The 38th week of pregnancy often becomes the last, especially if the woman bears not the first child. The kid preparing for birth can weigh already more than 3 kg and reaches 48-50 cm in length. Not to miss the moment of the beginning of childbirth, it is necessary to monitor emergence of special signs carefully.
Development of a fruit
At the moment the child is already ready to the birth. Its organism is created. The placenta by means of which all this time the fruit ate grows old and utonchatsya therefore a set of weight slows down a little: the most part of nutrients leaves on maintenance of activity of the chubby kid. Having put by an ear to mom's stomach, it is possible to feel the heartbeat of a fruit which is 120-160 beats per minute.
To approach of the 38th week to the kid it becomes very close in a uterus therefore pushing and stir occur less often now. Grasping and sosatelny reflexes are well developed, and bodies are ready to begin full work at once after the expected childbirth. In particular, on the surface of alveoluses pulmonary surfactant which will help the kid to make the first breath after the birth was formed. The liver, a pancreas and intestines are ready to get into active gear on assimilation and splitting of food.
Externally the fruit differs in nothing from the newborn. It has pinkish and smooth skin, and the head is covered with quite thick hair. Nails can support fingertips. Male babies already have testicles lowered in a scrotum. In general the sizes and weight of the baby depend on hereditary data therefore at parents, small on dimensions, most likely, the medium-sized kid will be born, and tall and large mom and dad should be ready to possible appearance of real "athlete".
What is tested by future mom
Current week at the woman differences of mood can be observed, and the emotional background in general is raised. Long pregnancy enough considerably weakened an organism, and, apparently, there is a wish for the fastest approach of childbirth. On the other hand, fast approach of the painful and dangerous procedure can sometimes be given by fear and slight panic. Also constant expectation of prenatal fights can drive in a stressful state the woman.
The feeling of fatigue has most of all an effect. The large and heavy stomach does not allow to be long standing, there are unpleasant feelings in a back and a waist. At the same time the woman understands that, for example, arrangement of the nursery ahead is a lot of affairs, purchase of things for the child of prime necessity, but forces is not enough for it.
Actively the uterus which height of a bottom is about 35-38 cm gets ready for childbirth, and she settles down at distance in 16-18 cm from a navel. The neck of the uterus is gradually softened. More and more the falling stomach ceases to press on lungs and a stomach therefore it becomes easier to breathe, there passes frequent heartburn. Nevertheless, urination happens now even more often as pressure upon a bladder repeatedly increased. There can be also diarrhea – the inevitable companion of the woman till the end of pregnancy.
What is still characteristic of pregnancy on late terms:
- During this period of the woman quite often lose flesh that is explained by preparation of an organism for childbirth and disposal of excess substances and liquids. Also it is promoted by an otkhozhdeniye of the mucous stopper protecting a neck of the uterus from infections. In general for all pregnancy the organism of future mom can gain up to 10-15 kg. Those who do not watch food and lead an inactive life can put on weight stronger, and it only worsens health stronger.
- Small expansion of extremities is considered norm, but the significant increase them in sizes which is followed by increase in weight can be symptom of a gestosis and demands the address to the doctor.
- Strips of an impartial type can appear in a stomach, a breast, hips and buttocks from behind strongly tense and itching skin. Part of them will pass after the delivery independently, it will be possible to get rid of others by means of special cosmetics.
- Reversing of a navel inside out. This absolutely normal phenomenon which passes after the delivery and is usually observed at earlier thin women and also at pregnancy by twins.
Harbingers of the beginning of childbirth
The pregnant woman has to listen always to the organism and understand when accurate desires to childbirth begin. The main signs saying that it is time to go to maternity hospital is the following:
- Brekstona-Hicks's fights. These are the special training fights showing that the uterus warms up before the forthcoming procedure. Usually these reductions begin approximately in 1-2 weeks prior to the child's birth. Shortly yes childbirth frequency of fights increase, and they occur each hour.
- From a breast colostrum is emitted. It is whitish-yellow dense liquid which the child will eat during the first several days after the birth. Just before childbirth, colostrum begins to be emitted almost continuously, leaving noticeable spots on a bra.
- The stomach considerably falls down and also as if turns into stone – a strong indication of the fact that the child reached optimum position and is ready to be born.
- Otkhozhdeniye of amniotic waters. This symptom becomes extreme before childbirth therefore, having noticed plentiful and watery allocations from a vagina, urgently call the ambulance.
Useful tips
Quite often women last weeks of pregnancy relax and stop thinking about something foreign. It is actually important to collect the last forces and to follow special recommendations which I will help in the near future. It is necessary to do the following:
- Prepare a bag for a trip to maternity hospital on which there have to be necessary things for mom and future child and also documents.
- Eat only useful and low-fat products, having excluded all farinaceous food, sweet and fried. Lean on fruit and vegetables, accept the vitamins registered by the doctor.
- You do not carry a bandage that it did not put the excess pressure upon a stomach. Try to sleep in a convenient and free pose, for example, on a back.
- In advance visit maternity hospital in which there will take place the procedure, and discuss a possibility of preliminary hospitalization with the doctor.
- Make slow walks in the fresh air and whenever possible do gymnastics for pregnant women.
For the rest do not give in to panic and try to worry without extra reason. Divide duties between the immediate family and the husband. Make sure that houses everything is ready for accommodation of the child. It is also important to know the main information on how to feed the newborn and to look after him.