- Week 40 of PregnancyYou are 39 Weeks and 1 Day PregnantYour baby todayIf you are having a planned cesarean delivery, this is usually offered now-in order to balance the chance of labor starting unexpectedly with that of delivering your baby too soon. It is best for babies to be delivered as close to ...
- Week 26 of PregnancyYou are 26 Weeks Exactly PregnantYour baby todayThe space between the two frontal bones of the forehead (the dark line) has now nearly closed. The bones on the left and right sides come to lie very close to each other with a small gap to allow for further growth of the head and ...
- Week 16 of PregnancyYou are 15 Weeks and 5 Days PregnantYour baby todayHere the baby is seen within the amniotic sac. For the first time, her head is smaller than her body, marking another developmental milestone. Having a large, heavy head is not a problem in the nearly weightless environment of the ...
- Week 5 of PregnancyYou are 4 Weeks and 3 Days PregnantYour baby todayAs the embryo transforms from two cell layers into three, a groove develops along the back of the embryo. This groove will develop in the embryo's neural tube-the forerunner of the brain and spinal cord. ...
- Week 2 of PregnancyDay 11 of your Menstrual CycleWhat's happening insideThe lining of the fallopian tube, seen here, has a moist mucous membrane. This contains cells (brown) that protect the tube's surface. The hairlike cilia (blue) move the eggs along the tubes following ovulation. ...
- Birth PlanDeveloping a Birth PlanDeveloping a Birth Plan Daddy Alert! Make sure you know what's in your partner's birth plan. When she goes into labor, it will be up to you to make sure her wishes are honored whenever possible. You might also want to make sure your own desires ...
- General Health PrintablesBirth Plan ChecklistKeep on track with your birth plan with this helpful checklist. ...