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About This Appointment
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You basically live at your doctor’s office now. Just kidding—but
with weekly checkups from now until your due date, you’ll be
seeing your provider more than ever. Be sure to meet the other
partners in the practice as well—you never know who’ll be on
call when baby is ready to make their debut.
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What to Know
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You’ll do a urine test.
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You’ll get your blood pressure and
weight checked.
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Your doctor will listen to baby’s
heartbeat.
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Your provider will feel and measure your
belly (aka check
fundal height).
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What to Ask
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What position is baby in? If it’s
breech, are there ways to move them into
position?
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What happens if I go into labor when
you’re not on call? Who’s your
backup?
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