The third Trimester is a fragile period for pregnant women since it is unpredictable when a pregnant woman will undergo labor. In many of our families, there will be at least one/two family members who are born in the seventh/eighth month. Completing 70% of pregnancy is a blend of emotions; happiness and eagerness to see the baby, whereas on the other hand fear of delivery.
If the mother is from India, she needs to wait till delivery to know the sex of the fetus as it is a crime in India to disclose the fetus sex. So during this time, many guesses will come from family members, neighbors, and friends, a fun period in pregnancy. Time to celebrate the baby shower by calling family members and friends. Mother will be on cloud nine as she receives warm wishes and blessings along with affection from everyone.
Third Trimester is the best time for soon to be mothers as she experince love and affection from the all the family members. The only time she can eat her favorites without any restrictions or worrying about weight gain.
My experience in Third Trimester
As I said like any other woman mine was a blend of all emotions. For me, pain and frequent visit to hospitals was horrible experience. In my previous blog, I mentioned I was advised to take Iron injections since my HB level was very low. I took Iron injections for the entire seventh month, twice a week. The duration of the injection and pain varies based on the nurse. Sometimes it took half hour whereas a couple of times it took almost 45 to 50 minutes.
I still remember during the 5th dose of injection, one inexperienced nurse attended to me. Even though I complained to her about the pain in the arm and visible swelling, she didn’t care about my concern. After bearing the pain for 50 minutes my entire left-hand elbow region was badly swollen. At that bad moment due to god’s grace, another nurse came and applied ointment immediately and prescribed to continue with the same ointment and apply an ice pack on the swollen region.
Even after 50 days post delivery, the region where they injected iron in the left hand has a huge black spot. So, mothers who are reading this blog article be careful, if you experience any pain or discomfort, raise your voice and try to make treatment smooth. I was tensed to go for the next dose of injection. However, I went and completed my prescribed dose. Due to some personal issues in this vulnerable time we had to shift our home, my in-laws helped us and stayed with us until we settle in a new place and my HB levels improve.
Eighth Month
Eight months went pretty well without many issues except back and leg spasms. My parents took care of me during last month and delivery time. Things went pretty well in the eighth and ninth months. I was just eating and concentrating on weight gain.
Ninth month
After the growth scan, we came to know the water levels in my stomach was low, since it is summer I used to stay in Chennai, a coastal city in India. Summers are pretty horrible there, due to heavy sweating water levels reduced. Again I was advised to take bed rest and to stay only in the AC room to improve water levels.
“On 38th week I delivered a beautiful baby girl, my little angel, and she changed my life for ever”. After her birth I saw a new me.
Why water levels are important?
The amniotic fluid in the stomach protects the baby and helps it to breathe due to which the heart functions. As the baby is inside the mother’s stomach it is very difficult to tell the baby’s condition through a scan as it won’t be accurate. Only through a heartbeat doctors confirm the baby is healthy. As the water level falls below 6, it may have adverse effect in the baby’s heartbeat which is quite scary. In such a case, the mother has to go into immediate labor.
If you are experiencing low water levels consume more fluids and follow the advice given by the doctor. Have happy motherhood for soon-to-be moms. If you have any doubts or need more information regarding the third trimester, please mention it through comments.
Note
Drink plenty of water especially if you’re in tropical countries. Also if your due date is in the summer months there are high chances that water in the stomach might reduce so try to consume a more liquid diet.
Connecting with my fetus in the womb – shravyanaveenblog % (gsn-blogs.com)
