I was elated to hit vday and it took a huge weight off my shoulders...

Until a close friend gave birth at 27w3d and her LO has been in the NICU for a month. She's healthy, strong, and growing rapidly, amazing all the doctors, but I know it's still very stressful for my friend.

I started looking for another milestone, one like if you have birth at xx weeks, chances are low of your baby having developmental delays, etc. or one that said if you give birth at xx weeks, chances are low your baby will spend time in the NICU.

The closest I could find was that at 28 weeks, baby's brain development may be far enough along that chances are lower of developmental delays.

Anyone else ever think about other pregnancy milestones?

Right now I'm 29w1d so I really want LO to stay put much longer, but it's comforting to understand where he is developmentally and the risks that exist if he were to be born today.