Third Trimeser
Third Trimester: Everything You Need To Know About The Third Trimester12.60 MB | 31:38 Min Your baby is almost here! You're getting your body ready for labor and delivery and your house ready for baby! This is a time of joy, and of challenge. Your back hurts. Your hips hurt. You have to pee all the time. You're exhausted, but you can't sleep. And what are those contractions I'm feeling? Is it time to go to the hospital, or are they just practice contractions? And what in the world is a bloody show? Bonnie Petrie and Certified Nurse Midwife Leslie Ludka answer all of those questions for you, and more. Bonnie also talks with a mom-to-be who is so far into the third trimester, she's overdue! |
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Week 28: RhoGAM Shot4.20 MB | 6:03 Min RhoGAM is a shot given to a woman with RH negative blood to protect her baby. What are the risks of RH negative blood to and RH positive baby? What's it like to get the shot? |
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Week 29: More Mommy Symptoms4.60 MB | 6:38 Min Swelling, reflux, hip pain, oh my! How do you make all this easier to take? And seeing the baby move! |
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Week 30: Preeclampsia3.90 MB | 5:32 Min What is Preeclampsia? Who is at risk? What are the risks? Can you avoid it? An update on your baby's development. |
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Week 31: Mommy Symptoms Redux4.40 MB | 6:20 Min Vivid dreams, varicose veins, spider veins, abdominal pain. And your baby's brain is developing rapidly. |
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Week 32: Childbirth Classes4.20 MB | 5:56 Min Should you take one? What one should you take? |
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Week 33: Preparing For a Preemie5.20 MB | 7:25 Min Third trimester amniocentesis and steroid treatments for lung maturity are dealt with here. Also, birth plans are discussed. |
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Week 34: Sleeping Problems6.50 MB | 9:19 Min Should you sleep on your left side? How can you get comfortable? What do you do about frequent urination and congestion that keeps you up? |
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Week 35: Group B Strep5.80 MB | 8:14 Min Discussion of Group B Strep and the dangers it presents. How do you test for it? How do you treat it? |
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Week 36: Fetal Movement4.10 MB | 5:51 Min What's normal? Also discussed...your baby "dropping" toward the birth canal. |
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Week 37: Breech Babies5.10 MB | 7:20 Min What to do if your baby is still breech? Turning the baby and cesarean section discussed. |
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Week 38: Pain Management6.90 MB | 9:48 Min What are your pain management options? |
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Week 39: Labor Signs4.90 MB | 7:02 Min How do you know it's the real thing? What should you do? Labor induction is also discussed. |
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Week 40: You're Due!!!5.30 MB | 7:36 Min Why hasn't this baby come yet? Can you do anything to get labor going? What works and what doesn't. |













