Sweet Pea is 23 Weeks along!
I have to share this week's Baby Centre update... its all new again AND different with this pregnancy and I want to remember it.
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"Your baby now weighs a little over one pound/ 500 grams and measures about 11.4 inches/ 29 centimetres from crown to heel. Her hearing is well established and she can make out a distorted version of your voice, the beating of your heart and your stomach rumblings. Loud noises often heard in utero, such as the barking of a dog next door or the roar of a vacuum cleaner, probably won't bother your child when she hears them outside the womb.
Numerous studies seem to indicate that the unborn prefer classical music. Play Vivaldi's The Four Seasons for your child and pay attention to her movements. Does she quieten down during adagio sections and speed up for the allegro portions? You may have a budding conductor in your womb.
In addition to advances in your baby's hearing, her lungs are developing to prepare for breathing. She's swallowing but usually won't pass stool until after birth.
If your baby were to be born now, she would have a good chance of survival (about 85 per cent) with the right care. Advances in science and technology now mean that a 24-week-old baby can grow outside the womb if necessary.
As for you, you may feel clumsy now that your centre of gravity has shifted. Your gums may bleed when you brush your teeth and your belly button, once an 'innie', may now stick out. Don't worry. It'll revert to its pre-baby state soon after you give birth.
The middle months are a good time to think about a holiday. Find out all you need to know from suntans to vaccinations in our travel section."
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Here's what I have to add... Mom, did you listen to that music because its always been my favourite classical and I'm sad its gone missing over my years of constant moving. I'll have to get it again! And I do feel energetic and want to dance. And then around 5pm, I need a nap! Jordan and daddy do their fair share of talking to her and I must say that Jordan gets her going quite a bit! He's starting to get better at telling her stories which consists of listing his favourite characters from books and TV.
We still owe a belly photo, I know. Bad memory!
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"Your baby now weighs a little over one pound/ 500 grams and measures about 11.4 inches/ 29 centimetres from crown to heel. Her hearing is well established and she can make out a distorted version of your voice, the beating of your heart and your stomach rumblings. Loud noises often heard in utero, such as the barking of a dog next door or the roar of a vacuum cleaner, probably won't bother your child when she hears them outside the womb.
Numerous studies seem to indicate that the unborn prefer classical music. Play Vivaldi's The Four Seasons for your child and pay attention to her movements. Does she quieten down during adagio sections and speed up for the allegro portions? You may have a budding conductor in your womb.
In addition to advances in your baby's hearing, her lungs are developing to prepare for breathing. She's swallowing but usually won't pass stool until after birth.
If your baby were to be born now, she would have a good chance of survival (about 85 per cent) with the right care. Advances in science and technology now mean that a 24-week-old baby can grow outside the womb if necessary.
As for you, you may feel clumsy now that your centre of gravity has shifted. Your gums may bleed when you brush your teeth and your belly button, once an 'innie', may now stick out. Don't worry. It'll revert to its pre-baby state soon after you give birth.
The middle months are a good time to think about a holiday. Find out all you need to know from suntans to vaccinations in our travel section."
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Here's what I have to add... Mom, did you listen to that music because its always been my favourite classical and I'm sad its gone missing over my years of constant moving. I'll have to get it again! And I do feel energetic and want to dance. And then around 5pm, I need a nap! Jordan and daddy do their fair share of talking to her and I must say that Jordan gets her going quite a bit! He's starting to get better at telling her stories which consists of listing his favourite characters from books and TV.
We still owe a belly photo, I know. Bad memory!
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