Join me, mamas-to-be, in a collective cringe at the pregnancy newsletters that arrive right on time in your inbox every Monday and refer to your fetus in fruit terms. I shudder to think of the embryonic nectarine that blows up to a monster grapefruit in a matter of days. Would you, perhaps, just like to know the facts? Possibly skip the paragraphs on why you shouldn't snort blow while you're growing a human brain in your belly and why more than one sheer slice of deli ham will cause something freakish to happen in utero? Maybe read up on your cell-dividing wonder in swanky British terms?
This pregnancy timeline courtesy the BBC is a straight-shooting, no judgement, week-by-week peek into what's happening with your foetus and what you can expect in your many ante-natal appointments while you're cheggers. Bookmark or simply print while you're stuffing your face with lunch meat, guzzling coffee and trying to fit your feet into flip-flops. And don't forget to delete those fruit newsletters.
Ahhh, much better, right?
