There is not a lot of news here at baby Stinehart headquarters but it’s been a while since our last update so I thought I should post something. So here is a post in two parts.
Part 1:
Here are a few quick facts about our girl:
Michelle feels her kicking on a daily basis but I have not been able to feel her yet.
She weighs over 1 pound.
She is over 1 foot long.
Her Lanugo (the fine hair that covers her body) is darkening which will allow it to be seen on an ultrasound.
She has eyelashes and fingernails now.
Her rapid eye movements (REM) are beginning.
She is far enough along in her development that she could have a chance at survival outside the womb.
Part 2:
Many of you have probably heard of men gaining weight during pregnancy, having sympathy pains and sympathy cravings but did you know it is considered an actual syndrome in the U.S? Here is some information about it:
Couvade syndrome is a medical/mental condition which “involves a father experiencing some of the behavior of his wife at near the time of childbirth. The term originally referred to the medieval Basque custom in which the father, during or immediately after the birth of a child, took to bed, complained of having labor pains, and was accorded the treatment usually shown women during pregnancy or after childbirth. In some extreme cases, fathers can grow a belly similar to a 7-month pregnant woman and gain approximately 25 to 30 pounds (”phantom pregnancy”). Other symptoms include and are not limited to developed cravings, suffered nausea, breast augmentation, and insomnia.
Well I am on Weight Watchers and have actually lost a good deal of weight fortunately. I also am sleeping well, feeling great and no breast augmentation here, so I guess so far I have staved off the Couvade successfully!
Grace and Peace,
Kevin