What's growing
Average due date
Only about 4–5% of babies are born exactly on their estimated due date. 'Late' is usually just normal.
Source: Jukic et al., Human Reproduction 28(10), 2013 — Length of human pregnancy
What's changing in you
The longest project
Your body is finishing the longest single physiological project it has ever done. Eat, walk, rest, repeat.
General info — not personalized medical advice.
Maternal brain
Time distorts
Days feel long, weeks feel short. This is normal end-of-pregnancy temporal experience, not anxiety.
Source: Stern, The Motherhood Constellation (Basic Books, 1995)
You & baby
You are already a parent
Waiting is its own labor. The relationship has begun.
Source: Cranley, Nursing Research 30(5), 1981 — Maternal-Fetal Attachment Scale
For your partner
Be the calm room
Lights low, snacks ready, phone charged. Co-regulation is the partner's first contribution to labor.
Source: Bohren et al., Cochrane Database Syst Rev, 2017 — Continuous support during childbirth
Move with care
Move when it helps
Walk, sway, rest. Postpartum return-to-exercise begins only when you, your provider and your pelvic-health physio agree — Davenport and colleagues at the Program for Pregnancy and Postpartum Health (University of Alberta) have led the recent evidence base for safe postpartum return.
General info — not personalized medical advice.
Eat for two brains
Eat what soothes you
Easy carbs, warm liquids. No rules this week.
General info — not personalized medical advice.
60-second prompt
What do you want to remember?
From this last week of just-the-two-of-you.
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.