23 weeks pregnant

You are now 23 weeks pregnant, or in your 24th week if that's how you prefer to count it.

How your baby's growing

Within your baby's lungs, blood vessels are developing in preparation for breathing. Your baby is also swallowing regularly, though he won't do his first poo until after he's born. Around now, your baby can start to hear. Sounds going on inside your body, such as your beating heart and your gurgling tummy, are the clearest for him at first.

• Read more about your baby's development this week.
• See for yourself how your baby is growing in our 3D video.

How your life's changing

You may notice some bleeding when you brush your teeth. This is a common pregnancy complaint, along with nosebleeds. Pregnancy hormones can make your gums swell and become inflamed, which can lead to bleeding, especially when you clean your teeth. 

What to do? Brush and floss regularly but gently and try some natural remedies for soothing bleeding gums. Good dental hygiene during pregnancy will help you keep gum disease at bay. 

As your bump grows, you may like to spend some time focusing on your unborn baby and making the most of your pregnant curves. It's perfectly safe for you or your husband to massage your bump, as long as you use gentle strokes that glide over the contours of your body. 

It's a lovely way for you both to feel close to your baby, and you may even feel little kicks in response to the massage strokes. 

What you need to know

• Malaysia's favourite foods: are they safe in pregnancy? Find out what our experts say about eating ais kacang, cendol, durian and satay while you're pregnant.


• See the pros and cons of giving birth in government and private hospitals.


• You may want to start planning or renovating your baby's room, even if your baby will be sleeping with you at first. To be on the safe side, ask someone else to do the painting and check out our safe nursery guidelines.
• How's your blood pressure? Find out about high blood pressure in pregnancy and the related condition of pre-eclampsia.
• If you're running a fever or have a headache, check with your doctor before taking any over-the-counter medication.

Pregnancy tip: exercise helps you sleep

"When I started having trouble sleeping, I asked my friends for their ideas. One suggested I take a half-hour walk during the day. It really helped me sleep better and it felt great to have a bit of time to myself." 
Kerry 

Read more tips and share your own in your BabyCenter Birth Club! Register for free and meet other mums who are due in the same month as you. 

Community conversation

Find out more about confinement from mums who are planning to do it or who have done it. You'll find them in our community group. 

Goodbye November!! Hello December...

Assalamualaikum... Salam Jumaat! wah.. arini da jumaat la.. ptg ni nak balik umah mak mertua jumpa my hubby. Rindu sgt2 kat hubby. kih3.. Arini da pun 30hb kan? kejap je masa berlalu.. esok da pun bulan december.. best2. I Like la!! like la sebab akhir bulan nak dpt bonus! hahahaa... ;))

Ok nak crita sal my baby.. skrg da pun nak masuk 23 week. Kejap je mase. lagi 3 bulan lebih sy da nak deliver! takutttttt... hehee.. arini rase lain macam je.. dr td duk pasang surah2 al-quran lam hp. bagus tuk baby kan.. :) harap2 baby selamat. InsyaAllah.. 

Last month jumpa mesi dia cakap still ada lagi kencing kotor. bimbang la.. kalau still gni, mybe 7 month dah kene deliver. camne ni? 7 month tu awal bulan 1 tau... da dekat sgt.. harap2 baby ok. kalau boleh biar la baby cukup bulan baru deliver. bukan apa.. bimbang kesihatan baby. kalau xcukup bulan, baby xcukup kuat. takut baby ada penyakit nanti. "Ya Allah, selamatkanlah anakku.. Amin.." 

Smalam sy da beli buku nama2 baby. tp still tgok2 lagi. xtau nama apa yg nak pilih. rasa2 apa yg sesuai erk? tp.... baby xscan lagi la! hehehe.. kawan2 smua da scan.. bila nak scan ni? hurm.. niat mmg nak scan tp takut la plk. hahaa.. xkisah baby boy or girl yg penting selamat, sihat dan comel cam mama ngan abah dia.. hihi..

Ahad ni nak pegi tganu.. nak buat passport! 14hb nak gi singapore.. dinner! huhuu.. harap2 nanti larat la jalan. hihi.. then hubby nak beli tablet! harap2 jumpa la nanti.. leh main game. xla bosan sgt.. hehee.. 

Hurm.. lambatnya masa arini. nak balik! boring da duk opis ni.. keje pun da slesai.. kan best kalau dapat balik awal? hahaha.. xsabar nk jumpa hubby! kih3.. Ok la, ni je yg dapat coret kali ni. nanti sy update lagi. yg penting esok DECEMBER! I Like sgt2.. harap2 bulan december dpt memberi seribu kemanisan dan kebahagiaan yg lebih baik. InsyaAllah.. dadaaaa.. take care kawan2.. ;))

MISS my hubby.. Luv u dear! Luv u so much for ever and ever and ever!!! ONLY YOU IN MY HEART! Cewahh.. cam lebih2 je kan? hihihi.. xpe, hubby yg sah bukan lagi boyfriend.. huhuu.. ;)

5 month already..

Hi~ Good Morning.. Assalamualaikum.. 

Pagi2 kene ceria la.. nak plk arini ari jumaat. jalan xjem gi keje. mmg best. hehee.. tp time nk gi keje mmg la malas. sebab org lain smue cuti sy je yg bekerja. huhuu.. Erk.. lame dh xupdate gmbar sy yg terkini kan? pagi td nk g keje sempat berposing kejap nk hilangkan boring. hihi~ ramai sgt permintaan kawan2 nk tgok gmbar sy yg terkini.. nk tgok baby da besar ke blom. huhuu.. 

Baby da besar tp mama baby xbesar2 ni.. berat turun lagi 3kg. camne ni? susah ati jgk ni.. makan dah pun makan. Isnin ni kena jumpa doktor lagi. harap2 smuanya normal la.. kalau turun lagi, kena minum air gula. oh tidakkkkk!! sure xbest air gula tu. kalau bagi air sirap ke,, anggur ke,, kan best jgk? kih3.. pandai2 je kan.. hehee

Ok, ni la gambar sy yg terkini.. Ni baju sy yg 5 tahun lepas. Bayangkan dulu betapa gemuknya sy leh pakai baju ni.. skrg masa pregnant je leh pakai. kalau xpregnant sure besar baju ni kalau pakai.. malu bile tgok gambar dulu. nasib transformasi sy berjaya jd kurus! hehe.. syukur alhamdulillah.. :)

   

see,, muka cekung kan? mekap pun x.. nak g keje mmg la xmekap. tp kalu gi jalan2 ngan hubby sure mekap. sebab nanti kan hubby bising xseri2 syg hubby ni.. hehehe.. skrg baru 5 bulan. nanti akhir bulan depan dah 6 bulan lebih leh la shoping baju2 baby.. tp baby boy or girl erk?? jeng,, jeng,, jeng,, kite tunggu dah lihat la nanti.. hehehe.. akhir bulan depan nak scan 3D pastu leh la shoping barang baby.. ;))

Mood jalan-jalan ~ huhuu..

Assalamualaikum..

Wah,, dh lame xupdate blog ni. last update on September! skrg dh bulan November.. Kandungan sy pun dh besar.. skrg dah pun 5 bulan. hihi.. malam2 da dapat rase baby gerak2. sgt menakjubkan!! syukur alhamdulillah sy dapat merasainya.. :)

Skrg musim cuti sekolah.. mood bercuti aje la. hihi.. kakak ipar ajak gi jalan2 ramai2 ngan family. macam best jer! tp nak g mane? ntah la.. cadang2 nk pi skayu tp masalahnye musim tengkujuh ni.. kalau nak pegi klantan ok jgk tp bajet kurenggg la~ hehehe..

Bulan depan ade annual dinner & dance plk kat Singapore. excited la plk tahun ni nk gi.. al-maklum la.. sy kan da bersuami. jadi best la jalan2 berpasangan. hik3. harap2 menang plk cabutan bertuah cam tahun lepas. hehe.. mengidam nk ipad ni.. harap2 dapat. InsyaAllah.. ;))
Hurm,, pegi sane duk kat Johor je.. kalu duk singapore terus kan senang.. leh g jalan2 singapore terus.. ingatkan hari keesokkannya nk g jalan2 singapore tp tgh search lagi camne cara ni.. kalau xpegi, rugi la voucher yg company bagi.. xkan burn gtu je. sy nk shopping!! cam tahun lepas.. best sgt2. hihi..

Jom kita mengimbas kenangan tahun lalu.. ni la gambar sy yg menang cabutan tu.. dapat TV LCD lagi.. tempat yg ke-4. Alhamdulillah..

Ni bersama bos dan kawan2 opis dari KL. harap2 tahun ni lagi meriah dr tahun lepas.. ;))

My new update!

Assalamualaikum.. dah lama saya xupdate blog ni. slalu je malas.. hihi. skrg dah 3 bulan kandungan saya. horey! dah masuk fasa 1. alhamdulillah sekarang dah xde muntah2, xde alahan lagi. cuma slalu je lapar. then, setiap malam xleh makan nasi. juz mkn ikan2, lauk2, mee2 saje. diet ke? huhuu.. xde la.. mmg xleh mkn la.. baby ni nak diet malam. ahaksss.. ;))

Aritu pegi klinik berat badan saya turun. nasib mesi xmarah. tp ade kencing kotor la.. ubat kena sntiasa makan la maiza! tp slalu lupe.. huhuu.. hb ok nasib baik...... minggu depan kena lagi pegi klinik. arap2 xde pape. huhuu.. 

Ni gambar scan mase 8 minggu lebih. terharu rase.. xterkata! syukur alhamdulillah.. ;)