How quickly the most beautiful time passes in the life of every mother - those nine months when she bore the long-awaited child! However, it happens that the term of childbirth is coming, but nothing happens. Already everything given for the future newborn is bought, washed and ironed out his tiny little things, bags are collected in the hospital, and the baby is not in a hurry to the light. And if the expectant mother's arrival time was waiting with alarm, then, having reached the 42nd week of pregnancy, she expects fights with impatience. And they are all gone! It is clear that the whole family and relatives are already waiting and are increasing the woman's anxiety with the constant questions about whether she gave birth or not. If you are in this situation, we will tell you about the opinion of doctors and whether to worry about this.
42 week of pregnancy: whether or not we overdo it?
In fact, the term of 40 weeks is not an obligatory period when the baby should appear. In general, doctors consider the birth of a child to be normal from 38 to 42 weeks. The fact of the matter is that sometimes the date of delivery is not entirely correct: it is most accurate to determine this time, knowing the day when the woman conceived. And since in reality few of the pregnant women can clearly name this time, the dates are usually set from the first day of the month. And if a woman has an average cycle of 28 days, she is likely to give birth by the fortieth week. But for some of the fair sex, the menstrual cycle is 30 days or more, the fetus ripens later, and so the delivery can be delayed, at a later date, that is, by the 41-42 week.
The definition of an intractable pregnancy is the prerogative of laboratories and an ultrasound study. There are several signs of the fetal condition when it is overdone:
- With ultrasound, a specialist will detect thinning and deformation of the placenta, a decrease in the number of amniotic fluid and the absence of flake lubrication in the fetus, which indicates the dryness of its skin.
- When analyzing the quality of amniotic fluid, their turbidity and loss of transparency of the membranes of the membranes are noted.
- When examining the secretions from the nipples of the mammary glands, milk is often found in a pregnant pregnancy, and not colostrum.
42 week of pregnancy: if we are overdrawn
If your tests are in order, which means that the child's bearing is on time, you do not have cause for concern. If the doctor claims a delayed pregnancy, then there is only one way - still give birth. True, the stimulation of labor is usually used. It is necessary, because there are several negative factors:
- when the child is pregnant, there is a shortage of oxygen and nutrients;
- the risk of aspiration of amniotic fluid increases when the water lingers in the lungs;
- because the fetus increases in weight, it will be harder for a woman to give birth;
- the bones of the skull of the fetus become thickened, which will worsen the child's passableness through the birth canal, birth trauma is possible;
- the risk of having a cesarean delivery is increased.
In view of the possible risks, the birth is stimulated.
If you are still refusing such a method, stimulate labor on your own . Recommended physical activity, for example, dancing or climbing stairs, washing the floor. Call for help of the husband - unprotected sex and stimulation of the nipples can provoke the tone of the uterus and cause contractions.
In any case, listen to experts and follow their advice! A little more patience, and soon you will have a wonderful meeting with the long-awaited baby!