A nurse is caring for an 18-week pregnant client in a prenatal clinic. The client asks if some of her new symptoms are common in pregnancy. Highlight the findings that the nurse would include in teaching about expected physiological changes in pregnancy.

The client reports nausea almost every day for the last 2 months, but lasting for a shorter period of the day.

The client denies abdominal cramping or vaginal bleeding but reports malodorous vaginal discharge recently.

The client states it does not hurt when she urinates, but is voiding more frequently.

The Fundal height is measured at 18 cm.

A darkened line of skin is noted midline on the abdomen, extending approximately 3 inches above and below the umbilicus.

A dry, reddened patch of skin noted just below the knee bilaterally.