What's growing
Tiny but complete
About 3 cm. Fingers and toes are separated; primitive movements begin (unfelt).
Source: Moore, Persaud & Torchia, The Developing Human, 11th ed. (2020)
What's changing in you
Uterus is now the size of an orange
It begins to rise out of the pelvis. Round-ligament twinges may appear.
Source: Williams Obstetrics, 26th ed. (Cunningham et al., 2022)
General info — not personalized medical advice.
Maternal brain
Decision fatigue
Choices about screening, prenatal care, telling people — the cognitive load is real. Batch decisions.
Source: O'Hara & Wisner, Best Practice & Research Clinical OB/GYN 28(1), 2014 — Perinatal mental illness
You & baby
Genetic screening conversations
If you're choosing screening, decide what information you actually want — and what you'll do with it.
Source: Cowan & Cowan, When Partners Become Parents (1992; 2nd ed. 2000)
For your partner
Be in the screening conversation
Pre-decide, together, how you'll handle different results. Couples regret screening less when pre-discussed.
Source: Cowan & Cowan, When Partners Become Parents (1992; 2nd ed. 2000)
Move with care
Strength is fine
Resistance training is firmly supported (ACOG 804). New evidence — Davenport et al., BJSM 2025 — extends safety to high-intensity compound lifts (back squat, bench, deadlift) in trained pregnant lifters with no Valsalva contraindication.
General info — not personalized medical advice.
Eat for two brains
Protein at every meal
Roughly +25 g/day above baseline supports fetal tissue growth and stable energy.
Source: Biagi et al., Nutrients 11(5), 2019 — Mediterranean diet in pregnancy
General info — not personalized medical advice.
60-second prompt
What kind of information helps you?
More? Less? Just-in-time? Knowing this protects your nervous system.
Source: Lieberman et al., Psychological Science 18(5), 2007 — Affect labeling
Developed and curated by perinatal psychologists, family & couples counsellors, doulas, perinatal health & fitness specialists, and IBCLCs / lactation consultants. Educational — not a substitute for medical care.