23 Weeks of gestation

Baby's hands and feet had been formed, the radius was formed. Baby when at 23 weeks gestation, was prepared the lungs to breathe, for 4 weeks, weight baby mother would be doubled, so the mother will need extra energy. 23 weeks pregnant baby development is the body look more proportional, though his head is rather large compared to other body parts. Your baby is about 11 ½ inches long and weighs 1 pound.

Mom conditions:
Mother increased vaginal mucus production due to increased blood flow to parts of the body. Urinate more often than usual is another side effect of unwanted pregnancy.

23 weeks of pregnancy is not only the mother hold the load in the stomach, but also brings an extra burden on the mother's bra, how not, mothers breast growth in line with the growth of the fetus.

This is normal because the body naturally prepares the mother's milk as a first food for the baby. Sometimes mothers feel sore in the back or waist, try to relax the body to comfortable position, or ask your partner to rub your back mother mothers to feel warm and cozy.

Baby's condition:
At this week baby is about 30 cm long and weighs nearly 500 grams. Blood vessels in her lungs begin to develop to prepare her breathing and swallowing amniotic fluid on a regular basis, although normally he has not started to move until after the birth.

Despite the accumulated fat in the body of the baby, her skin was sagging so visible wrinkles. This is because the production of skin cells more than fat.

Tips:

If the mother's back or waist excruciating pain, numbness or tingling in the lower back and hips. Try to check with a doctor mother, to anticipate the presence of bone loss, because most of the bone marrow are used to form the body of the mother of the baby who is now 23 weeks old.