Trimester 2
Week 14
About the size of
a lemon
~8.7 cm~43 g
Averages only: a scan is the only way to know your baby’s size.
Your baby this week
Second trimester begins. Fine lanugo hair covers the body, facial muscles allow squinting and frowning, and the baby may suck their thumb.
What you may feel
Often the most comfortable stretch of pregnancy: the "golden trimester". Appetite and energy typically improve.
This week, try
Use this window for anything demanding: travel, big work pushes, setting up the nursery.
Weeks are counted from the first day of your last period, as your care team counts them. Written by The Childhood Journal’s team from standard prenatal references. Not yet reviewed by a clinician: our scientific board is being formed. General information, never an assessment of your pregnancy.