What happens during the second trimester?
At 16 weeks:
- Muscles and bones are still forming, making a more complete skeleton.
- Skin begins to form.
- Your baby makes sucking motions with the mouth.
- Your baby is about 4 to 5 inches long and weighs almost 3 ounces (about as much as a small apple).
At 20 weeks:
- Your baby is more active and you may start to feel movement.
- Your baby is covered by a fine hair called lanugo (luh-NOO-goh) and a waxy coating called vernix. These protect the skin as it grows.
- Eyebrows, eyelashes, fingernails, and toenails have formed.
- Your baby can hear and swallow.
- Your baby is about 6 inches long and weighs about 9 ounces.
At 24 weeks:
- Taste buds form on your baby’s tongue.
- Footprints and fingerprints have formed.
- Real hair begins to grow on your baby’s head.
- The lungs are formed, but do not work.
- Your baby sleeps and wakes regularly.
- Your baby is now about 12 inches long and weighs 1.5 pounds.
Source: womenshealth.gov