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| Week 28: You have 86 days until Friday, March 17, 2006. |
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Hi Pearl, If you are offered hand-me-down baby equipment, do some comparison-shopping. Safety standards change from year to year as improvements are made. Do you know a tip I should remember when comparing hand-me-down baby equipment? Have you been told what you should and shouldn't accept? If you have, please share it. Tips for Other Moms |
In week 28, we explore:
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| This Pregnant Body Pearl, starting next week, you will probably visit your OB more frequently as he or she will be keeping a closer eye on your progress. You still have another 10-12 weeks, but your baby is probably strong enough at this point to survive a premature delivery. "Preemies," as premature babies are lovingly called, are relatively rare thanks to modern obstetrical care. Click here to read more about premature birth. If your doctor has indicated that you may deliver early, make sure to follow your doctor's instructions carefully and take it easy. Depending on your status, you may also be prescribed a fetal monitor. This electronic device, about the size of a small cassette player, will monitor your baby's heart rate and any contractions. This will help your doctor judge if it is better to continue to your expected delivery date or consider inducing labor at an earlier date. About 50% of all births occur 2 weeks earlier than the expected delivery date. Click here to read more about fetal monitors. |
| Your Baby Your baby weighs approximately 2.4 pounds and is about 10 inches from crown to rump, or a little under 16 inches from head to toe. He or she has been gaining weight steadily during the past 27 weeks as its stem cells develop into organs, blood and immune systems, and bones. However, from this point forward, your baby's weight gain will be due to increasing amounts of body fat. A quick way to predict your baby's birth weight is to average 's and your birth weights. Click here to read more about birth weight. Click here for an ultrasound image of a baby at 28 weeks. |
| What to Expect at Your Next OB Appointment Click here to view a week-by-week list of what you can expect at your next OB appointment. |
| PregnancyWeekly Wants YOU to be a Guest Writer! Have a great pregnancy story? Want to share the most important advice you've learned while pregnant? Know any good pregnancy jokes? Email your article (500 words max) to pw_blog_kat@yahoo.com. Each week the PregnancyWeekly Blog will feature a post written by a guest writer. Click here to check out the PW Blog for more ideas. |
| Blossoming Babes Mommy-Time Delivery Kit A scaled-down version of the original Birth & Beyond Delivery Kit, the Mommy-Time Delivery Kit will help make the big day stress-free. It is packaged in a handy, reusable vinyl toiletry bag - ready to be thrown in your bag at a moment's notice. Click here to get it. |
| Your To-Do List Pearl, have you chosen a baby name yet? It's so difficult to know what name will suit this new little person. We have complied some guidelines that can help make your decision a little bit easier. Click here for this week's helpful list: Choosing a Name for Your Baby Click here for a great baby name site. |
| Your Journal Entry How is that roller coaster of emotions treating you this week? How have your emotions been affected by your pregnancy? Do you find you are more emotional during a full moon? Write in your journal about any emotional change you have noticed. You will be so glad you remembered to write down every aspect of your pregnancy. Click here to access your journal. |
| A Quote Worth Repeating "To be upset over what you don't have, is to waste what you do have." - Ken Keyes, Jr. |
| Tips From Other Moms Now that you are beginning to really show, people may start using old wives' tales to tell if your baby is a girl or a boy. If you suffered a lot from morning sickness, you will be told that your baby is female. If your feet tend to get cold, it's male. If your cheeks are rosy, you're carrying a girl; if you look tired, you've got a boy. If your informant is a fan of Greek folklore, they may call your name out to you as you walk away. If you turn to the right, they will tell you that your baby is a girl. If you turn to the left, it's a boy. If you don't turn at all, perhaps they may leave you alone for a few minutes. |
| This Week's E-Poll Have your eating habits changed? |
| Until next week... Catherine  |