✓ Thirty-fifth week of pregnancy

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Thirty-fifth week of pregnancy

With the scientific advice from gynecologist Elisabetta Canitano, president of the non-profit association Vita di donna, let's see what happens to the body of the mother and that of the child during the thirty-fifth week of pregnancy.

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Symptoms in the XNUMXth week of pregnancy

Lo urge to pee it remains a common annoyance to all mothers and you have to learn to live with it patiently. As the term of pregnancy approaches, the urge to pee becomes frequent and the urgent need and, at times, difficult to hold back. The responsibility lies with the size and weight of the uterus, which puts some pressure on the bladder forcing it to empty much more often than it does outside of pregnancy. In the evening it may be useful to limit the intake of liquids: the device can reduce the number of night rises.

Other frequent symptoms during the XNUMXth week of pregnancy can be:

hemorrhoids
heartburn
backache
cramps in the lower limbs
headache
pruritus
constipation
dizziness
epistaxis (nosebleeds)

What to do in the thirty-fifth week

Some checks must also be carried out in the last quarter, always following the operator's instructions in this regard. In particular, these are:

Blood test ed Complete blood count
Complete urine examination (to check for the presence of proteinuria, i.e. too high a concentration of protein)
Screening test for the detection of the Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV)
Gynecological examination
Vaginal swab to search for the Beta-hemolytic streptococcus, a bacterium, in the vaginal mucus, responsible, if not treated before delivery, for possible infectious complications for the fetus after birth. However, if the results of this last examination were to be positive, there is no need to be very worried, since in the phase of labor it will be enough to administer antibiotics not to take risks.

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The fetus in the XNUMXth week of pregnancy

Now the fetus weighs more or less two and a half kilos and is about 47 cm.

He now looks the same as he will at birth: his hair is at least a few millimeters long, his skin is soft, his face and thighs may already be chubby, but as a rule they are still a little wrinkled. In addition, the production of surfattante allows the expansion of pulmonary alveoli and also the number of brain cellsi is constantly increasing.

Strange but true, the little one in the belly enjoy music and it has been observed that proposing to him at birth the same music that he listened to in his belly has a calming effect on him.

Gestational age: eight months (DPP CALCULATION - Expected date of delivery)

FONTI: NHS; BabyCenter

Questions and answers

How Much Should a Baby Weigh at the XNUMXth Month of Pregnancy?

A healthy fetus at the end of the eighth month of pregnancy must weigh between 1700 and 2200 grams.

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Pregnancy week by week

We follow the growth of the embryo which then becomes the fetus from first week of pregnancy up to the fortieth. We will see the growth of the fetus and how the body of the expectant mother changes, until the due date is expected. All the useful information on the forty weeks of pregnancy, in the articles a lot of information on the development of the baby, on what is happening to the body and useful advice on the tests to be done based on the calculation of the weeks of pregnancy.