Third trimester: How you may feel emotionally

This part of your pregnancy brings some emotional ups and downs.

You may feel frightened about labor.
You may be increasingly aware of your dependence on your partner.
You may be impatient for your baby to arrive.
You may be worried that you'll never see your knees again.

Sharing your feelings with other mothers-to-be in your childbirth classes and in other parenting classes may feel especially rewarding.

Remember to let your partner know how you are feeling, too.

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Source: Allina Patient Education, Beginnings: Pregnancy, Birth and Beyond, fourth edition, ISBN 1-931876-14-2

First published: 10/04/2002
Last updated: 06/19/2003

Reviewed by: Allina Patient Education experts

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