Pregnancy, week by week.

Nausea, exhaustion, sore breasts, food aversions, and a lot of wondering whether what you’re feeling is okay. Most of it is — but trust your gut and call your provider for heavy bleeding, severe pain, or anything that frightens you.

The stages of labor, your pain-relief options, when to head to the hospital, how to write a birth plan, and what the early postpartum days really look like. A good one leaves you feeling prepared, not terrified.

Cooked sushi is fine. The usual guidance is to skip raw fish and high-mercury species and stick to fully cooked rolls. Recommendations vary, so when in doubt, ask your provider.

Some worry is normal as the date gets close. But if it’s constant, keeping you up, or stealing the joy, that’s worth naming — a perinatal therapist can help, and you don’t have to wait until after the baby arrives.

Keep it to one page: your preferences for pain relief, who’s in the room, and what matters most for delivery and the first hour after. Hold it loosely — it’s a guide for your team, not a script for the baby.

The short list: ID and paperwork, a robe and going-home outfit, phone charger, toiletries, snacks, and a coming-home outfit for the baby. Most of what you’ll actually use during the stay, the hospital provides.