26 weeks pregnant
Trimester 2
Your baby is about the size of a head of lettuce.
- Length
- 35.6 cm (about 14 in)
- Weight
- 760 g (about 1.7 lb)
What is happening at 26 weeks
Your baby's eyes are starting to open. They are taking practice breaths of amniotic fluid to develop the lungs.
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Sizes and weights are typical averages and vary from baby to baby. This is general information, not medical advice. Your provider is the best guide to how your own pregnancy is progressing.
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