Smoking during the third trimester?

So I have this friend who has been amazing during her whole pregnancy. She hasn’t had one sip of alcohol, and hasn’t even been around second hand smoke. She is 36 weeks pregnant and just started smoking hookah.
Is it bad to start smoking at 36 weeks? Can it have a super negative effect on the rest of her pregnancy? Or should I try to get her to stop? I think that she thinks it’s okay for her to smoke a little hookah since her baby is pretty much fully developed, and if it is okay then I don’t want to bother her…but I want to let her know it’s bad if it is…
Thanks for the advice!

Flying in the third trimester…?

Not because I want to, but I might HAVE to fly from California to Missouri.
I’ve already checked with the airline and their policy is you can’t fly 7 days before your due date and if it’s less than 4 weeks before you have to have a doctor’s note. I’m not a high risk pregnancy so I’m sure that won’t be a problem.
Currently, I’m 30 weeks pregnant but would be somewhere between 32-34 weeks when we actually go.
It’s a 3 and a half hour flight.
Just wondering, what are some of the risks? Has anyone flown this far along in their pregnancy? How was it?
Thanks in advance!

Sleep problems in third trimester?

I had this issue with my last pregnancy too – but figured it was just nerves…but I can’t seem to sleep once I get to a certain point in my pregnancy & I AM tired….The baby is hurting me with movements (I am very petite) my back hurts, I snore when pregnant (not sure why..??) and all this adds up to me often being awake ALL night.

Any tips, hints or tricks are WELCOME!

I literally went into labor last time & was awake 74 hrs before my son arrived – straight. It was torture…I do NOT want that to happen this time.

Oh & I am just shy of 33 weeks!

Exercise during the third-trimester?

I am 35 weeks along and have maintained a pretty normal weight so far during my pregnancy. I have managed to stay in the 25-35 lb range, so I feel like I have been doing pretty well. Up until recently, I have been able to go on walks and do light pilates and yoga – keeping myself fit for the big day! But, just last week, I have started feeling like there is absolutely no way I can exercise. I am completely exhausted and lightheaded and just want to go home from work and go straight to bed. All I can manage to make myself do is some stretches, just to try to get my back pain to subside. My question is: do you think this is enough? I feel like a little stretching is better than nothing at all, and I am still working on eating a healthy diet, but I just want to make sure I am doing what is best for me and the baby. Has anyone experienced this extreme fatigue during their pregnancies? Any advice? I really appreciate all the answers!

While in late pregnancy, where are the ovaries located?

I have wondered for a while where the ovaries are located in your third trimester. I know what the uterus looks like at delivery, but I have never in all of the cesarean films noted the location of the ovaries. I intended to ask my ob/gyn while pregnant, but forgot, and haven’t been back since. I just wonder if they are located down low like when conception ocurred, or up high near the ribs of the mother. Any help would be apprecieated, it may seem like a dumb question, but I still can’t help but wonder.

Why is my right cheek constantly burning and red during pregnancy?

I am in my third trimester and my cheek feels like it is on fire, does anyone have any ideawhat might be going on? I am miserable!! Cant do anything without my cheek flaring up!!! I am 30 weeks pregnant,dont know how im going to make it!! Please if anyone reading this knows anything..feel free..Im freaking out!!

Swelling In Third Trimester?

I’m 34 Weeks pregnant and just recently have started swelling really bad. I’m guessing it’s water retention but I wondered if anyone else had/has felt the same way and had the same sensations, my hands always feel as if the skin is stretched so tight that it might rip and they stay red and hot all the time they are always tingly (it’s the same sensation as when your hands are really cold in the winter and you run them under warm water to heat them back up, the tingly sensation like tiny pin pricks all over you hands) they feel so dry even though I use loation on them all the time. My feet are the same way they stay swollen so much so that only one pair of tennis shoes fit and I have over 15 pairs of tennis shoes but out of everything there the only ones that I can wear with socks and my feet still fit into, (my socks also leave indentions around my ankles) and they are always hot and tingly so hot that they are uncomfortable I soak them in cold water to help relive the heat and presure. I’ve just started to notice that my face is starting to do the same thing it’s turning red (my cheeks) and is starting to get puffy does it sound like water retention to you and what did you do to help with it? Also my baby is very active is it normal for a baby to create a sore spot on your tummy from kicking in the same area over and over it’s just to the side of my belly button and it’s so sore even to the touch on the outside.

An extra note: I’m 5′9 tall, 175 pounds at my last doctor visit, I’ve gained a total of 26 pounds thus far in pregnancy and everythings always been fine as far a blood presure and things I also watch my intake of sodium and drink water like crazy. My pregnancy has went smoothly up until now. I thought that those extra notes might help in deciding if you think it’s just water retention. Thanks for your help!

In my third trimester and terribly itchy. Could I have ICP?

I’m at full term in my pregnancy, and for the last few weeks I’ve had terrible itching on the bottoms of my upper arms. Now the itching is also affecting my outer left thigh, and both of my ankles, as well as my left clavicle. There aren’t really any rashes, but little intermittent scattered scabby bumps that I can only assume are from scratching. The itchiness tends to get worse as the day goes on, and I don’t think my swelling appendages are helping. I researched the symptoms and read about something called Intrahepatic Cholestasis of Pregnancy (ICP), and it sounds pretty serious. At my last doctor’s appointment I complained about the itching, and the nurse practitioner recommended Benedryl and also ordered some blood work. But my palms and soles aren’t itchy. Am I overreacting? What could I be experiencing if not ICP?

Third trimester & quit smoking .. ?

I couldn’t quit smoking through my pregnancy. I did slow down a LOT though. Before I was pregnant I smoked a little over a pack a day, and I gradually cut down to one or two a day. Now I haven’t had a cigarette since Friday, the longest I’ve gone. I found out Wednesday I have gestational diabetes & I’ve been on a diet and measuring my glucose levels, and out of nowhere I just put my foot down and got so mad at myself for still smoking and ripped all my cigarettes up and haven’t touched one since. Is it better that I quit now–or is it still having an effect on the baby since I smoked the whole time?
Why would I see a doctor and ask what risks I took? If I’m in my third trimester of pregnancy obviously I already see a doctor and of course he knows ..

third trimester anxiety?

I am about 32 weeks and beginning to become more paranoid about things. THe pregnancy has gone really well and I have had nothing to worry about. My husband just recently finished painting and decorating the baby’s room and that sent me into a state of anxiety. I worry that something is going to go wrong. I have been doing kick counts and there are 10 within an hour, it takes longer to get those 10 and they are more suble but, I know that is prob because the baby is getting bigger. Did any one else experience this??? It is just the increase of hormones?? How can simply decorating a baby’s room set me off on a frenzy?? Thanks for letting me vent.

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