Week 23

What’s happening this week

Your baby…

• is about the size of a DSLR Camera
• weighs about 450 – 500 grams
• has the proportions of a newborn but is much thinner
• has a wrinkled appearance
• has eyes that are fully formed, though they have no colour yet, the eyelids begin to open and close.

You…

• may experience “Braxton Hicks” contractions – irregular painless tightenings, they are not dangerous or harmful and thought to be ‘practice’ contractions for the real thing
• may experience vivid dreams.

Your baby is gaining weight steadily now, and you may experience sudden food cravings. This week we offer some suggestions for easing long commutes for working women and tips for combating backache.