While assessing the fundus of a multiparous client on the first postpartum day, the nurse performs handwashing and dons clean gloves. Which of the following should the nurse do next?

C Perform massage vigorously at the level of the umbilicus if the fundus feels boggy. A Place the nondominant hand above the symphysis pubis and the dominant hand at the umbilicus. D Place the client on a bedpan in case the uterine palpation stimulates the client to void. B Ask the client to assume a side-lying position with the knees flexed.