Week 27: Dad's Guide
Second Trimester • Baby is the size of a a bowling pin
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👶 Baby Update
Size: A bowling pin
Last week of the second trimester! Baby's lungs and immune system are maturing. Baby can cough and hiccup. The brain is extremely active. Baby weighs about 2 pounds.
💕 What She's Going Through
Leg cramps, heartburn, back pain — the greatest hits. She may feel huge even though there's still a trimester to go. Emotional as the third trimester approaches.
💪 What You Should Do This Week
- ✓Submit your paternity leave request to HR
- ✓Take a babymoon NOW if you haven't — last chance for comfortable travel
- ✓Second trimester is ending — tell her she crushed it
🚫 Don't Say This
“You're only in the second trimester still?”
Pregnancy is a marathon. Don't make her feel like it's dragging — she already feels that.
🛒 Gear Tip
Order the stroller now if you haven't. Popular models (UPPAbaby, etc.) can take weeks to arrive.
🧠 Dad Hack
Take a photo of her bump at the same angle each week. At the end, you can make a timelapse that she'll treasure forever.