Week 15: Dad's Guide
Second Trimester • Baby is the size of a a baseball
Week 15 of 4038% there
👶 Baby Update
Size: A baseball
Baby can sense light through closed eyelids. Legs are now longer than arms. Baby is forming taste buds and may be able to taste what she eats through the amniotic fluid.
💕 What She's Going Through
Stuffy nose (pregnancy rhinitis is common). Round ligament pain — sharp pulls on the sides of the belly when moving. Increased appetite and occasional headaches.
💪 What You Should Do This Week
- ✓Research pediatricians — interview a few before baby arrives
- ✓Start thinking about the nursery — what room, what needs to change
- ✓Offer foot rubs. Her feet and back are starting to ache
🚫 Don't Say This
“We don't need to think about a pediatrician yet.”
Good pediatricians have waitlists. Start now or scramble later.
🧠 Dad Hack
Buy a tennis ball. Roll it on her lower back when it aches. Costs $3, earns infinite goodwill.