The Third Trimester

The Third Trimester

This can be an exciting and trying time. The baby's due date is getting closer so excitement builds. Uncertain about your due date? Use the Pregnancy Calculator.

However, as your belly grows larger anxiety also builds.....how will I get this BIG BABY OUT! To see amazing images of how your baby has grown and developed up to this point gohere.

Fortunately, nature has made some aspects of this stage so uncomfortable that labor looks good by comparison! However, don't hesitate to contact your doctor about anything that REALLY bothers you.

See the warning signsbelow.

Follow these links for more information on the Third Trimester

Complications of Pregnancy

What Should I Be Doing Now to Prepare?
Register for PCB Class-Tour Birthing Facility
Read, Read, Read
Eat Well, Take Prenatal Vitamins, Drink LOTS of Water
Exercise-including Kegels
Choose a coach
Birth Plan
Pack Suitcase
Prepare Home
Choose Pediatrician
Good Mother-Good Father Exercise

Call Your Doctor For.....Warning Signs- Try to stay tuned in to your body and call your doctor for anything that bothers you. What follows is a list of things you should call the doctor for:

Signs of Pre-eclampsia (toxemia)
persistent headache
blurred vision, spots in front of your eyes
sudden swelling of your hands and/or face

Signs of Placental problems
bleeding from the vagina
severe abdominal pain

Signs of Premature Labor (ar or before 37 weeks)
sudden gush of fluid from the vagina, or a slow, steady trickle
increased mucous, bloody show
cramping
low, dull, persistent backache
pelvic pressure that comes and goes
spotting or bleeding
diarrhea

Signs of Urinary Tract Infection
fever
change in urinary frequency
burning on urination

Signs of Vaginal Infection
increased mucous discharge causing itching and irritation

Other Signs of Problems
nausea or vomiting that persists
sudden change in fetal movement (either much more active or no movement over a 12 hour period)