Dear Friends and Family,
Pioneer learned a new trick this week.
Tuesday, I was in a meeting when I had the weird sensation that my entire middle was rising (like if I was jumping a wave) and then coming back down. Until then, the movement had been mostly quick jabs and wriggles like Pioneer was doing the hokey pokey. This felt like they were doing a whole body roll. I felt it again on Thursday afternoon. I'm assuming it's normal and that I'll continue to feel it until they run out of room.
Wednesday, I felt a couple of cramps in the morning - kind of like what you feel when you start your cycle. But, they went away after breakfast. Guess the body's practicing for the big day.
Baby
Your baby measures about 10 inches from crown to rump, or a total length of about 15.75 inches from head to toe, and weighs about 2.4 pounds. Brain waves show rapid eye movement (REM) sleep, which means your baby may be dreaming. Eyelids are opening. Branches of lungs are developing, so there's a good chance that baby would survive if born prematurely now.
Mom-to-Be
Your uterus extends well above your navel. As baby gets bigger and stronger this month, you may be experiencing leg cramps and mild swelling of ankles and feet, difficulty sleeping, shortness of breath, lower abdominal achiness, clumsiness or scattered Braxton Hicks contractions (hardening and relaxing of the uterus, like rehearsals for labor). You may also be urinating more frequently again as the uterus continues to push on your bladder.
Tip for the Week
Even if your husband is planning on being with you in the delivery room, you might want to consider hiring a doula -- a professional labor assistant who provides support, but not medical aid, for the mother and her partner. Studies show that doulas can shorten a woman's labor and reduce the likelihood of needing pain medication, forceps deliveries or a Caesarean section.
Cheers!
mouse
Pioneer learned a new trick this week.
Tuesday, I was in a meeting when I had the weird sensation that my entire middle was rising (like if I was jumping a wave) and then coming back down. Until then, the movement had been mostly quick jabs and wriggles like Pioneer was doing the hokey pokey. This felt like they were doing a whole body roll. I felt it again on Thursday afternoon. I'm assuming it's normal and that I'll continue to feel it until they run out of room.
Wednesday, I felt a couple of cramps in the morning - kind of like what you feel when you start your cycle. But, they went away after breakfast. Guess the body's practicing for the big day.
Baby
Your baby measures about 10 inches from crown to rump, or a total length of about 15.75 inches from head to toe, and weighs about 2.4 pounds. Brain waves show rapid eye movement (REM) sleep, which means your baby may be dreaming. Eyelids are opening. Branches of lungs are developing, so there's a good chance that baby would survive if born prematurely now.
Mom-to-Be
Your uterus extends well above your navel. As baby gets bigger and stronger this month, you may be experiencing leg cramps and mild swelling of ankles and feet, difficulty sleeping, shortness of breath, lower abdominal achiness, clumsiness or scattered Braxton Hicks contractions (hardening and relaxing of the uterus, like rehearsals for labor). You may also be urinating more frequently again as the uterus continues to push on your bladder.
Tip for the Week
Even if your husband is planning on being with you in the delivery room, you might want to consider hiring a doula -- a professional labor assistant who provides support, but not medical aid, for the mother and her partner. Studies show that doulas can shorten a woman's labor and reduce the likelihood of needing pain medication, forceps deliveries or a Caesarean section.
Cheers!
mouse
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