Pregnancy Week 25: The Fat Stores

Rutabaga size — 13.6 inches, 1.5 lbs. Adding baby fat rapidly — skin becoming less wrinkled. Hair growing and developing color. Nostrils opening and practicing breathing movements with amniotic fluid.

Hemorrhoids and constipation are common — pressure from the growing uterus on rectal veins plus progesterone slowing digestion. Sleep is increasingly difficult. Rib pain from baby pressing upward.

• 01Fiber Ops: prioritize high-fiber meals and plenty of water. Buy Tucks pads and witch hazel — put them in the bathroom without commentary. Do not ask, just do it
• 02Your Tdap: if you've never had one, or it's been 10 years or more, get the booster now — same rule for grandparents and any regular caregiver, ideally at least two weeks before they meet the baby (CDC). Her dose comes later, at the Week-28 visit

Do not mention hemorrhoids, constipation, or any bodily function. She is embarrassed enough. Just quietly provide solutions and move on. Your job is logistics, not commentary.