9 months of pregnancy

For 9 months of pregnancy, everything is ready to welcome home for your child. You know the way of motherhood and some members of the obstetric team. Childbirth can occur anytime in the last month! Your suitcase and the "baby" is ready, just in case ... Our advice for these last days before the arrival of the baby.

Your body during the 9 months of pregnancy

HOME STRETCH

Your belly is very prominent and your back is more arched. You bear increasingly difficult this weight on your legs, your back. Your breasts are swollen and are actively preparing for breastfeeding. You can massage them, including the nipples, with a fat cream.

Have frequent urination. You sometimes have contractions, especially at night. They are not regular and are not painful. This is normal: they contribute in particular to the maturation of the cervix, which will make easier its dilation during childbirth.

Your sleep is sometimes difficult because it is not easy to find a proper position. Your actions and movements are sometimes laborious. You're tired, and rightly so.

Reviews of 9 months pregnant

7E PRENATAL EXAMINATION

The last prenatal examination includes the same exams as the previous month: monitoring your weight, pressure, uterine height, your overall health and activity and the baby heartbeat. Laboratory tests are controlled (serology for toxoplasmosis for non-immune mothers, looking for irregular antibodies to Rh-negative mothers and analyzes urine for albuminuria and glycosuria). The examination results appear in your maternity record. During these consultations, possible your contractions are recorded (monitoring).

The gynecological examination will help confirm that the birth is preparing, enjoying cervical ripening. It was during the last consultations that decides the route of delivery.

And now, at 9 months of pregnancy, pregnancy expires. Whether you are impatient or anxious by birth, you probably have many questions about what to expect these days - or weeks ...

Here is some information on the course of the 9th month of pregnancy, the last between the 37th and 41th week of gestation.

At 9 months of pregnancy, baby prepares to emerge. It weighs about 2.4 kg and measures 45 cm in the 37th SA. It therefore does not have much room to move! This may explain why you feel less in late pregnancy.
Beware though, a substantial decrease or total disappearance of his movements, require consultation with maternity.

The last few weeks, it takes about 20 g per day, and her body gets rid gradually of vernix and down (lanugo) that covered to protect it. It becomes more sensitive to noise or uncomfortable situations. Your lifestyle has a direct impact on your baby, such as, for example, alcohol, tobacco or drugs.

The lungs continue to develop, as the brain continues to mature beyond birth.

At the 40th SA, your baby weighs about 3.3 kg and measures 50 cm and is ready to be born! In 95% of cases it will be positioned upside down the day of delivery. If it is not turned naturally or with the help of a medical operation, then the issue will be through the seat or feet, or using a caesarean.