What to expect when you're expecting (78 page)

Your uterus, now about the size of a small melon, has grown large enough to rise out of the pelvic cavity and by the end of the month, you’ll be able to feel the top of it around 2 inches below your belly button (if you don’t know what you’re feeling for, ask your practitioner for some pointers at your next visit). If you haven’t done so already, you’ll probably begin to outgrow your regular clothes.

Physically

Fatigue

Decreasing urinary frequency

An end to, or a decrease in, nausea and vomiting (for a few women, morning sickness will continue; for a very few, it is just beginning)

Constipation

Heartburn, indigestion, flatulence, bloating

Continued breast enlargement, but usually decreased tenderness

Occasional headaches

Occasional faintness or dizziness, particularly with sudden change of position

Nasal congestion and occasional nosebleeds; ear stuffiness

Sensitive gums that may bleed when you brush

Increased appetite

Mild swelling of ankles and feet, and occasionally of hands and face

Varicose veins of legs and/or hemorrhoids

Slight increase in vaginal discharge