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SECOND TRIMESTER |
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(3-6 ½ Months of Pregnancy)
12-27 Weeks |
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Appointments
- Usually every 4 weeks
- Check baby's heart beat
- Measure uterine growth
- Check blood pressure, urine, weight
- Blood test to check for possible diabetes (26-28 weeks)
- Blood test offered to check for risk of Down's Syndrome or
Spina Bifida (16-20 weeks)
- Umbilical cord blood banking options
- Counseling and answering questions
Ultrasound
- Routine at 18-20 weeks
- Level II for mother over 35 years at 17-20 weeks
- Amniocentesis as needed or requested
Classes (Take at 20-34 Weeks)
- Childbirth
- Breastfeeding
- Daddy boot-camp
- Infant CPR
Hospital Information
- Pre-Register for delivery and classes at either Paradise
Valley or Scottsdale Shea Hospitals
- Choose your pediatrician (Check with your insurance for approved
doctors)
- Request tours at the hospitals
Physical Changes
- Backache
- Usually a decrease in nausea and vomiting
- Weight gain
- Varicose veins
- Constipation
- Hemorrhoids
- Fatigue
- Vaginal mucousy discharge
- Begin to feel baby's movement (17-22 weeks)
Baby Growth
- 14 weeks 1 ounce, 4 ½ inches
- 18 weeks ½ pound, 6 inches
- 22 weeks 1 pound, 10 inches
- 26 weeks 2 pounds, 12 inches
Problems to Report
- Bleeding
- Watery discharge
- Menstral-like cramps
- Backache that comes and goes with or without cramping
- Not feeling the baby move after 23 weeks
- Accident or fall
- Fever or other illness
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