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Second trimester
Week 23 of pregnancy
Your baby is the size of a grapefruit. It hears better and may react to your voice and loud sounds.
Your baby is the size of a grapefruit
- Length, head to heel
- ≈ 28.9 cm
- Weight
- ≈ 500 g
Your baby this week
- Hearing is better and the baby may move when it hears your voice or a loud noise.
- Blood vessels are developing in the lungs that will help with breathing after birth.
- The skin is still wrinkly and reddish, as fat builds up slowly.
Your body this week
- Mild swelling of the feet and ankles is common.
- A blocked nose and snoring may carry on.
- You feel the baby’s movements more often through the day.
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General information written by the mam.al editors. Every pregnancy is different and sizes are averages; it does not replace advice from your doctor or midwife. Sources include the NHS week-by-week guide to pregnancy. NHS. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.