Your baby should have gained more than 100 grams since last week. She will start to put on more body fat. Her skin is thin, translucent, and wrinkled. Her lungs start to develop branches and cells that produce surfactant (a chemical that helps the air sacs inflate). Her brain continues to grow at a very fast pace as well.
What’s Happening To My Body?
Glucose screening will normally be done between the 24th and 28th weeks, to check for gestational diabetes, which occurs during pregnancy and can cause problems in your newborn, such as low blood sugar.
It can also increase chances of having to have a cesarean section because it can lead to your baby becoming unusually large. To do the test, you’ll need to drink a sugar solution after which a blood sample will be taken. If you have gestational diabetes, you’ll be happy to know that it can be controlled by dieting, and in more serious cases, using insulin.
Glucose screening will normally be done between the 24th and 28th weeks, to check for gestational diabetes, which occurs during pregnancy and can cause problems in your newborn, such as low blood sugar. 
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