Week 23
At about 28.9 cm from head to heel, your baby is close in length to a Freesia (~30 cm), a stem carrying a quiet row of blooms.
This week at a glance
Size
About 30.6 cm (12.0 in), head to heel.
The flower
Freesia (~30 cm) — this week’s plate, drawn at your baby’s scale.
How big is the baby at 23 weeks?
About 30.6 cm (12.0 in), measured head to heel — the size of a freesia.1
Your baby’s arms and legs are now in proportion. Movement may become easier to see from the outside over the next few weeks.
23 weeks pregnant is how many months?
Week 23 falls in the sixth month of pregnancy. Weeks and months don’t divide evenly, and your antenatal care counts in weeks — so Zohra keeps weeks, and prints the month for the relatives who ask.
That puts you in the second trimester (weeks 14–27).
What might you be noticing?
Movement becoming part of the day. kicks may feel more present now.
Skin and hair changes. facial darkening, oilier skin, or thicker hair can occur.
Sleep and energy. tiredness and sleep difficulties can continue.
Sourced below.1
If movement has become a familiar part of the day, jot down the setting around one moment—where you were, what you heard, and what you were doing. Save questions for your next visit as they occur to you.
For the record: Where were you when a movement made you pause this week? — this week’s page in the app asks the same thing. All forty prompts are here.
Written from the sources above and checked against them. Not reviewed by a clinician — see the editorial policy. Zohra is a journal, not medical care; for anything worrying, talk to your midwife or doctor.