Congratulations mama you’ve made it to week 21 you’re officially passed the halfway point in your pregnancy. This week your baby is about 10 1/2 inches long from head to toe and weighs about 11 to 12 1/2 ounces, about the size of a banana!
The Shift: Birth to Postpartum and Why You Need a Postpartum Doula with Jessica Stapp
The BumpCast
Postpartum doulas are engaged in care for the baby and family during the first 12 weeks of life for the new baby. Jessica Stapp is here to help navigate the ins and outs of hiring and utilizing a postpartum doula as well as give great tips for setting boundaries around your baby, your home life, and your health. Resources we discussed: Connect with Jessica:
info_outline
Week 41 Are You Still Pregnant?!
The BumpCast
Congratulations Mama and welcome to week 41 of your pregnancy. This week your baby is the size of a watermelon, measuring around 20.4 inches long and about 8 pounds. Or more. Or less. There really is no way of knowing until he or she makes their debut. I know that some of you may have reached week 41 and I want to make sure you know what is going on with you this week! Chances are, you are totally over this whole pregnancy thing and just want to meet your sweet baby already! All the experts are going to tell you that you should get as much sleep and rest as possible right...
info_outline
Week 40 All The Experts
The BumpCast
As you get ready to embark on Motherhood and you've been through 40 weeks of pregnancy, this is the perfect time for you to get a blast of expert advice from our guests. This podcast episode is a mashup of advice pulled from interviews along your journey. If you are burdened by the chaos in your life, I want to help you overcome the overwhelm that’s standing in the way of your success! Join the Conquer Your Chaos free 5 day challenge! To get signed up for the next challenge!
info_outline
Week 39 and Hip to Heart with Jodi Congdon
The BumpCast
Congratulations, mama, and welcome to week 39 of your pregnancy! This week your sweet baby is the size of a pumpkin. Measuring about 20 inches long and weighing in at about 7.3 pounds, baby just keeps growing, despite being so crowded inside your 39 weeks pregnant belly. It’s almost eviction day. I pulled a few common late pregnancy symptoms from , so if you’re looking for more information on any of these, head over to their website. One symptom of late pregnancy is your bloody show - a discharge that’s as thick as mucus and sometimes has a tinge of blood in it. Many...
info_outline
Week 38 and Big Brother Riley
The BumpCast
This is week 38 on the BumpCast and I'm interviewing my oldest son, Riley. Tune in to get his big brother perspective on life as a 7 year old.
info_outline
Week 37 and the Art of the Blended Family with Tracy Poizner
The BumpCast
Congratulations mama and welcome to week 37 of your pregnancy! Baby is about 19 1/4 inches long and weighs just under 6.5 pounds. A few things to prepare this week: pack your diaper bag and install the car seat. If you’re having a hospital birth, the staff will typically check that your car seat is installed correctly when they discharge you, so avoid delays by making sure this is done. Baby’s lungs and brain are growing and maturing rapidly in these last few weeks. So, when you feel like you just can’t be pregnant anymore and you’re completely over it, remember, baby...
info_outline
Week 36 and the Multiple Multiples with Angelique Moore
The BumpCast
Congratulations, mama. Welcome to week 36 of your pregnancy!
info_outline
Week 35 and International Births with Rebekah Nolt
The BumpCast
Congrats, mama! Welcome to week 35 of your pregnancy!
info_outline
Week 34 and Jen McLellan from Plus Size Birth
The BumpCast
Congratulations mama and welcome to week 34 of your pregnancy! Baby weighs in at 4.7 pounds and around 17.7 inches.
info_outline
Week 33 and Night Night Baby with Susete Pinto
The BumpCast
At week 33 you’re only 7 weeks away from meeting your sweet baby. This week, baby is the size of whole pineapple. At a little over 4 pounds and measuring 17 1/4 inches, things are getting snug inside your womb.
info_outlineInside your little ones body more blood cells are starting to develop. It’s the liver and spleen’s job to make them before this point and now the bone marrow is mature enough to help as well.
Baby is also starting to practice swallowing by consuming small amounts of the amniotic fluid surrounding him.
Your baby’s arms and legs are finally in proportion now to the rest of his body. Baby also has a lot more control over his limb movements which explains all the kicking and stretching you're feeling on the inside.
As for you, mama, at 21 weeks pregnant you might be starting to see some stretch marks. What happens with stretch marks is that the tissue under your skin gets torn as your skin stretches to accommodate your growing baby. Only about 50% of women get them during pregnancy and darker skinned women are less likely to get them, plus they’re probably not going to be as visible as on fair skin women.
Unfortunately, there’s no proven way to prevent stretch marks from appearing but there are some amazing lotions and creams out there that will help keep your epidermis moisturized. Staying hydrated may help minimize stretch marks as well.
If you haven’t started your registry yet, now is a good time to get that going. Even if you don’t plan to have a shower, you will have a list of items you can refer friends and family to, should they want to gift you something.
We talk a lot more about the registry in this week’s interview, but before we get into that, I want to announce our Resolutions series. For the next few episodes, we will be taking you through finances, healthy habits, estate planning and wardrobe advice. Make sure soupy attention because a few guests even have special deals for the BumpCast Listeners.
Without further adieu, I’d like to introduce this week’s guest: Jen Paterson.
Jen Paterson is the CEO and Co-Founder of Dollar Divas.
Instagram: @dollardivas
Newsletter Sign Up:
Check out our Small Biz Money Mastermind http://www.dollardivas.org/mommastermind