During Pregnancy, call if you are experiencing any of the following symptoms:

• Elevated temperature of >101 degrees or temperature that does not go down with Tylenol.

• Vaginal bleeding, with or without pain, which resembles the FIRST or SECOND day of a Period.

• Decreased or absent movement of baby after 28 weeks.

• Sharp or severe abdominal pain or cramping.

• “Water” leaking or gush of fluid from the vagina.

• Contractions

  • BEFORE 34 weeks that occur every 10 minutes or less.

  • AFTER 34 weeks that occur every 5-7 minutes.
    (Contractions may be painless and may feel like the baby is “balling up” inside of you)

Postpartum, call if you are experiencing any of the following symptoms:

• Headache unrelieved by Tylenol accompanied by blurred or spotty vision, increased swelling of face, hands or feet

• Temperature of 100.5 or greater unrelieved by Tylenol

• Vaginal bleeding that soaks more than 1 pad per hour or large clots (larger than a baseball)

• A smelly discharge from the vagina

• Pain, burning, or trouble with emptying your bladder

• Severe pain in your abdomen that is not improved by pain medications

• Your incision becomes red, warm, and oozes pus. Mild swelling and clear drainage at the incision is normal.

• Nausea and vomiting where you can’t keep any food/fluids down or is becoming dehydrated

• Feelings of sadness, hopelessness or severe anxiety