Mother:

If you have not looked into childbirth classes, now is the time to do so. Childbirth education is a great way of informing yourself about pregnancy, labor and birth. There are many different types of classes available and many different types of teachers. Enroll now before the spaces are all gone! Medical research indicates that participants in childbirth classes tend to have easier, less stressful births.
Childbirth classes teach you a variety of things. Today's classes generally offer topics such as:

* Making pregnancy comfortable
* Labor support techniques
* Breathing for Labor
* Stages of labor
* Pain medications in labor
* Hospital policies
* Birth Center policies
* Home birth
* Cesarean Birth
* Postpartum Recovery
* Life with new baby
* Breastfeeding
* and much more!

Find a class that best fits your schedule. Some classes meet for a few hours every week for several weeks, while other meet for an intense period of time over one or two days.

Baby:

This is an impressive week for growth! The baby will increase in weight to 8 ounces (227 grams)! If you are having a girl, her ovaries now contain primitive egg cells. Lanugo appears all over the baby's body. This fine hair will remain until birth draws nearer. Sometimes you can still see some on the baby's face and ears after birth.
Permanent teeth buds are forming behind the already formed milk teeth buds.