How your baby is growing this week
Romaine lettuce length — 19.1 inches, 6.3 lbs. Lungs are fully mature. Baby is practicing breathing 30% of the time. Head may be engaged in the pelvis. Fully developed and just adding fat layers now.
What your partner is going through
Cervix may start effacing (thinning) and dilating. Mucus plug may dislodge — looks like bloody-tinged discharge. Braxton Hicks increasing in frequency. Every cramp feels like "is this it?"
What to focus on this week, dad
- 01Logistics lockdown: gas tank full, phone charged and on loud, hospital bags in the car (not by the door), backup car key accessible. Know the fastest route at 3 AM
- 02Phone tree ready: list of who to call/text when labor starts, when baby arrives, and who does NOT get called until you say so. Agree on this list with your partner now