What are the most common discomforts of pregnancy?

Every trimester has its signature discomforts. Learn what they are by watching this video featuring nurse midwife Paula Greer.

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We all know that we have to keep that baby in, not rush that baby out so we can have a healthy mom and baby during our delivery process.

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Pregnancy discomforts take up a large part of every provider's prenatal care visit. During the first visit and subsequent first trimester

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visits, we hear a lot about pregnancy headache, nausea, vomiting, inability to deal with smells, sleeping

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sickness, I'm tired, I can't get up, I want to sleep all the time, and those 10 million trips to the bathroom to pee.

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As our women enter the second trimester, we get hit up with a whole different bunch of discomforts. The sickness is usually resolved,

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sleeping sickness is usually better, nausea and vomiting has gone away. But now comes the constipation from the iron.

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Sometimes, indigestion and really crazy dreams and nightmares. It's not unusual for you to relive

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your fear of what's going to happen during your birth process in your dreams. As you move on to the third trimester,

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we all hear constantly I want to have this baby now, even though you may only be 36 weeks pregnant and another

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four weeks to go. We call this T.O.P disease-- tired of pregnancy. You're up again to the bathroom all night long,

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complaining of pelvic pressure, complaining of back ache, leg cramps, heartburn, indigestion

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and swelling of your feet. You just are tired. You want it over with. But we all know that we have to keep that baby in,

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not rush that baby out so we can have a healthy mom and baby during our delivery process.