Week 23

Our Baby this week:

At just over a pound and growing fast she is the size and shape of a small doll now. This week marks the beginning of some serious weight gain. Over the next four weeks she will double her weight!

You can feel your baby squirming around by now, and may be able to see her squirm underneath your clothes! Blood vessels in her lungs are developing to prepare for breathing, and the sounds that your baby's increasingly keen ears pick up are preparing her for entry into the outside world. Loud noises that become familiar now — such as your dog barking or the roar of the vacuum cleaner — probably won't faze her when she hears them outside the womb.