| What
you can expect at this month’s checkup: After about the 36th week you will
see your doctor weekly. You can expect your doctor to check the following:
Weight (
gains generally slows down or ceases) and blood pressure (it may be slighty higher
than it was at mid-pregnancy) Urine,
for sugar and protein Fetal
heartbeat Height
of fundus Fetal
size (you may get a rough weight estimate) Feet
and hands for swelling and legs for varicose veins Cervix
(by internal examination usually sometime after the 38th week) for effacement
and dilatation or where appropriate, for repeat cultures of the cervix
Symptoms you
have been experiencing, especially unsual ones Frequency
and duration of Braxton Hicks contractions as reported by you Questions
and problems you want to discuss You
can also expect to receive instructions from your doctor as to when to call if
you think you are in labor, if you don’t, ask for them
News: Bratz
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My girls have a couple of the bratz dolls. I see no big deal about them at all. I know my girls do not dress like them. Most of the young girls I see around the area who play with these dolls do not dress that way either. I guess if the kids are brought up to understand that it is just a doll it makes a difference.
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| What
you may be feeling: Changes
in fetal activity( more squirming and less kicking as the fetus has progressively
less room to move around in) Vaginal
discharge becomes heavier and contains more mucus, which may be streaked red with
blood or tinged brown more pink after intercourse or a pelvic exam Constipation
Heartburn,
indigestion Occasional
headaches or dizziness Nasal
congestion and occasional nosebleeds, ear stuffiness Bleeding
gums Leg
cramps during sleep Increased
backache and heaviness Buttock
and pelvic dicomfort and achiness Increased
swelling of ankles and feet, and occasionally of hands and face Itchy
abdomen, protruding navel Varicose
veins of the legs Hemorrhoids
Easier
breathing after the baby drops More
frequent urination after the baby drops Increased
difficulty sleeping More
frequent and more intense Braxton Hicks contractions (some may be painful)
Increasing clumsiness
and difficulty getting around Colostrum,
either leaking or expressable from breasts (though this premilk substance may
not appear until after delivery) Fatigue
or extra energy, or alternate periods of each Increase
in appetite, or loss of appetite More
excitement, more anxiety, more apprehension, more absentmindedness |