You’ve gone through the first trimester of pregnancy and on week 23 you’ll feel particularly good. It’s one of the best stages of pregnancy, enjoy it. You won’t feel the annoyances of the first trimester, you’ll have energy and your belly won’t have acquired a big size, so you can move freely and rest well.
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Symptoms to expect
You might have gone through a period of time when you had headaches, due to the hormonal changes, but you’ll feel better now. Blood pressure rises and the uterus increases in size.
This increase presses the veins that carry blood from the legs to the heart, provoking that ankles and knees get swollen. These areas also tend to suffer from fluid retention. In order for blood to flow better you must rest on you left side, never face up.
Another common symptom during this week is to feel stinging or annoyances in the abdomen, due to the stretching that the skin in this area suffers. Use oils and creams to moisturise and protect the zone.
It will relief the annoyances and prevent the apparition of stretch marks. The foetus will be very active and move, you’ll be able to feel him daily. However, other people won’t feel him if they touch your belly.
Changes in the fetus
During week 23 the lanugo (thin hair) covers all the body of the future baby. Furthermore, he has hair on the head and the eyebrows and eyelashes have formed. You may notice that your child responds to loud noises.
If you play music to him, you’ll notice that he responds especially to the metallic instruments. You’ll be able to feel the different parts of your baby’s body through the abdominal wall.
At the end of this week he will be 27 – 29 cm long and will weigh 500 grams.
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