Seventh month of pregnancy

The seventh month of pregnancy brings the future mother a lot of trouble - before going on maternity leave you need to have a lot of time, including drawing up documents for the decree. But the month ends with the first week on vacation, the woman gets the opportunity to rest, she does not need to get up early and run to work or study, especially since she’s no longer able to run - it becomes rather hard to carry a child, whose dimensions already resemble the average cabbage forks.

The seventh month opens the final, third trimester of pregnancy for the expectant mother. Now she is entering the home stretch and many are beginning to count the time before delivery. Month includes 4.5 calendar or 4 obstetric weeks. If you measure the time as doctors do - in obstetric weeks and months, then 7 months will correspond to 26, 27, 28 and 29 weeks. If you count in such months, then in pregnancy you get exactly 10 months, in each of which there are 4 weeks.

In calendar weeks, more familiar to women, pregnancy lasts 9 months. And the seventh is 27, 28, 29, 30 weeks and a few days from 31 weeks.

This period still does not imply a noticeable deterioration of state of health, and therefore all matters are given to a woman rather easily and burdensomely, although the first signs of severity already overtake the expectant mother.

The baby in the womb is rapidly growing and gaining weight, now it is vital, because the subcutaneous fat will help the baby to keep body warm after birth, not to overcool. Mom will rejoice in sweet roundness - cheeks, plump ass, pens. In the meantime, the child looks still thin, but already very similar to the newborn.

The lungs are actively ripening - a substance accumulates in the alveoli, which will allow the crumbs to breathe on their own after birth - surfactant. While it is not enough for independent breathing, but if childbirth occurs within this month, then the baby has every chance to survive and be healthy. The processes that occur in the development of the fetus at this time are very interesting, and it is worth considering them more closely.

The time when the child enjoyed free swimming in the amniotic fluid and coups ended. With the onset of the first week of the third trimester the baby weighs up to almost a kilogram with an increase of 37 centimeters (on average). There are already larger children, there are those whose weight still does not reach 900 grams, but all of them, without exception, become cramped in the mother's womb. To save space. the child takes a flexion pose, which is often referred to as an embryo pose - the arms are folded to the chest or crossed on it, the chin is bent down, the back is “arc”, the legs are bent at the knee joints. In this position, the baby will have to spend all the time remaining before birth.

From now on, it becomes quite difficult to determine the sex of the child on ultrasound. The pose, in which the crumb is, makes visualization of the external genital organs difficult and the accuracy of determining the sex of the child is markedly reduced.

At the current time the child has improved visual function. This is due to the end of the formation of neural connections in the optic nerve. Now the fruit can not only distinguish between light and darkness, as he did before, but also see color blurry spots. He has already learned to open his eyes. Focusing vision will begin to appear only in the first months after the birth of the child.

In the child's body, everything happens the same as in the body of adults, only the lungs do not work yet. Yet, every day, the internal organs of the child improve in their functional duties: the heart knocks and supplies the entire child’s body with blood, the kidneys produce up to half a liter of urine per day, the bladder is emptied, the pancreas produces insulin, and the bone marrow produces blood cells the glands are the sex hormones, and all this is wisely guided by the brain, which has already acquired furrows and gyri.

It is believed that the baby enters the perinatal period of its development preceding childbirth. Its height reaches 38 centimeters, weight varies from 1100 to one and a half kilograms.. It’s hard to say how much the fruit should weigh - now everything is purely individual (there are children large and large, there are small, miniature). There is a tendency for differences in weight by sex - boys are becoming a little heavier than girls.

Eyelashes grow and rounded cheeks. Not yet plump priests, but it is a matter of time. The color of the iris of the eye changes from blue to that provided for by the baby’s genome. A tenth of the thin, colorless lanugo hair covering the child’s body has already fallen out, the rest tend to do the same. In lanugo and cheese lubrication, the physiological need is now almost absent - the skin has become more durable, four-layer. The lubricant is stored only in the folds under the knees, in the groin, in the elbows and in the neck fold. If twins or triplets grow in the mother's womb, then right now the expectant mother leaves for the maternity leave due to her by law.

The child continues to be heavy - now he can weigh already from one and a half kilograms with growth in 39 centimeters. Subcutaneous fat is now about 5% of its total weight, and this is an impressive result for the crumbs. His chances of survival in the case of premature birth rose to 96-97%. The consequences of childbirth at this time, of course, can be very different, but for most children everything goes well.

On this date a very significant event takes place - the differentiation of the cerebral cortex is completed, and now the baby interacts more consciously with the world around him. He can catch the umbilical cord, suck a finger, knows about 70 more different reflex skills that will help him survive immediately after birth.

At this period, all pregnant with one fetus go on maternity leave. A wonderful period begins when a woman can enjoy her position, practice her favorite hobby, prepare for the birth of a baby. Anxiety in the current period is the wrong position of the baby in the uterus. The one that was established by week 30 is usually already final., and if now the baby is sitting on the priest or lying across, then after a month and a half the doctor will raise the question of prescribing a cesarean section to the woman so as not to expose the child’s life and health to the unreasonable risk of birth injuries.

Everything is getting closer inside the uterus.The movements are still active, but all the children are already in the flexion pose. The growth of the average baby at 30 weeks - about 40-41 centimeters, the child weighs from 1600 grams.

The beginning of this week ends the seventh month. By this date, the baby came with a height of 42 centimeters, he was heavy up to 1800 grams, there are already children who weigh under 2 kilograms.

There are no more multiple folds on the skin, almost all the hairs are lanugo, the remnants will fall out in the last weeks of pregnancy, and if they don’t fall out, the child will get rid of lanugo after birth alone, without the help of parents and medical workers.

If you have previously recovered belly, cheeks, pop, then pens and legs are starting to get better. The ears, represented by a relatively soft cartilaginous tissue, by this time somewhat harden and stop bristling to the sides, adjoin the head. If a baby is born right now, then according to the degree of softness of the auricles, neonatologists will estimate the degree of its prematurity. Those born at this time usually survive well without significant consequences for the body., but resuscitation medical care will be required without fail, since the crumb will still be considered premature, its lungs are not mature enough.

Babies in the 7th month of pregnancy are very emotional. Observant mommies already know what the crumb likes and what doesn’t, when he is active, and when he sleeps, what sounds scare him.

At the very beginning of the seventh month, a woman will not feel any cardinal changes in her state of health beyond what was last month, but by the second half of this period everything will start to change, and you need to be ready for this.

Women often complain of excessive sweating.. Indeed, in the seventh month, sweating rises, especially if a woman is mobile, walks a lot, works, and outside in the summer. May start to throw it in the heat, then in the cold - these feelings future mother remembers in the first trimester, in the earliest stages of pregnancy. But then it was due to the action of the hormone progesterone, now the reason - a sharp increase in the amount of blood circulating in the female body and increased metabolism.

Right now, the fluid may begin to linger in the tissues, and then the gynecologist during the examination will surely report that the woman has edema. and will offer her supportive care in a hospital or in a day hospital. Swelling is not difficult to recognize - in the morning the face looks like a mask of the Chinese emperor of the Ming dynasty, and from the ring or bracelet on his hand there is a clear mark on the skin. Shoes may seem cramped if your legs are swollen.

Swelling can not be considered the norm and do not even try to reassure themselves that "they have all." Edema - a sign of preeclampsia. This is the name for late toxicosis. It is more dangerous than the early one in that the edema can still be internal. Preeclampsia can lead to complications of childbirth and even cause the death of a woman and fetus.

Due to the increased amount of blood in the body, vaginal discharge increases. This is normal, but only under the condition that the woman does not have a lower abdominal pain, no bleeding or brown discharge. Healthy discharge - white or transparent, odorless or with a slight kefir odor, without itching.

With timely hospitalization, pregnancy can be prolonged in all cases, except for the presence of the beginning of the birth process with contractions and discharge of water.

The cause of green or gray foul-smelling discharge at this time - infection. White discharge with itching and dryness - thrush. If something like this begins, you need to visit your doctor in order to get an appointment for treatment, because before the birth the genital tract must be clean, free from infections, otherwise the issue of caesarean section may be considered to protect the child from infection.

Belly can not hide. He is big and even in loose clothing, anyone can easily determine that a woman is in position. The uterus rose above the level of the navel and presses the diaphragm. Because of this, the woman has a constant feeling that she does not have enough air, that it is difficult to breathe. The ribs may start to hurt.

It seems to the future mum that the stomach is already very big, in any case, in order to fasten boots or tie shoelaces, outsider help is already needed. At the same time, there are women who complain about too small belly. It makes them worry about the development of the baby. There is no reason to think that the baby is bad in a small belly. Simply small belly may be because a woman has a wide pelvis, there are extra pounds, lack of water is diagnosed, a small fetus. Just share your experiences with the doctor - he will tell you if everything is all right with the baby.

This month, many women experience so-called training or mock contractions. (the stomach becomes tight, the uterus comes in tone for a few seconds, and then relaxes again). Such contractions are a completely normal phenomenon, as is the absence of such contractions. False contractions have no effect on either the term of delivery or the condition of the baby. It is believed that in this way the body of women is preparing for childbirth.

Increases the load on the spine. Changed the center of gravity. That is why more and more back aches, especially if you stand or sit for a long time. Some women begin to hurt the pubic bone. Be sure to inform your doctor. The discrepancy of the pelvic bones before childbirth is the nature of the provided mechanism to facilitate the birth process, but excessive discrepancies can lead to a symphysis.

The remaining sensations are quite individual: the breast grows, colostrum can be released. Some again begin to suffer from insomnia, but now not because of progesterone, but because they only have to sleep on their side, and it can be problematic to roll from side to side. Many suffer from episodic heartburn and diarrhea (the uterus puts pressure on the intestines and stomach).

In the seventh month, it is important for a woman to pay special attention to the prevention of preterm labor.

Prohibited:

• to be nervous, to remain in prolonged stress;
• lift weights and harass yourself with workouts in the gym;
• experience strong vibrations;
• jumps;
• alcohol (even champagne, even in small amounts).

Now that is allowed, but with restrictions.

• Sex is not prohibited if the woman has no pathologies of the current pregnancy, if the doctor does not object to the active intimate life of his patient.Sex life will require careful and tactful attitude on the part of the partner - poses must be delicate, it is impossible to press on the stomach. Orgasm helps to improve the emotional state of a woman, and also prepares the muscles of the uterus for childbirth. But everything should be in moderation. There are cases when an orgasm led to preterm labor.
• Treatment. A woman can be treated teeth, if such a need exists. Any treatment should be agreed with the obstetrician-gynecologist, since during this period the common cold, sore throat, flu, chicken pox and herpes are not as dangerous for the baby as unauthorized treatment with medicines and folk remedies.
• Travels. Flight for 7 months is allowed, but only if women do not have pathologies of pregnancy, hypertension. It is not recommended to fly to exotic countries, since acclimatization may require too much power from the female body. Some airlines from this date before admitting the passenger “in position” to the aircraft are asked to show a certificate, certified by the doctor’s stamp, that the doctor does not object to the flight and does not consider it dangerous. When buying a ticket, check this question with the representative of the carrier company.
• You can dye your hair and grow your nails, but only with the use of the safest formulations.
• Call for an ambulance in the 7th month of pregnancy is necessary in cases where bleeding has opened, watery discharge has appeared (water), developed regular contractions (the stomach becomes tight at regular intervals, which become shorter).
• Try to avoid injuries and falls.. If this happens, immediately consult a doctor to make sure that the child is doing well.

You can clearly see the development of the baby in the seventh month of pregnancy in this video.