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