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Pickaway Health Services & Berger Maternity Center
Prenatal Information -- Pregnancy Guide
Your Body:
- You continue to gain about 1 pound per week.
- You may develop stretch marks on your belly, thighs, hips, and breasts.
- Tightening of the uterine muscle (Braxton-hicks contractions) is preparing your body for labor.
- You may experience heartburn. Especially after heavy or spicy meals. Avoiding spicy foods and lying down for an hour after
meals may help.
- Your sex drive may increase and decrease from week to week.
Your Baby:
- Your baby is big enough to be felt when your abdomen is examined.
- The fingerprints are forming.
- The eyes are almost developed.
- The eyelids can now open and close.
- The baby can kick, cry, and hiccup.
- Noises from the outside may cause the baby to move or become quiet.
- The baby will be about 15 inches long and weigh nearly 2 1/2 pounds by the end of the month.
Your appointment:
- Urine
- Weight
- Blood Pressure
- Tummy check
- Listen to your baby's heartbeat
- You may be sent to the lab for a glucose challenge test. (see the next page for information)
- You should schedule your childbirth, infant care, and breastfeeding classes now.
When to go to the hospital:
- Vaginal bleeding
- If you can't keep anything down
- A big gush of fluid
- More than 6 contractions in one hour
- Little or no fetal movement after doing fetal kick counts.
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