|  What
you can expect at this months’s checkups: After the 32th week, your doctor may
ask you to come in every two weeks so you and your baby can be more closely monitored.
You can expect the following to be checked: Weight
and blood pressure Urine,
for sugar and protein Fetal
heartbeat Height
of fundus (top of the uterus) Size
(you may get a rough weight estimate) and position of fetus by palpation
Feet and hands
for swelling and legs for varicose veins Symtoms
you have been experiencing, especially unsual ones Questions
and problems you want to discuss What
you may be feeling: You may experience all of these symptoms a one time or another
or only a few of them. Some may have continued from last month, others may be
new or hardly noticeable. Strong,
regular fetal activity Increasingly
heavy whitish vaginal discharge Increased
constipation Heartburn,
indigestion Occasional
headaches or dizziness Nasal
congestion and occasional nosebleeds, ear stuffiness Bleeding
gums Leg
cramps Backache
Mild
swelling of ankles and feet and occasionally of hands and face Varicose
veins of legs Hemorrhoids
Itchy
abdomen, protuding navel Increasing
shortness of breath as uterus crowds the lungs which eases when the baby drops
Difficulty
sleeping Increasing
Braxton Hicks contractions Increasing
clumsiness Colostrum,
either leaking or expressed, from breasts (though this premilk substance may not
appear until after delivery) Increasing
eagerness for the pregnancy to be over Apprehension
about the baby’s health, labor and delivery Increasing
absentmindedness Excitement
at the realization that it won’t be long now |
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