4hw.com.cn: 40 weeks of pregnancy means that your baby is likely to meet you at any time. What you need to do is to carefully check the waiting bag, pay attention to your physical changes, and be ready to go to the hospital at any time. Let's take a look at the physical changes and precautions of 40 weeks of pregnancy.
Physical changes in the fortieth week of pregnancy
At 40 weeks of gestation, the position of the baby in your abdomen is constantly falling, and the bulge of your abdomen is slightly reduced. The internal organs (heart, lung, stomach, etc.) will also be squeezed less. The stomach will not be as swollen as before, and the appetite will be good. However, the pressure of the uterus on the rectum and bladder has become more serious. Frequent urination, constipation and other symptoms are common. The vagina will produce some secretions, which will help lubricate the birth canal and facilitate delivery.
If one day this week or next week, you feel a continuous pain in your abdomen, and the pain becomes longer, more intense and more concentrated, you may be about to give birth. Once the interval between pains is less than 30 minutes, you should be admitted to hospital immediately and be ready for labor.
Fetal development at the fortieth week of pregnancy
40 weeks is the time when the fetus is born, so the function of the internal organs and nervous system of the fetus has been sound, the muscles of the hands and feet are developed, full of vitality, and the development of brain cells is basically finalized. The breast of the fetus will become more protruding. Due to the special role of the liver in the production of red blood cells, the liver of the fetus will naturally become larger.
Most of the babies will come in the pre delivery period. According to statistics, only 5% of the babies can be born exactly in the pre delivery period. If you do not give birth for more than two weeks, see a doctor in time.
Must read for mothers to be in the fortieth week of pregnancy
Because many women's menstrual cycle is irregular, or the cycle is long, and even some women can't remember clearly, it's better to ask a doctor to confirm whether the pre delivery period is correct for pregnant mothers who still have no signs of childbirth in the next 40 weeks. The 'menstruation algorithm' sometimes needs to be modified, or the CRL value of ultrasound is used to further confirm the due date.
Most mothers believe that with the completion of childbirth, prenatal education will come to an end. However, the first six months after the birth of the newborn baby is another peak of brain cell proliferation. Therefore, in order to continue to promote the intellectual development of the baby, the father and mother to be at this time should insist on prenatal education. You can tell the happy things in your life to your baby every day, so that he can realize that the world waiting for him is beautiful. By living and feeling together with the fetus, you can cultivate him to love life, be decisive and confident, be lively and outgoing, and make the bond between mother and son stronger.
The fortieth week of pregnancy: required reading for Dad to be
This week, the father to be will check whether the preparations are complete, whether the route to the hospital is clear, whether the car is convenient, whether the work is handed over well, whether the hospitalization process is remembered, and whether the money is ready. At the same time, the father to be should always pay attention to the state of the pregnant mother, find out the abnormality in time, and rush to the hospital for examination or waiting for delivery at the first time. At the same time, we should give psychological comfort and encouragement to pregnant women to ensure their emotional stability during the whole process of labor waiting.
Precautions for the fortieth week of pregnancy
Ready to go
By 40 weeks of gestation, you must have all the things ready for the baby to come. First of all, we need to prepare admission certificates such as birth permit, health care booklet and medical insurance card; there are also loose clothes, underwear, pads, slippers and other small items; there is no shortage of snacks during childbirth, and chocolate is rich in nutrition. Eating on the labor day will help shorten the labor process and prepare more pieces; in addition, we need to prepare bottles, clothes, quilts and so on for our baby.
Prevention of overdue pregnancy
Before giving birth, you still need to ask the doctor to do fetal heart monitoring and B-ultrasonic examination to understand the condition of the fetus in the womb, so as to make full preparation for the smooth birth of the baby. If you don't have any signs of labor this week, try to prevent an overdue pregnancy. First of all, go to the hospital to let the doctor confirm whether the due date is correct; after the due date, one week should be hospitalized for labor, and if necessary, induced labor should be done.
Avoid 'breaking water early'
Under normal circumstances, only when your contractions really start, the egg membrane wrapped around the fetus and amniotic fluid will burst under pressure, flow out of amniotic fluid, and the baby will also be born. If not to the actual delivery, the fetal membrane will be broken, vaginal bacteria will invade the uterus, the baby will be in danger. So in the last stage of pregnancy, parents to be must avoid husband and wife's life, do not bring any pressure to the womb, to prevent 'early breaking of water'.
Do more midwifery
After 37 weeks, if everything is normal, you should be ready for production. In order to make the production more smooth, we can do more midwifery activities. For example, if you walk for more than half an hour every day, you can go up the steps and exercise slowly and repeatedly every day.
Eating during the interval of uterine contraction
Because the pains of contractions before delivery may affect your appetite, you should learn to eat 'flexible tactics' during the interval of contractions, eat more easily absorbed, less dregs and delicious fresh food, such as egg soup noodles, ribs soup noodles, yogurt, chocolate and other food, and drink more water to make yourself eat well, so that you can have enough strength to deliver.
In the fortieth week of pregnancy, it takes about 12 hours for the primipara to pay attention to nutrition from the beginning of regular contractions to the opening of the uterus. If the pregnant mother is a primipara, there is no high-risk pregnancy factors, and she is ready for natural childbirth, she can prepare some easy to digest and absorb, less residue, delicious food, such as egg soup noodles, ribs soup noodles, milk, yogurt, chocolate and other food, and pay attention to water supplement. We should eat more midwifery food, which can help to give birth smoothly, for example: animal blood, kelp, spring leek, sea fish, bean sprout, fresh fruit, fresh vegetable juice. We should pay attention to supplement water, eat well and reserve energy for delivery. If you don't eat well and sleep well, you will be nervous and anxious, which will easily lead to fatigue, which may cause uterine atony, dystocia, postpartum hemorrhage and other dangerous situations.
If you are going to breastfeed your baby, make sure you have 80-100g of protein per day. You can often drink lotus root, red date, dried octopus, mung bean and pig's hand soup before delivery. Lotus root is smooth in nature, invigorating the spleen and appetizing the stomach, benefiting the blood and promoting the muscles; jujube is warm in nature, nourishing the spleen and combining the stomach, benefiting the Qi and promoting the body fluid. Before delivery, you can also prepare some food that is easy to digest and absorb, with less residue and delicious taste, such as noodles and egg soup, noodles and ribs soup, milk, yoghurt, chocolate and other food. At the same time, you should pay attention to supplement water, make yourself eat well, and prepare enough energy for delivery. Otherwise, it is easy to lead to fatigue due to poor food and sleep, tension and anxiety, which may cause uterine atony, dystocia, postpartum hemorrhage and other dangerous situations.