Common third trimester medical appointments, routine prenatal appointments, these will become more frequent than an earlier pregnancy. These generally switch from once a month to every two weeks at the beginning of your third trimester. And then most doctors or midwives will want to see you about once a week for the last month or so before your due date. At these visits, most doctors will again check your vitals, listen to your baby's heartbeat, measure belly ask about your symptoms and have up in the group B strep tests This is generally done around 36 weeks give or take a week depending on your doctor. And it's not uncommon for women to test positive for this. And if you are positive, the recommended treatment is generally antibiotics through an IV at the time of delivery as a precaution to protect your baby from getting GBS disease.

The swab taken for this is often done right at a prenatal appointment by the midwife or doctor third trimester ultrasound Not every doctor will routinely have moms get ultrasounds in the third trimester, but some will and especially if there are any additional risks or concerns bloodwork Your doctor may send you for more bloodwork. But again, this depends on your specific doctor and circumstances. So to do next, use page one of the third trimester workbook to mark down any remaining medical decisions you want to research, as well as any concerns or questions that you want to discuss with your doctor. And use the to do list in the workbook to track incomplete any medical related tasks. And then when you're ready, move on to the next part in this course