Table of Contents

Foreword Lisa M. Hendey xi

Preface xv

Part 1 Weekly Journey through Pregnancy 1

1 The First Five Weeks (Fetal Age: 1-3 Weeks) 3

2 Week 6 (Fetal Age: 4 Weeks): Feature: Surprise! The Unintended Pregnancy 7

3 Week 7 (Fetal Age: 5 Weeks): Feature: Eating Disorders during Pregnancy Kate Wicker 13

4 Week 8 (Fetal Age: 6 Weeks): Feature: When do You Tell? 21

5 Week 9 (Fetal Age: 7 Weeks): Feature: Miscarriage Mary De Turris Poust 27

6 Week 10 (Fetal Age: 8 Weeks) 33

7 Week 11 (Fetal Age: 9 Weeks) 39

8 Week 12 (Fetal Age: 10 Weeks): Feature: Depression during Pregnancy 45

9 Week 13 (Fetal Age: 11 Weeks) 51

10 Week 14 (Fetal Age: 12 Weeks) 57

11 Week 15 (Fetal Age: 13 Weeks): Feature: Boy, Girl, or Surprise? 61

12 Week 16 (Fetal Age: 14 Weeks): Feature: The Unexpected Child Leticia Velasquez 65

13 Week 17 (Fetal Age: 15 Weeks) 71

14 Week 18 (Fetal Age: 16 Weeks): Feature: Keeping Daddy Involved 77

15 Week 19 (Fetal Age: 17 Weeks) 81

16 Week 20 (Fetal Age: 18 Weeks) 85

17 Week 21 (Fetal Age: 19 Weeks): Feature: Coming to Terms with a Baby Who Might Not Live Jane Lebak 89

18 Week 22 (Fetal Age: 20 Weeks) 95

19 Week 23 (Fetal Age: 21 Weeks) 99

20 Week 24 (Fetal Age: 22 Weeks): Feature: The Joy of Mothering Many Jennifer Fitz 103

21 Week 25 (Fetal Age: 23 Weeks) 109

22 Week 26 (Fetal Age: 24 Weeks) 113

23 Week 27 (Fetal Age: 25 Weeks): Feature: How Much Stuff Do You Really Need? 117

24 Week 28 (Fetal Age: 26 Weeks) 123

25 Week 29 (Fetal Age: 27 Weeks) 127

26 Week 30 (Fetal Age: 28 Weeks): Feature: Naming Your Child 131

27 Week 31 (Fetal Age: 29 Weeks) 137

28 Week 32 (Fetal Age: 30 Weeks) 141

29 Week 33 (Fetal Age: 31 Weeks): Finding Peace in Stillbirth Karen Murphy Corr 145

30 Week 34 (Fetal Age: 32 Weeks) 151

31 Week 35 (Fetal Age: 33 Weeks) 155

32 Week 36 (Fetal Age: 34 Weeks) 159

33 Week 37 (Fetal Age: 35 Weeks): Feature: When Labor Doesn't Go as Expected Dorian Speed 163

34 Week 38 (Fetal Age: 36 Weeks) 167

35 Week 39 (Fetal Age: 37 Weeks) 171

36 Week 40 (Fetal Age: 38 Weeks) 175

Part 2 Labor and Birth 179

37 A Summary of Labor 181

38 Preparation for Labor 187

39 Spiritual Practices for Labor 195

40 Tips and Strategies for Birth 201

41 Spiritual Practices for Birth 209

Part 3 Baptism 215

42 Overview of Baptism 219

43 Preparation for Baptism 221

44 Reflecting on Your Child's Baptism 227

Conclusion 231

Afterword Danielle Bean 233

Acknowledgments 235

Notes 237

About the Contributors 238