Week 33
by Amalah
OKAY. FINE. HOSPITAL BAG PACKING TIME.
People have been begging for this one, and while I intended to save it until the week that I, you know, actually packed my hospital bag, apparently a whole lot of you prefer to be proactive and pack it super early. Or else you just plan to obsess about it for five or six more weeks. (That I kind of actually relate to.)
Week 32
by Amalah
Your Baby: Is about three pounds, 11 ounces and 16 inches long. Is starting to get pretty crowded in there, so you may feel more subtle, rolling-type movements instead of sharp pointy kicks. You: May notice a slight change in your belly shape over the next few weeks — kind of…downward sloping. Not so much [...]
Week 31
by Amalah
Your Baby: Blah blah blah 3.3 pounds, bag of oranges, sock full of nickels, etc. Enjoys yawning, sucking his or her thumb, kicking mom in the diaphragm. Turn-offs include: getting the hiccups, really loud noises and you trying to do all that boring “sleeping” at night. You: Can totally round down your answer to “two [...]
Week 30
by Amalah
Your Baby: Weighs about three pounds and is 17 inches long. Since most full-term babies are between 20 and 22 inches long at 40 weeks’ gestation, your baby will pack on more pounds than inches in the 10 weeks or so. Is starting to get a little crowded in there, but still has room to [...]
Week 29
by Amalah
Your Baby: Is big and strong enough to resemble a sinister alien thrashing around your abdomen, as my husband kindly pointed out recently, upon noticing a rouge pointy elbow jabbing up and down around my belly button. Is sucking up every drop of calcium you can provide as his or her bones continue to harden [...]
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