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Your Baby Your baby continues to put on weight, bringing him up to about a pound this week, although with his red, wrinkly, and loose skin he's far from the bonny baby he'll become.
www.parenting.com/weekly-article/Pregnancy/Pregnancy-Planner/Week23/Week-23---Your-Baby
Upside: Detailed maternity and planning advice
Downside: Basic baby development information and picture
Your baby is more than 11 inches long and weighs just over a pound (about as much as a large mango). His skin is red and wrinkled. Blood vessels in his lungs are developing to prepare him for ...
www.babycenter.com/6_your-pregnancy-23-weeks_1112.bc
Upside: Baby development, maternity and other helpful information and suggested activities
Downside: Basic baby development information
An overview of how fetal development is calculated.
americanpregnancy.org/weekbyweek/week23.htm
Upside: Very good Week 23 information - changes to mother, baby development and partner tips
Downside: No baby development pictures, limited non-medical planning advice
That dark line that runs between your belly button and your pubic area - the linea nigra - is caused by the same pregnancy hormones that cause all the skin discolorations you might be noticing during ...
www.whattoexpect.com/pregnancy/week-by-week/week-23.aspx
Upside: Very detailed maternity and baby development information
Downside: Information not all on the same page requires many clicks
The Cradle Your Baby The bones of the middle ear (the three smallest bones in the human body: the hammer, the anvil, and the stirrup) are beginning to harden to make sound conduction possible.
www.thecradle.com/pregnancycalendar/week23
Upside: Good graphic and information on baby development and maternal changes for Week 23
Downside: Limited information on what you should do this week
Story time. "My favorite sound is my mother's voice when she sings or talks to me." Now that bones in her ears have hardened, your baby can hear you and prefers your voice to any other sound. Give ...
www.pampers.com/en_US/content/type/109/contentId/12877.do
Upside: Detailed baby development information, basic maternity advice
Downside: Limited advice on what to do this week
By pregnancy at week 23 your baby is huge compared to the microscopic ball of cells your baby started out as. During pregnancy week 23 most babies will weigh in at one full pound (or just shy of) and ...
www.pregnancy-weekbyweek.com/pregnancy-week-23.htm
Upside: Reviews Week 23 baby development and changes to the mother
Downside: Text heavy page, no pictures or advice
By 17 weeks pregnant your bean may be up to 4.8 inches in length and may weigh more than 3.5 ounces! Most babies are the size of a large apple by pregnancy week 17!
www.pregnancy-weekbyweek.com/pregnancy-week-17.htm
Upside: Reviews Week 17 baby development and changes to the mother
Downside: Text heavy page, no pictures or advice
You are 23 weeks pregnant. This week your baby's length, from crown-to-rump, is approximately 8 inches!
www.i-am-pregnant.com/pregnancy/calendar/week/23
Upside: Detailed explanation on Week 23 with good mother and medical advice and many community comments
Downside: Small font; user postings may not be right for you
You may be thinking about having children. When planning for a baby, you should evaluate both you and your partner's lifestyle to make sure you are both in the best physical and emotional shape.
www.i-am-pregnant.com/pregnancy/calendar/week/1
Upside: Detailed explanation on TTC with good mother and medical advice and many community comments
Downside: Small font; user postings may not be right for you