Hello all! Welcome to Week 23. Do the weeks seem to be ticking away slowly to you? I am starting to lose track. Somewhere in the mid-20s. Next big milestone is probably Week 28 when I move into the 3rd trimester and the baby would be viable if something happened.
But here at Week 23, we are the size of a large mango! That doesn’t seem bigger than a squash, but that’s what BabyCenter says. It weighs over a pound and is over 11 inches long. Just to give you something to compare to, when the baby is born, usually they are around 17-19 inches long or so and 6-9 pounds (hopefully closer to 6 than 9 but I don’t have a lot of hope for that). And this 23 week old fetus is already 11 inches long! So it’s done a lot of growing and has a lot of weight to gain!
Another interesting thing the books say is that the baby likes movement, like exercise, walking, or just moving around. It really makes sense because I feel it most when I’m not moving, like in the morning after breakfast or at the end of the day. The movements are pretty weird and cool.
As you can see in the top picture, something is taking up a lot more space! I still don’t feel as big as I look, and I hope that continues because I feel like I’m growing everyday.
In the second photo, you can see that my belly gets in the way.
Other random things–
- I am still sleeping pretty solid and long.
- I feel great during the day.
- I eat normally but do feel a little more hungry before meals.
- We bought our second big purchase–a glider. One big one to go–the dresser. We’re waiting a few more weeks because it has a short delivery time.
- Lily likes to snuggle against my belly while she sleeps at night. It is the sweetest thing! I don’t know if she senses something, but we’ll pretend she does.
The highlight of Week 23 was my weekend of exercise and a prenatal massage. I wrote about that on Tuesday.
Woo hoO I am! Atl this weekend!
Happy for both our daughters!
I’ve read that baby is “viable” from week 24- although the chances of survival increase a lot by week 28. So you can have a mini-milestone next week.
Your bump is really tidy and cute and you look fantastic!
Love the bump picture!
I am 29 weeks… 30 weeks on Sunday! Time seems to be zooming by now… which is exciting and scary. We did some purchasing this weekend too… my favorite store, Giggle, had a sale… our stroller has been bought!
I’m glad Kate said what she did, but here’s the real scoop — from 23-25 weeks, parents can decide if they want the baby resuscitated. At 25 weeks, we consider the baby viable no matter what. It’s important that everyone have this information ahead of time, because if G-d forbid something happened you don’t want to be making critical decisions at a really stressful moment. Any book that says 28 weeks is an old book! (In other countries they are even starting at 22 weeks, but survival is incredibly low.)
Glad you are feeling so good, can’t wait to see you!!
And p.s., Lily for sure senses something! She can probably hear the baby, or at least sense the movement. Dogs and cats are often very protective of the pregnant mommy — but then jealous once the baby comes home! You’ll make sure Jeffrey brings home something smelling like baby the first night you are in the hospital.