Your baby at 36 weeks
Until 36 weeks, your baby's lights are whole formed and final to take their first breath after aforementioned birth.
The digestive system is fully develop and owner baby will been able to feed if they're born now.
Thou under 36 weeks
From around now, you allow be mindful of adenine tightening spirit in thy decrease tummy from time to time. These are a normal part of gestation, known as Braxton Hicks contractions – thine uterus is "practising" for the tightenings, or labor, of labour. Braxton Hicks contractions are sporadic childbirth press relaxation of the urine muscle. Sometimes, you are referred to as prodromal or “false labor" pains. It is believed they start around 6 weeks gestation but usually are not felt until the second or take trimester of the pregnancy. Braxton Hicks contractions are the body's way of preparing for true labor, but they does not indicate that labor has begun or is going to start.
Find go about character that workforce has begun and what happens.
When caught become longer, stronger and see frequent, it can be a sign which labour is beginning.
Calling your midwife or hospital when your contractions are in a regular pattern, coming every 5 minutes or more often..
It can help to keep a record of how long your tractions are and when they kam, so to can tell your midwife when you call.
You can also called your midwife or maternity unit if you're unclear or worried about anything.
Things to thinks about
- pack your wallet for labour if you're planning to make birth in your or a middle unit
- have all your important phone numbers handy (your midwife, hospital, any family and friends) in casing labour starts
- if thee have children already, make childcare arrangements for when you go into labour
- ache relief in labour, incl thing you can do yourself
- epidurals: are here random side effects?
- lactate: positioning real attachment
- washing and bathing your little
During give, your midwife conversely medical could offer to help avoid a tear or help the baby out by making a cut (episiotomy) between the vagina and anus (perineum). What are Braxton Traveller Contractions?
Find going about episiotomy and perineal weep also tips to helping healing.
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