What’s happening to the mother?

You will now be able to feel your baby’s movements on the outside of your abdomen too. You’ll feel kicks daily. The baby’s movements are a sign that it is developing normally and doing well.

Your constantly growing womb may start to squeeze your bladder, nerves, blood vessels and stomach. You may experience more frequent visits to the toilet, cramps in your legs and heartburn, and this can be tiresome.

Dizziness when lying on your back is also common. This happens because your uterus presses on the vein that brings blood back to the heart. Often, all you need to do is turn onto your side.

Your breasts continue to grow.

Development of the fetus

The fetus’ hearing matures, and it can now hear its mother's heartbeat and breathing. It can also hear voices from the outside. It will weigh between 650 and 900 grams.

Feel life

Tips for pregnant women on how to monitor your baby’s movements. Information in Arabic, English, Norwegian, Polish, Somali, Spanish, Tigrinya and Urdu.

Zanzu

Information about pregnancy, childbirth and the postnatal period in Arabic, English, Farsi, French, Norwegian, Polish, Somali, Tigrinya and Turkish aimed at immigrants and others with a short period of residence in Norway.

Content provided by The Norwegian Directorate of Health

The Norwegian Directorate of Health. Pregnancy weeks 24 and 26. [Internet]. Oslo: The Norwegian Directorate of Health; updated Monday, March 7, 2022 [retrieved Wednesday, October 1, 2025]. Available from: https://www.helsenorge.no/en/pregnancy-and-maternity-care-in-norway/pregnancy-week-by-week/pregnancy-weeks-21-and-26/

Last updated Monday, March 7, 2022