Week 24 Of Your Pregnancy

Your baby has now developed his sense of balance, so he can tell which way is up inside your belly. His or her tissues and skeleton continue to grow thicker and stronger.

Changes To Your Body

Week 24 Of Your Pregnancy

Sometime in your second trimester (usually between this week and 28 weeks), your doctor will probably screen you for gestational diabetes, a condition in which sugar levels in your bloodstream are higher than usual.

Most women with gestational diabetes deliver healthy babies; the main risks are high birth weight and an increased chance that your child will develop type 2 diabetes later in life.

Don’t panic if you are diagnosed with gestational diabetes. It does go away right after pregnancy. It can also be controlled with simple lifestyle changes such as cutting back on carbohydrates and getting more exercise.

Lifestyle Considerations

This is a good pregnancy week to check how well you are sticking to your baby budget so far and to make changes as needed. Many mothers to be and their partners often find that they have under budgeted when it comes to things like furniture and they need to make a new plan to get them through the third trimester of pregnancy.

Good Advice

It is not a good idea to sleep on your back if you can help it as this can cut off the flow of blood through the placenta. Ask your partner to check on you every now and then to make sure that you are sleeping on your side.