A member asked:

Please share an interesting fact about my third trimester of pregnancy.

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Dr. Ted King answered

Many: Many women will experience restless legs syndrome only during their third trimester of pregnancy.

Answered 1/30/2018

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Dr. Nikolaos Zacharias answered

Specializes in Maternal-Fetal Medicine

Most: Most women deliver 1-2 weeks before their due date.

Answered 11/14/2013

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In: In moms having their first baby, the baby's head dips (engages) into the birth canal at about 38 wk.

Answered 5/28/2014

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At: At the end of the third trimester, the baby gains a half pound a week on average.

Answered 7/27/2014

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"Birth: "birth plans" are good tools to help you define preferences in labor. Just don't carve in stone!

Answered 1/15/2015

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Arranging: Arranging doctors now makes the time after the baby's birth much easier.

Answered 9/29/2016

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Listen: Listen to music or consider reading aloud a favorite children's book - will have a positive effect.

Answered 8/5/2013

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A: A baby boy's testicles finally leave his belly and descend at pregnancy's end - sometimes later!

Answered 8/27/2016

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Dr. Dennis Higginbotham answered

Specializes in American Board of Obstetrics and Gynecology

1: 1 in 8 women deliver before reaching 37 weeks. See you doctor for any sign or symptom of labor.

Answered 9/17/2013

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Dr. Marsha Davis answered

Specializes in Internal Medicine

Ignore: Baby's eyes open and they begin detecting light. They start practicing breathing too!

Answered 12/1/2013

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Dr. Tod Haller answered

Specializes in Ophthalmology

Ignore: Caffeine can dehydrate you. No caffeine.

Answered 12/29/2013

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Ignore: Intercourse during the 3rd trimester will increase endorphins. Decreasing the need for analgesics.

Answered 1/29/2014

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Ignore: Braxton-hicks contractions occur more frequently as the uterus prepares for labor.

Answered 3/30/2014

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Dr. Jan Lei Iwata answered

Specializes in Ophthalmology

Ignore: Your feet may grow another shoe size or two.

Answered 3/31/2014

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Dr. Neigatha Graney answered

Specializes in Pediatrics

Ignore: Breast enlargement by the 3rd trimester is significant, weighing 1-2 pounds more by delivery.

Answered 10/4/2016

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Dr. Brian Nguyen answered

Specializes in Obstetrics and Gynecology

Ignore: Get treated for GBS at 35wks; don't let anyone tell you otherwise, it's how we help prevent sepsis.

Answered 4/14/2015

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Ignore: Contractions are common in third trimester, but are not labor unless getting closer together.

Answered 12/19/2019

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