Your Birth Experience: Third Trimester

Your Birth Experience: Third Trimester

Women's Hospital

Congratulations! You have reached your third trimester of pregnancy and have only a few weeks to go.

This packet will provide information that will help you during the remainder of your pregnancy. We want your experience at Women's Hospital of Greenville Health System to be everything you have imagined, and we want to make sure you are prepared for your hospitalization.

This packet includes the following: ? What to bring to the hospital ? Baby-Friendly information ? When to call the doctor ? What to do once you arrive at the hospital ? The importance of skin-to-skin contact and of the Magic Hour ? Visitation material (to share with family and friends) ? Frequently asked questions ? Who you will see along the way ? Family-centered Maternity Care information ? Rooming-in description ? Cuddle time on Family Beginnings ? Tips on feeding your baby ? Information on breastfeeding ? Whooping cough information ? Birth certificate material

We look forward to welcoming your new baby into your family--and ours.

Donald W. Wiper III, MD Medical Director, Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology Greenville Health System

Terri Negron, MN, RN Director of Nursing, Women's Hospital Greenville Health System

What to Bring to The Family Birthplace

We suggest bringing a small bag when you arrive for the baby's delivery. Here are some suggested items to include:

o Insurance card o Jacket/sweatshirt/sweater for support person (even in the summer); rooms are regulated for the patient's

temperature o Lip balm o Barrette or rubber band if you have long hair (you cannot wear metal items during a C-section) o Glasses/contact solution/contacts (you cannot wear contacts during a C-section) o Small bag of toiletries (including toothbrush/toothpaste for your support person) o Item to focus on for breathing and contractions, such as a picture o Slippers o Massage lotion o Wooden massager/tennis ball in sock for massage during labor o Music and/or DVDs o Camera, film and batteries to take pictures o Baby book/page for making footprints o Food money for support person o Phone numbers of family and friends to call upon baby's arrival o Anything that gives you comfort

Once admitted to Family Beginnings

After your baby is born, you will want to have a larger bag of personal belongings, such as the following: o Personal toiletries (shampoo, conditioner, makeup, toothbrush, toothpaste, hair dryer) o Robe and bedroom slippers o Sleepwear (we will provide a gown if you prefer to wear that) o Nursing bra and nursing pads (if breastfeeding) o Supportive bra (if not breastfeeding) o Comfortable/loose clothing to wear home (your body still will look as if you are in your second trimester) o Change of clothes and toiletries for your support person o Gown/sleeper/one-piece bodysuit/socks for baby (something easy to slip on and off) o Going home outfit for baby

Don't forget a car seat for your baby's trip home; it is required by law. Please leave valuables such as jewelry at home.

Baby Friendly Baby-Friendly designation is considered the gold standard in health care for babies and their families. GHS, like many other hospitals nationwide, is on the journey to become Baby-Friendly as we know this is the best standard of care for families.

Baby-Friendly is more than educating families about breastfeeding. It also is educating new families about skin-to-skin contact and the wonderful benefits for mothers and babies--as well as educating new families about rooming-in while in the hospital to learn their baby's cues for feeding and more. BabyFriendly also is about educating new families on the importance of preparing formula safely for their baby.

When to Call Your Care Provider Pressure, cramps, backache and mucous discharge are common during the last month of pregnancy. You may experience contractions and/or "bloody show" (mucous mixed with a small amount of blood), which does not necessarily mean that labor is starting.

If contractions last less than 30 seconds and the sensation does not intensify (even if contractions are regular), they might be false labor or "Braxton Hicks" contractions. If you drink a large glass of water, lie on your left side and relax, these contractions usually stop within an hour.

True labor pains usually last 60 to 90 seconds, get closer and closer, and intensify with time. If you think you are in labor, follow the instructions from your provider's office. During business hours, the office may want to hear from you; after hours, the office may want you to go to OB Triage Emergency at Greenville Memorial Hospital (GMH).

Reserved Parking Mom-to-be--Parking for Patients in Labor For your convenience, we offer special parking for The Family Birthplace patients near the front entrance of the hospital. Enter Greenville Memorial Medical Campus from entrance 4 (main entrance off Grove Road), and proceed to the Reserved Parking Mom-to-be (located to the left before you reach the main entrance). Please look for the brown sign with a stork. Press the call button and explain your situation to a security officer who then will open the gate for you to park. Once your support person has you settled into a room, please have that person move the car to visitor parking.

Where to Go When It Is Time Please enter GMH through the main entrance. This entrance is staffed 24 hours a day and has wheelchairs available. Go to the Atrium Elevators (Visitor Elevators) to the Sixth Floor. Someone will greet you once you exit the elevators. If no one is there, please proceed to the left through the frosted glass sliding doors to OB Triage Emergency.

The BabyFriendly initiative educates families about breastfeeding, skin-to-skin contact and rooming-in while in the hospital.

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