The short answer
26 weeks = 6 months
At 26 weeks pregnant, you are about 6 months pregnant — in month 6 of your pregnancy and in your second trimester.
Not sure of your week? Use the pregnancy week calculator to find it from your last period, due date or conception date.
The eyes, sealed shut since the first trimester, begin to open around now, and the startle reflex is developing.
About the size of a head of lettuce
size comparison
35.6 cm
crown to heel (14.0 in)
760 g
average weight (1.7 lb)
The lungs are producing surfactant in larger amounts, and the network of nerves in the ears is complete enough to respond to specific sounds. In boys the testicles begin descending into the scrotum. Brain wave activity now shows patterns similar to those seen in newborns.
Sizes and weights are averages — healthy babies vary widely, and your scan measurements are what count.
Rib pain and pressure under the breastbone can appear as the uterus pushes upward. Blood pressure, which dipped mid-pregnancy, may return to your pre-pregnancy level. Trouble sleeping is common: a combination of bathroom trips, an active baby and finding a comfortable position.
Common symptoms this week
98
days to go
14
weeks to go
182
days so far
At 26 weeks 0 days you are 182 days into a 280-day pregnancy, which leaves 98 days — 14 weeks — until 40 weeks. That number drops by one for every day you move through this week. Remember the due date is an estimate: only about 1 in 20 babies is born on it, and most arrive within two weeks on either side.
Next milestone: 14 days until the third trimester (28 weeks 0 days).
A calendar month averages about 4.3 weeks — not 4 — so you can't just divide your week number by four. Instead, months of pregnancy are counted as uneven buckets of 4 to 5 weeks, arranged so the full 40 weeks fits into 9 calendar months. Week 26 falls in month 6, in the second trimester.
Your care team will always use weeks and days rather than months, because screening windows and term definitions are set by exact week — months are just the everyday shorthand. For the full conversion, see the weeks to months chart, or go the other way with the months-to-weeks guide.
Your notes will show a week and a day — 26+3 or 26w3d, for example. Pick the exact day you are on for its own day count, countdown and month answer.
| Week + day | Shorthand | Days pregnant | Days to go |
|---|---|---|---|
| 26 weeks 0 days (this page) | 26+0 | 182 | 98 |
| 26 weeks 1 day | 26+1 | 183 | 97 |
| 26 weeks 2 days | 26+2 | 184 | 96 |
| 26 weeks 3 days | 26+3 | 185 | 95 |
| 26 weeks 4 days | 26+4 | 186 | 94 |
| 26 weeks 5 days | 26+5 | 187 | 93 |
| 26 weeks 6 days | 26+6 | 188 | 92 |
At 26 weeks pregnant, you are about 6 months pregnant — in month 6 of your pregnancy and in your second trimester. Months of pregnancy are counted as uneven 4–5 week buckets so that the full 40 weeks fits into 9 calendar months.
26 weeks is in the second trimester, which runs from 14 weeks 0 days through 27 weeks 6 days. The third trimester begins at 28 weeks 0 days.
About 14 weeks until the 40-week mark — though only about 1 in 20 babies arrives exactly on the due date. Most are born within two weeks on either side of it.
At 26 weeks 0 days you are 182 days into a 280-day pregnancy, so there are 98 days left until the 40-week mark — that's 14 weeks. The count drops by one for each day you move through week 26.
26 weeks is 182 days, counted from the first day of your last menstrual period (26 × 7 = 182). Add the days into your current week for the exact figure — for example 26 weeks 3 days is 185 days.