Week 16

Your baby’s head is straighter.

The ears and eyes take their final positions.

Complicated body systems begin to function, including the urinary and circulatory systems. 

Week 17

Your baby’s sense of hearing develops.

Baby forms fat tissue. 

You may have periodic pain in your legs.

Week 13

If you are having a little girl, her fallopian tubes and uterus have positioned themselves into the correct place.

If you are having a little boy, his genitals may be noticed on your next ultrasound.

Week 4

The kidneys are making urine.

Hair is beginning to sprout on your baby’s scalp.

Week 15

Your baby is covered in a white substance called vernix caseosa. This substance helps the baby’s passage through the birth canal during labor.

Week 16

Baby shower time is quickly approaching. First step: decide what kind of shower you want. Then, figure out who is going to host and where. Pick a date and help them with the guest list.

Schedule a self-date. See a matinee movie, get a spa treatment or just relax at home.

Try five minutes of meditation a day for one week. If you feel good, keep it going and add another few minutes each week, working your way up to 20 minutes.

Start sleeping on your side, ideally, your left (it helps get nutrients to baby via blood flow). Don’t panic if you wind up on your back, just flip onto your side and try again.

Week 17

Other expectant parents are a great resource for information and support. Search online to find groups for expecting moms whose members share a similar due date.

If your doctor has suggested additional screening tests, research their pros and cons to decide what’s right for you.

Week 18

Since baby can hear now, consider making a baby Spotify playlist of some of your favorite songs or tunes that are soothing, like classical music.

Make sleep a priority. Consider buying a pregnancy pillow and experiment with a regular bedtime if you don’t already have one.

As your belly starts to show, it’s a good time to coach older siblings-to-be about the baby joining the family.

Brainstorm baby names. Right now, anything goes! Fun places for inspiration: Family names, places, nature and religion/spirituality.

Week 19

Birth is a big deal. Spend some time thinking about the kind of labor and delivery you’d like to have.

Incorporate extra iron into your diet. (You need about twice as much as you did pre-pregnancy to help make extra blood for baby.)

Try to get outside for some soothing fresh air. Even a stroll around the block counts.

Week 20

Create your baby registry now so you can refine it as time goes along.

If you have a partner, book a date night.

Capture the halfway point with a bump pic.