The baby grows and weighs 400-500 g. The wrinkled red skin is covered with downy hair, which gradually darkens. Surrounding sounds, if they are too loud, can scare the baby in the tummy. The lungs prepare in advance for the first breath, branched the network of vessels.
Pregnancy calendar: 23 weeks - baby growing
By the beginning of the 23rd week of pregnancy, 50-60 respiratory movements per minute - this is exactly what you need. When breathing in the lungs there is a little amniotic fluid, but it's not scary, because it will soak in and not cause harm. The baby does not breathe all the time, but with half-hour or hour-long pauses, because he is still learning this.
All parts of the digestive system are well formed: the small and large intestines, the esophagus and stomach, the liver and the pancreas. The function of hematopoiesis lies on the red bone marrow, spleen, lymph nodes and thymus gland.
Pregnancy calendar, how does mom change
A mummy rounds and adds weight (5-7 kg). In the first trimester, you probably suffered from headaches. Now they must stop, or at least become not so strong.
Unfortunately, there is a new problem - swelling of the legs. The problem is that due to a change in the chemical composition of the blood, the tissues retain the fluid longer, while the pressure of the enlarged uterus on the veins slows the circulation of the blood in the legs. At the end of the day and summer, swelling is usually stronger. This problem will be resolved after childbirth, but for now try to stay too long, stretch your legs and lift them when lying down. Special exercises and medical stockings will be useful. Do not forget to pay attention to what you eat. Naturally, in your situation preferences and immediate desires can be very different, but do not forget that some products should stay away at this time. So if you have swelling, eating high in salt is your enemy! These are chips, canned food, salted cucumbers, etc. The fact is that if salt accumulates too much in the body, it detains the liquid, and as a result - there are edemas. If the face and other parts of the body begin to swell, it is best to consult a doctor.
If the waters leave
If the laundry gets wet above, there are two explanations: it's either amniotic fluid or urine. In the case of the first variant, there is a cause for concern, namely the danger of breakthrough of the fetal membrane in the early stages of pregnancy. Water can both dribble constantly from the vagina, and flow in a stream.
What would be interesting to do?
And do not want to write a letter to your baby? Imagine how interesting it will be to read it in many years, as it will be touching and pleasant to an adult child. Try to describe what you feel, what it means to you to carry life in yourself, how you see your life when a small miracle is born. Tell us about what you would like to do together, how you want to take care of it or about it, like this tiny creature that is still in the belly, dear to everyone. Do not forget to write how important it is for you to become a mother, as it has changed you.
And you can draw something that is difficult to express in words. Or paste from pictures cut from magazines, a collage. Collect photos and various trifles associated with the period of pregnancy. You can even make an album using it all.
The question that worries about the 23rd week of pregnancy
Do pregnant women have changes in digestion and what are they? Of course, often increases appetite. But now the food passes through the intestine is not 52, but 58 hours. But the risk of ulceration decreases, because less gastric juice is produced. But the preferences in food are different for pregnant women from different parts of the globe and different cultures. Someone just constantly mixes sweet and salty, and someone prefers clay and coal.