renaebow - 04 Sep 2008
shikita13 - 04 Sep 2008
Shortydoowop - 04 Sep 2008
Suzanne - 04 Sep 2008
tamisfirst - 04 Sep 2008
TrishEgo - 04 Sep 2008
youngandpreggersyo - 04 Sep 2008
bubnumber3 - 05 Sep 2008
haysks - 05 Sep 2008
Janai - 05 Sep 2008
Jennay - 05 Sep 2008
jess0905 - 05 Sep 2008
jnt702 - 05 Sep 2008
kaylei1 - 05 Sep 2008
lil-beanie-baby - 05 Sep 2008
lylpyrate - 05 Sep 2008
MistyM - 05 Sep 2008
mommytoalmost3 - 05 Sep 2008
nadinec - 05 Sep 2008
nativesunshine - 05 Sep 2008
nubee10 - 05 Sep 2008
number2forme - 05 Sep 2008
Palito - 05 Sep 2008
sarah1981ca - 05 Sep 2008
sc00by1432 - 05 Sep 2008
Tenaysia - 05 Sep 2008
walkermommy - 05 Sep 2008
whatwillitbe - 05 Sep 2008

The due date from members in week 24 is from Saturday 30 August 2008 up to & including Friday 5 September 2008. See the full timeline here

Not on the list?
This list is updated twice a day. The list shows members who were online within the last 14 days at the time it was generated. It may take up to 12 hours before you see your name after you've made changes to your due date or if you haven't been online for 14 days or more.