AT HOW MANY WEEKS CAN A BABY SURVIVE

BABY-EGG Pregnancy Countdown Calendar

First ever 38 LIFE-SIZE illustrations calendar of the unborn developing baby, conception to birth (week by week). ACTUAL SIZE is the main point of this calendar, it is a companion to any pregnancy book and not a pregnancy book in itself. 38 simple outline pencil art drawings showing ACTUAL SIZE of the baby. (not in color) Instead of comparing the size of the unborn child to fruits and vegetables, this is the better answer to one of the most frequently asked questions during pregnancy: "How BIG is the baby?" -The pages are bound by a pink and blue ribbon for use with the BABY EGG wall hook. (Similar to a flip-chart.) - It comes with a purple book ring for desk top use. -Enclosed is a fridge magnet for single page use. -The egg-shaped pages and drawings get larger as the baby grows. -On the back of each page is a reduced size baby with a text bubble: containing positive "NEWS from the WOMB" and changes in development such as thumb sucking , opening of eyes, measurements and more. The individual pages are easily removed if you would like to take it along with you and show the size of your baby to others. Each calendar is hand assembled by a pink and blue ribbon to maintain the cute feel of the original hand made prototype. It is the best present you can give to expecting parents.

This is the first weekly bump photo I've done where I thought, "Is this the last photo for this pregnancy?"

Last Thursday was my 35w appointment, and I found out I was already 1-2 cm dialated and 50% effaced. Then today at my 36w appointment I found out I am 3 cm dialated. My OBs seem excited, and don't seem worried about any health ramifications for the baby if he comes this early. Honestly, that freaks me out a little, but Rob is very confident - he says all the baby's active kicking is him saying, "Let me out of here!"

I had already arranged for Friday to be my last day of work, and now I am especially grateful for that decision. Rob has begun making contingency plans at his own job. Our bags are packed. Baby stuff has been washed. We could definitely use more newborn size clothes (we only have five newborn size onesies), especially if he comes this early, but we can deal with that once he arrives by sending someone out to the store for us. I haven't made any frozen dinners for ourselves yet, but I'll work on that next week if I am physically able.

Then there's the selfish stuff - Rob and I would like to go see True Grit at the movie theater this weekend, and I'd like to introduce Rob to a new restaurant I tried today. So. Yeah.

Also, we have one prenatal class left - "Parents Night" where a pediatrician and pediatric dentist go over a lot of common problems that can escalate to emergencies for babies. That's next Wednesday, and I would really like to go to that.

So please hang in there, baby!

Other notable milestones this past week - on Saturday we had our prenatal meeting with our doula at our house. I love her. She is hilarious and no-nonsense, which is exactly what I think I wil probably need during labor. We chatted for two and a half hours and covered a lot on what I am hoping for from this birth experience.

Then we saw her twice more this week - she taught our prenatal breastfeeding class last night, and our "Planning a Positive Birth" class tonight. We picked up lots of little tips and tricks that I hope I will be able to pull out of my hat when I need them.

My mind is drifting back to the whole "What if I go into labor this early?" question. Part of me hopes that by making a fuss about this, I'll jinx my body into waiting a few more weeks. Part of me worries that going this early indicates something about me is defective - my body hasn't exactly always been my friend, so maybe this would just be yet another instance of my life where it refuses to cooperate with me.

I don't want to go into labor afraid. It's not a good mindset to be in, especially when trying to go the natural route. I just need to work on having the confidence that my baby is healthy and ready to join us on this side.

Look how cute her belly is getting!

You may actually start feeling better from your extreme tiredness and nausea this week. Others will hang on to it for awhile longer. Your abdomen may start expanding, especially if this is not your first pregnancy.

Your placenta will take over the production of hormones around this time. If you have suffered from corpus luteum cysts they may begin to dissolve now. Your risk of miscarriage is reduced even further.
Baby:

While your baby's brain is not the same size it will be at birth, it does have the same structure. Bile is being secreted by this time. S/he weighs about 14 grams and is approximately 3.54 inches in total length.

Your baby has its reflexes and also practice movements in the digestive tract. All of this in preparation for extrauterine life.

If your practitioner uses a doppler, you may be able to hear your baby's heart beat at this office visit. It will sound very fast. Some say that they hear clicking or the sounds of horse hooves. Either way it is a joyous sound to hear! Your risk of miscarriage is greatly reduced once you hear this sound.

Brass, outspoken and witty, "Taboo Secrets of Pregnancy" dishes out
practical advice and pee-in-your-pants fun like no one yet. Join this
pregnant mom of two as she journeys yet again through the rough and
tumble life of a pregger. Boldly proclaiming taboo truths on those
touchy subjects that books gloss over and doctors 'forget' to mention,
this guide lets empathy roll in as the naked bum of truth is bared.



From gassy bellies to sprouting hairs in unmentionable places, "Taboo
Secrets of Pregnancy" spells it out in no uncertain terms, and actually
provides realistic guidance on what the blazes to do about it.



Say goodbye to fragile advice and get ready to hear it like it is.
Toughen up your delicate senses, girly! You're about to take a break
from the technical tomes, and dive in for an adventure in gestating!

Brass, outspoken and witty, "Taboo Secrets of Pregnancy" dishes out
practical advice and pee-in-your-pants fun like no one yet. Join this
pregnant mom of two as she journeys yet again through the rough and
tumble life of a pregger. Boldly proclaiming taboo truths on those
touchy subjects that books gloss over and doctors 'forget' to mention,
this guide lets empathy roll in as the naked bum of truth is bared.



From gassy bellies to sprouting hairs in unmentionable places, "Taboo
Secrets of Pregnancy" spells it out in no uncertain terms, and actually
provides realistic guidance on what the blazes to do about it.



Say goodbye to fragile advice and get ready to hear it like it is.
Toughen up your delicate senses, girly! You're about to take a break
from the technical tomes, and dive in for an adventure in gestating!