Pregnancy Guide for Couples: Week 28
Welcome to the third trimester! You are in your final stretch!
What’s Going on with Baby
At Week 28, your baby is the size of a small baguette!
Baby is growing, growing, and growing some more. Your little one’s eyesight is developing during this time. Baby may be able to see light filtering in from the outside. They can also blink, and their eyelashes have grown! Here are some interesting facts about fetal eyesight:
Shining a light on your abdomen may cause your baby to respond by moving or turning their head towards the light source.
Baby’s visual experience is akin to seeing light and shadow now.
After the baby is born, their eyes continue to develop as neural connections between the eyes and brain refine.
What’s Going on with Mom
If you feel like your monthly prenatal appointments have quickly come and gone, get ready to start visiting your healthcare provider every other week. As you near your due date, you will meet with them more frequently until your delivery day. Your doctor will continue to assess your pregnancy and check for pre-eclampsia symptoms, which include:
High blood pressure
Proteinuria (protein in the urine)
Swelling
Sudden weight gain (more than 2 pounds per week)
Headaches (persistent and severe)
It is possible not to experience any symptoms of pre-eclampsia, which is why your OB or Midwife is continually checking your blood pressure and urine.
What’s going on with Partner
It can be challenging to have time to keep up on grocery runs and cooking meals during those first few weeks after baby is born, so why not start making some freezer meals now? Freezer meals are prepared meal ingredients that can be stored in the freezer until you’re ready to warm them up. Here are some tips for making freezer meals for you and Mom:
Choose fresh and high-quality ingredients. High-quality ingredients will help your freezer meals taste better.
Use good freezer containers. Freezer-safe containers and airtight bags will prevent freezer burn and maintain food quality.
Label and date. You’ll want to know when you prepared the meals, how to warm them up, and what’s inside.
Freeze flat. Freezing your meals flat will ensure you can stack them on top of each other in the freezer, giving you more space to work with.
Make a variety. Change the type of meals you prepare and stay away from ingredients that may affect baby is Mom is nursing (e.g., intense flavors, spicy ingredients, etc.).
RESOURCE OF THE WEEK
A new trimester means a new to-do list. This one is long, but you've got things to do to prep for baby. Start working on the list soon!
