Development of the child, 36 weeks of pregnancy: the growth of the baby is already 46 cm, and the gain in weight is 2.7 kg. True, the weight of the baby at this time can be different and vary. It depends on heredity and external causes. By the end of 36 weeks it can be considered complete. A term for a baby born between 37 and 42 weeks of pregnancy is considered dead. Those who were born before 37 weeks are premature, and after 42 weeks - born.
36 week of pregnancy: the location of the child.
Most likely, the child is located in the headlong presentation, if not - your doctor may suggest an attempt to turn the kid by hand: to perform an external obstetric turn. This method is not very common, since it can cause the onset of labor and delivery with the help of an emergency cesarean section.
There are also certain exercises in order to deploy the child.
Excerpt from the book of Grantley Dick.
"Since the most successful generic position is the occipital presentation, when the baby is located head down, a person to the mother's back, the most useful in the last weeks of pregnancy is trying to make him exactly this position. The principles of birth naturally indicate that one should strive to prevent and resolve problems in the most natural, normal way, which does not require medication. What applies to childbirth and to pregnancy itself. The safest method to change the location of the baby to the most comfortable for delivery is a change in the center of gravity of the baby's habitat. It's easier to turn mom than a baby. Moving the center of gravity of the uterus will cause the baby to move to the desired position. Quite often in 7 - 7,5 months the child is the buttocks down, but in the last weeks he turns the head down. Changing the mother's position provokes the baby to move. Since for most of the mothers the headstand is some difficulty, you can just raise your hips slightly above your head and stay in this position for a few minutes every day, and preferably several times a day. Twice a day on an empty stomach (for example, before dinner or dinner), the expectant mother should lie on her back, on a hard surface, with hips that are raised by pillows above the head for 25 to 30 cm. We must start doing this from the 30th week of pregnancy and do so for 4 to 6 weeks. Also, the mother can talk with the baby, ask him to turn over. He still does not understand the words, but Mama's calm voice can take away his anxiety when the uncomfortable situation changes. "
There are also specialists who practice "persuasion" of the baby. The doctor, as it were, "mentally persuades" the child to follow the medical hands that lie on the belly of the woman. And one more thing - reflexotherapy (thanks to a special wormwood cigarette for therapeutic moxibustion there is an effect on a certain acupuncture point that controls part of the function of the uterus).
But if, none of these methods have brought a result, do not despair. For today in many cities there are maternity homes, in which doctors practice childbirth with a leg presentation.
36 week of pregnancy - the child is surrounded by the maximum amount of amniotic fluid. In the next weeks will grow further. At the same time, the body of a pregnant woman absorbs some of the amniotic fluid, reduces their number around the baby and gets less opportunity for movement. The future mother will notice that the child moves less and is not very active.
The gestation period is 36 weeks: the condition and development of the baby according to Apgaru .
Apgar method - a method of objective determination of the state of a newborn baby, carried out, in the first five minutes of a baby's life. Assessment of the condition of the newly born baby is based on the definition of the 5 most important clinical signs:
• Cardiac activity.
• activity of respiration.
• Condition of muscle tone.
• feature of excitability of reflexes.
• color of the skin.
The symptom that is well expressed is assessed by 2 points, insufficient - in 1, absence or change of the sign - 0. This evaluation of the state of the baby is expressed by the sum of points that are obtained by all signs, it is carried out twice: once the child was born and after will be 5 minutes after birth, then the results are compared. That's right, the highest result can be 10 points, but this estimate is rare.
In healthy newborn babies, the score is basically 7-9 points. Not always 9-10.
A kid with a small Apgar score on the first vital minute sometimes needs resuscitation. This means that a doctor or midwife should stimulate the child's breathing.
In many cases, the summation of points after 5 minutes of life is more than immediately after birth, because the baby becomes more active and already adapts to being outside the womb. Worse for a baby when after 5 minutes the score becomes lower.
Changes in the pregnant woman at 36 weeks gestation.
At this time, this week of pregnancy, when the child takes up more space, there may be problems with the amount of food used. You need to eat less, but often. But on the other hand, when the "down" the baby can get heartburn and shortness of breath. "Belly" belly is usually 2 weeks before the birth, but it may not go down. When the baby sinks to the exit, the expectant mother can feel the pressure on the crotch that has increased, and the more frequent urge to urinate. Some of the women compare the sensations of a baby, which fell as if they had a bowling ball between their legs.
This week, Brexton-Hicks contractions may become more frequent. Once again, it is worth discussing the signs of beginning labor with your gynecologist and clarifying when you need to come to him. Usually, if the pregnancy is complete, there are no complications, and the water does not begin to drain, the doctor will advise you to come to the hospital when the fights of one minute each become a frequency once every five minutes. Naturally, if at least something is confusing (pain, activity of the child, water, etc.), immediately you need to call an obstetrician.
Classes 36 weeks gestation.
You can make a list of those who want to report on the birth of the baby. It is worth writing their phones or e-mail and giving it to a good friend who could spread the news. In this case, if you want to be known and others, you will not need to dial tens of SMS, but you just need to call your friend. In the list you can include at least one colleague, then the news will know exactly everything.
When will the uterus take its usual dimensions?
The uterus becomes pre-pregnancy size somewhere around 6 weeks after birth. At this time the uterus contracts, and my mother usually feels contractions, mainly during feeding.