Fatigue, difficulty taking a full breath and edema are common in the third trimester. Living every day with a long list of pregnancy symptoms can leave a woman feeling she has been pregnant forever. It is important to remember that pregnancy is temporary and many of the symptoms are going to fade away after the baby is born. Hemorrhoids can occur during pregnancy due to the weight of the fetus pressing on the rectum. This symptom can stick around long after the baby is born, so eat lots of fiber and drink plenty of water to fend off constipation.
Tips for this week
Do you have a birth plan? A birth plan is a written checklist of sorts to plan out how you want active labor to proceed. When making a birth plan, it is important to be flexible as not all wants are the same as needs. You will naturally tend to think optimistically about labor and delivery, but you should prepare ahead of time just in case complications or situations arise that require the birthing plan to be changed a bit.
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