Pregnancy Week 28: The Third Trimester

Your baby this week

About the size of a eggplant

~14.8 in · ~2.2 lb

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How your baby is growing this week

Eggplant size — 14.8 inches, 2.5 lbs. Brain developing deep grooves and folds for more surface area. 90% survival rate if born now. REM sleep cycles active — baby is dreaming. Fat stores building rapidly.

What your partner is going through

Welcome to the third trimester. Fatigue returns with a vengeance — she is carrying 15-25 extra pounds. Sciatica (shooting pain down the leg) from baby pressing on nerves. OB visits now every 2 weeks.

What to focus on this week, dad

01Tdap Vaccine: if you have not gotten it yet, do it this week. No excuses. Whooping cough kills newborns
02Car maintenance: oil change, tire check, brake inspection. Your car needs to be reliable for the hospital run. Fill the gas tank and keep it above half from now on

+1 more focus item in the full briefing for week 28 — Start free

Connect with your partner

Take over all floor-level household chores — vacuuming, mopping, picking things up off the floor. She cannot bend over comfortably. Do not wait to be asked.

Source: CDC

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