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You at 33 Weeks Pregnant: Your Body and Mind
You at 33 Weeks Pregnant: Your Body and Mind

You at 33 Weeks Pregnant: Your Body and Mind

Avoid postpartum panic buying, plus what the cervix does during labor.

author-Babylist Staff
By Babylist Staff
Published Mar 5, 2025|Updated On Mar 5, 2025
Published Mar 5, 2025Updated On Mar 5, 2025
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In This Article

Let's talk: postpartum purchases
Your top questions, answered
In her words
More to read at 33 weeks pregnant
Social spotlight
Editors' picks, just for you

Let's talk: postpartum purchases

At 33 weeks, it’s possible the pregnancy waddle has set in and your vaginal discharge is on the rise thanks to increasing estrogen. (Psst: here’s how to be sure it’s not your mucus plug coming out, one early sign of labor…)

If you want to think ahead, a piece of advice our gear editor gives for the third trimester is to do your postpartum purchasing now because, speaking from her own experience, it’s easy to spend early newborn days frantically searching the internet for things you suddenly need (like better postpartum underwear for you or saline spray for them).

So she’s rounded up all the things she bought (and loved) during that time. She even talked to other new parents and added a few of their favorite items to the list. Check them out here→

Your top questions, answered

🧻 My Body: Am I able to treat a yeast infection like normal? Learn more→

🧠 Pregnancy Brain: Fact or fiction? Learn more→

🧶 Craft Inspo: I’m feeling restless. Any recommendations to keep me busy? Learn more→

🧘‍♀️ Deep Breaths: What’s a meditation I can do with my partner? Learn more→

In her words

“Let choice whisper in your ear and love murmur in your heart. Be ready. Here comes life.” — Maya Angelou

More to read at 33 weeks pregnant

Does pregnancy change Your DNA? | In short, no. But it’s fascinating that low amounts of fetal cells linger in a mother's body after pregnancy, potentially for years. Scientists are still figuring out what those remnants are up to. Read more→

How to mentally prepare for a C-section | Whether or not it’s planned, about one third of all births in the U.S. are Cesarean deliveries. Here’s how you can emotionally prepare, whether you’re choosing one or not. Read more→

Social spotlight

The cervix is mindblowing in labor.

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