Talk with your care team

At your visits during the third trimester, your healthcare team might ask if you have any symptoms such as contractions and fluid leaks or bleeding. Your team checks your blood pressure and weight and your baby's heartbeat and movements.

Keep track of how often you feel the baby move every day. Let your healthcare team know if the baby stops moving as much. Your baby's movements might slow as you get closer to your due date. Check once a day that your baby moves at least 10 times in two hours. This is called fetal kick counts.

Also, talk to your healthcare team about vaccinations you need. These might include flu, COVID-19 and respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) shots. Another suggested vaccination is tetanus toxoid, reduced diphtheria toxoid and acellular pertussis (Tdap). It's best to get the Tdap vaccine between 27 and 36 weeks of pregnancy.