At 24 weeks pregnant, appointments and glucose screening can help you organize the next few days. This guide explains what may be changing and gives you a short checklist to use around work, family and prenatal appointments. Choose the tasks that fit your circumstances; you do not need to complete every planning job at once.

Pregnancy experiences vary. Follow your maternity-care team’s advice for your own pregnancy.

What Is Happening at 24 Weeks Pregnant

Your baby continues growing, while organs still need time to mature. This week is often a useful point to review the next stage of prenatal appointments and ask which tests are planned for you.

Common Experiences at 24 Weeks

Your bump and movements may feel more noticeable, and tiredness or digestive discomfort can persist. Feeling well cannot tell you whether you need a screening test.

Your 24-Week Practical Checklist

• Ask whether glucose screening is planned and book it if advised.
• Confirm the exact preparation instructions with the clinic.
• Arrange enough time for the visit and any childcare needed.
• Tell your maternity team if you have felt no movement by 24 weeks.

The Momsters Practical Focus This Week

Confirm your glucose-screening plan. When offered, gestational-diabetes testing commonly takes place between 24 and 28 weeks, although earlier testing and local protocols vary. Follow your clinic’s preparation instructions; different tests have different fasting requirements.

What to Ask Your Care Team

• Which glucose test am I having, and must I fast?
• How will I receive results and any follow-up instructions?

When to Get Medical Help

Bleeding, severe or persistent pain, breathlessness, fainting, severe headache or vision changes, fever, or inability to keep fluids down need professional advice. Contact your maternity team urgently for concerning symptoms, and use local emergency services for an emergency. These examples are not a complete list.

Call immediately about reduced or changed established movements. Do not wait overnight or rely on a home Doppler. If no movement has been felt by 24 weeks, tell your maternity team.

Frequently Asked Questions

Can I skip screening because I feel healthy?

Gestational diabetes often has no symptoms. Discuss screening with your clinician and follow the plan recommended for you.

Should I change what I eat to improve a test result?

Follow the clinic’s instructions. Do not try to manipulate the result or begin fasting without being told to do so.

What Comes Next

The Week 25 guide is scheduled for October 25. Return to the pregnancy guide below for the latest published weeks.

Your Pregnancy Week-by-Week Guide

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• Pregnancy Week-by-Week: Your Practical 40-Week Guide
• 4 Weeks Pregnant: What’s Happening and What to Do Now
• 5 Weeks Pregnant: Early Symptoms, Baby Development and Your Checklist
• 6 Weeks Pregnant: Morning Sickness, Development and Simple Survival Tips
• 7 Weeks Pregnant: Symptoms, Due Date and What to Organize
• 8 Weeks Pregnant: First Appointment Prep and What to Expect
• 9 Weeks Pregnant: Symptoms, Emotions and a Realistic Weekly Plan
• 10 Weeks Pregnant: Bloating, Early Pregnancy Changes and Your Checklist
• 11 Weeks Pregnant: Tests, Appointments and What to Prepare
• 12 Weeks Pregnant: Your First-Trimester Checkpoint
• 13 Weeks Pregnant: Transition Toward the Second Trimester
• Third Trimester Checklist: What to Do Before Baby Arrives
• 14 Weeks Pregnant: Starting Your Second Trimester
• Newborn Essentials Checklist: What You Actually Need
• 15 Weeks Pregnant: Body Changes and Everyday Comfort
• 16 Weeks Pregnant: Early Movement and a Simpler Meal Routine
• 17 Weeks Pregnant: Planning Support and Birth Care
• 18 Weeks Pregnant: Preparing for Your Anatomy Scan
• 19 Weeks Pregnant: Scan Questions and Managing the Waiting
• 20 Weeks Pregnant: Your Midpregnancy Checkpoint
• 21 Weeks Pregnant: Organizing Scan Follow Up and Daily Routines
• 22 Weeks Pregnant: Building Your Pregnancy Support Plan
• 23 Weeks Pregnant: Baby Movement and Your Contact Plan
• 24 Weeks Pregnant: Appointments and Glucose Screening

Sources

NHS: Week 24; CDC: Urgent maternal warning signs.

NHS: Your baby’s movements; NHS: 20-week screening scan; NHS: Gestational diabetes; NHS: Tiredness and sleep.

Photo: Marissa Grootes on Unsplash. Educational information; individual care advice comes from your maternity team.