If you have heavier spotting or bleeding , call your doctor or midwife immediately. Keep monitoring your baby's movements , and let your healthcare provider know immediately if you notice a decrease. Don't see your symptom? Wondering about a symptom you have? Find it on our pregnancy symptoms page. Ask your doctor or midwife for a clear set of guidelines for when to call and when to head to the hospital or birth center. Figure out who you'll want to tell right after your baby arrives or when you go into labor and how you'll spread the word.
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Mayo Clinic. Fetal development: The third trimester. Fetal development. Labor and birth. Swim or water walk regularly, especially if you are unable to do any other form of exercise.
Rest: Your night-time sleep is likely to be quite interrupted by now so you need to make sure that you have a nap or at least a substantial rest at some point each day.
Your labour could start at any time, day or night. You will be better able to cope if you are as well rested as possible. Relax: Labour is a series of big muscle stretches. During labour the neck cervix of your uterus, then your pelvic muscles and vagina stretch open to let your baby out. Your muscles will not stretch if you are not able to relax. You need to be able relax actively e.
All relaxation requires even breathing so you need to continue to practise breathing gently and evenly, focusing on lengthening your exhalations. Relaxing to the same music each day will have the added benefit that this music is heard by your baby and the hormones and he will become accustomed to the hormonal state that you induce when you relax. After he is born it is likely that this same music will help your baby to relax.
Baby movements: Your baby is now very tightly packed in your body and has less and less space for movement, so you may notice a change in both the quality and frequency of her movements. You can download a fetal kick chart at www. The sensation of cold will usually get your baby moving.
If neither of these tests result in obvious baby movements, you should contact your LMC midwife or doctor. Breastfeeding: If this is your first baby and you have attended a birth preparation course, you should have got some basic information to help you establish successful breastfeeding.
However, since breastfeeding will be the equivalent of a full-time job it can be a good idea to get as much information as possible and have a refresher now that your birth is imminent. Check out your local group for information and support with breastfeeding before and after your baby is born on www.
Baby clothes and bedding: All the clothes and bedding you have bought or gathered for your baby needs to be washed before your baby is born. Choose natural fibre clothes and bedding e. Click here to check out the natural fibre clothing and bedding available from MAMA. Making Love: Remember it was loving that got your baby in so loving will help get your baby too. The hormones released during lovemaking help soften your cervix getting it ready to stretch open during labour and the hormones that cause orgasm also cause uterine contractions.
Nipple stimulation also encourages your body to release the hormone oxytocin that causes your uterus to contract. Taking the time to be together feeling loved and loving and bonded with your partner and your baby will help instigate the onset of your labour. Though strongly recommended for high-risk pregnancies, counting fetal movements beginning at 28 weeks may be beneficial for all pregnancies. Generally, moms find their babies are most active after eating a meal or something sweet, drinking something very cold, or after physical activity.
You may also find your baby to be more active between pm and am , as your blood sugar level is declining. Taking time to do your baby kick counts will encourage you to rest and bond with your baby. Start by finding a comfortable position during a time when your baby is usually most active. Some moms prefer sitting in a well-supported position with their arms holding their bellies. Other moms prefer lying on their left sides, which they find most comfortable and most effective for monitoring their babies.
Lying on your left side also allows for the best circulation which could lead to a more active baby. The American Congress of Obstetricians and Gynecologists ACOG recommends that you time how long it takes you to feel 10 kicks, flutters, swishes, or rolls.
Ideally, you want to feel at least 10 movements within 2 hours. You will likely feel 10 movements in less time than that. You might want to start a notebook or use the various charts below. In a notebook, record the time you feel the first fetal mo v ement , place a checkmark for each movement you feel until you reach 10, then record the time of the tenth movement.
This will help you observe patterns and discover how long it normally takes for your baby to move 10 times. Keep in mind you are looking for significant deviations from the pattern.
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