Can be normal occurrence in pregnancy but please discuss with your doctor at your appointment to confirm that the discharge is normal.

Recommendation: Avoid stimulating the breast and do not try to express the milk as this will only make you produce more.

Call anytime you think that you are leaking amniotic fluid, usually associated with a constant trickle or gush of fluid.

After 28 weeks of pregnancy, it is important to count fetal movement daily

Recommendations:

• Pick a time when you are not distracted
• Pick a time when the baby is usually active (often this is after a meal)

Count fetal movements and make sure your reach ten counted movements before 1 hour has passed. (If you get to ten before an hour has passed, you can stop counting.) Call if you are unable to get this amount.

• Avoid hot tubs, saunas, and tanning beds
• Self tanning creams are safe (if they do not contain retinol)
• Avoid Smoking/tobacco, alcohol, caffeine, dieting
• Register early for childbirth classes (by 20 weeks). Call (828) 213-8113.