My I.V.F Journal

23 Weeks Today!
"Your baby now weighs a little more than 500g and measures about 28.9cm from crown to heel. His hearing is well established and he can make out a distorted version of your voice, the beating of your heart and your stomach rumblings. Loud noises your baby has often heard in the uterus (womb), such as the barking of a dog or the roar of a vacuum cleaner, probably won't bother him when he is born.

Some studies seem to indicate that unborn babies prefer classical music, so put on a CD of relaxing music by Bach or Mozart for his enjoyment – and yours!

In addition to advances in your baby's hearing, his lungs are developing to prepare for breathing. He's swallowing but he normally won't pass his first stool (called meconium) until after birth.

If your baby were to be born now, he would have a small chance of survival (about 16 per cent) with the right care. Every day in the uterus makes a difference at this stage. If he was born at 24 weeks his chance of survival would rise to 44 per cent.

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."

Not much has changed since last week, maybe I'm a little bigger lol. Booked my next midwife appointment for 10th Nov. Better not get messed about this time, she rang to say she has the day off and changed me to another midwife in the afternoon. Couldn't get my usual midwife, wasn't in that week.
Mosely has been spending more time in our house, especially when its raininhg lol. He's a cutie.

Still waiting for radiators to be finished, Hubby's been doing the downstairs loo, plastered and is now painting it. House once again looks like a building site lol. At least I don't need to do housework:P It does bug me though when its messy.