Pregnancy calendar: 37 weeks

You can congratulate the future mother, because with 37 weeks of the baby is considered full. And this means that in case of the onset of labor, the doctors will not stop them, since the baby's lungs have already prepared for the independent first inspiration. A long-awaited meeting will be held soon.

Pregnancy calendar: baby changes

At the gestational age of 37 weeks the weight of the baby is 2.95 kg, and the height is 47 cm, it grows 1 cm every week. Many children appear to be hairy, the length of the hairs is 0.5-4 cm. Do not be surprised if the color hairs will not be like that of mom or dad. In spouses with light, light brown hair, brunettes can be born and vice versa. The color of the baby's hair, as well as the color of the eye, is probably still changing. It is worth trying to remember the sensations of the baby's movements in the womb. A little time will pass and Mom will still miss them!

Lactation

In the last weeks of pregnancy, the main thing for a good mother is the best preparation for the birth of a baby. He does not need an expensive dowry and a super-riding stroller, he does not care what the price of the crib and the diaper company is. The only thing that is absolutely necessary for him is breastmilk. Therefore, you need to spend some time and study articles on breastfeeding to prevent yourself and not allow others (doctors, grandfathers, grandmothers) to make a mistake that deprives the baby and mother of the most precious thread connecting mother and baby.
Even the most modest arguments in favor of breastfeeding mother's milk before artificial feeding look "powerful." Babies fed breast milk are less susceptible to infectious diseases, are less likely to have an allergy, they are much less likely to have a sudden death syndrome, a more correct bite is formed, and further they have higher intellectual abilities.
Mom who feeds, feels a great emotional uplift, positively contributing to her health. The research data showed that breastfeeding seriously reduces the risk of breast cancer in women, after 6 months of feeding the woman is losing weight and rather returns the "pre-pregnant" form and more.
It is worth remembering that nature is very wise and only 5% of women really can not be fed with breast milk. The child gets used to the form of the nipple, frequent attachments increase the amount of milk, if it is not enough, the absence of decanting enables the body to produce the amount of milk that the baby needs. In a normal maternity hospital, a "bottle for feeding" never enters the list of necessary things, and the baby is not fattened before the milk comes to mom (basically, on the third day after birth).

Pregnancy calendar 37 weeks: different presentations

Even if the baby passes the head - the birth is in the head presentation of the child, there are different options. Normal - physiological, consider only one: the head of the baby moves through the birth canal, bending so that first appears the nape, which is facing up.
There are cases when the head is nape down - the child goes face up. This is the posterior aspect of the occipital presentation. With this type of presentation of the child, a woman experiences severe back pain during childbirth. In this case, childbirth can take a long time. The midwife makes a bend and turns the baby's head at birth, so that it turns upside down.
When the head is unbending forward, this is the frontal and facial presentation of the baby. This is the extreme degree of extension of the head. Here, too, the head emerges from the birth canal back to the back of the head. About natural childbirth can be said, if the pelvis of a mother is large or the fruit is small. And nevertheless the best way out for both mother and baby is by caesarean section.
To the incorrect is the oblique and transverse presentation of the child in the uterus. When transverse - the fetus has the intersection of the long axis of the uterus under a straight line, and with an oblique position - at an acute angle. In the transverse position, the baby in the uterus is located, as if in a cradle. In this case, the birth can only take place by caesarean section.

37th week of pregnancy: changes in pregnancy

This week Braxton-Hicks contractions can not only increase, but they are more long-lasting and sensitive. Vaginal discharge may increase. If there is a mucus with drops of blood, most likely it started coming out of the mucous plug and the onset of labor can occur in the next 2 days. Although they can begin in 2 weeks. It is necessary to make sure that the tests for streptococcus are made so that if the results are negative, the maternity hospital could prevent the infestation of the baby.
It is now very difficult to sleep, it is difficult to find a comfortable position. You need to relax at least during the day.

The process of opening the cervix

During the examination, the doctor examines the cervix and assesses its condition: it is soft or hard, as far as it has become thinner. At birth, the cervix softens and becomes thinner. There is a smoothing of the cervix.
Before the fights began, the walls of the cervix remain thick,% smoothing - 0. At the beginning of labor, the cervix is ​​stretched and smoothed (50% smoothing). Before the birth of the baby, the cervix is ​​completely smoothed out.
It is important to know and stretch the cervix. It is determined in centimeters. At full disclosure, the pharynx opens 10 cm. Before the birth, the cervix can remain completely closed or it can be opened only 1 cm. During the birth the cervix of the uterus should be opened, smoothed out so that the baby passes through the birth canal.
In this examination, the child's foreplay is also recognized, that is, its disposition downward with a head, legs, or an ass. Evaluate the width of the pelvis and the location of the bones of the mother's pelvis.

Classes at 37 weeks gestation

If mom and baby go home in their car, you need to figure out how to fasten the purchased car seat. Usually it is more difficult to fasten than it seems and you do not need to leave it at the last minute.

How long after the birth can you start a sexual relationship?

A woman can start a sex life when she feels ready - it's 4-6 weeks after the birth and when the discharge is almost over. Then the inner cervical cervix is ​​usually closed. Breastfeeding can provoke mild vaginal dryness due to low estrogen levels in the body. Women who have a perineal incision should wait for complete healing, somewhere 2-3 weeks before the onset of sexual activity. It is worth noting that some women do not need a sexual life after childbirth due to stress, fatigue, fears of pain, lack of support for caring for the baby.