The 3rd term

The 3rd term goes of 29 until the 40th week. The 3rd third of the pregnancy is also called 3rd trimenon and also is called "stage of the load".

Changes at the nascent mother
The pregnant woman gains weight to body circumference again. The weight increases by another five kilograms. The diaphragm is pushed up, heartburn and dyspnea are the consequence. The pregnant woman tires more rapidly. Frequent urination and sleeplessnesses connected with that are also characteristic for this pregnancy phase. Sometimes the mammary glands already secrete some guttas of yellowish pre-milk.

Light pregnancy and false pains which can be recognized by a short, painless solid development of the abdomen start.

Development of the unborn
The development of the child is completed for the most part the last term. The child has less and less place in the womb. Between the 29th and 31st weeks the brain gains in mass and its characteristic structure gets the till now smooth brain surface. The child can now taste nice and feel pain. It is capable of regulating its body temperature itself. With the boys the testicles shift into the lasts. The child can distinguish light and darkness. In the 32nd to 34th week the protective fatty tissue gets thicker under the skin. With boys the testicles of the lasts walk into the scrotum. As of the 34th or 35th weeks the child already has a weight from 2300 to 2700 grams and is able without surviving greater complications if it were born now.

Within the last weeks the child further improves its performance to weight. The downy hair disappears and the unborn takes its definite birth position. Toward the end of the time period the child weighs around 3600 gram and is 50 centimeters in size. The labors can start any time.

Important recommendations in this period of time
Between the 29th to 32nd week the last ultrasound scan is scheduled. The maternity regulations start with six weeks before the calculated birth appointment. Since after the birth little time remains because of the baby you buy a stock of foods for themselves a and cook you. You put themselves all important phone numbers next to the telephone. Look around for a pediatrician which shall treat her child in future. Look at the latest now for a midwife which looks after you after the birth. Ask the health insurance whether a household nurse is paid at home for the first time if otherwise nobody can help you. Get her layette ready and pack its clinic suitcase. Ask her relatives not to occur to friends and acquaintances at you after the birth. In the hospital and you need rest at home in the first time. The baby and you must get used to each other.


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