With 40 weeks of gestation your baby is ready to come to the world, just waiting for the green light of the hormones to give air of grace! With the fetal development totally complete, get ready to finally get to know this world! With your whole body well developed including your internal organs that are already working and doing your job in the expected way. All your senses flow and respond to stimuli and everything will be a matter of time to adjust and improve with each one of them. Your little heart beats rapidly, approximately 110 to 160 beats per minute.

In the 40 weeks of pregnancy, your respiratory system that was in the process of maturing in the last few weeks is already ready and as soon as the umbilical cord is cut, the baby will start breathing on its own. Your eyes that were used to seeing at a limited distance inside the uterus will now have to get used to seeing objects farther away. After birth he will still see around 30 cm from your face , which is equivalent to the mother’s face when breastfeeding.

Each baby is born with a different weight and measure, but at this stage of 40 weeks of pregnancy it is normal and expected a baby weighing an average of 3,400 kg and measuring 51 cm . All his bones are very firm and rigid except for the skull that has not yet closed to facilitate passage in the vaginal canal.

How is Mom Feeling …

Tiredness defines mommy at 40 weeks of gestation !! Exhaustion and reaching the limit are evident since the size of the belly is very large and it is not possible to sleep well, walk properly or even do tasks that were so simple before. To complement the situation the anxiety is so great that it takes away even the appetite! ! But there is nothing to do but wait for the body to react and show that the time has come, and it is also almost time and can happen at any time.

If at 40 weeks of pregnancy contractions are still coming sporadically, you can start hiking. The walk helps to accelerate labor and the pregnant woman can walk around 1 hour a day, paying attention to the time when the sun is not so intense. It is worth remembering that a pregnancy can reach up to 42 weeks, but it is quite common if by 41 there is no progress the doctor will induce labor or schedule a cesarean.

If you have no medical recommendation asking you not to have sex, try to date a lot. The sexual act helps a lot in the acceleration of the labor also since during the intercourse substances are released that help in the acceleration of the contractions and the dilation of the cervix. If you still hold out, date until the last moment!

External factors…

The phone keeps ringing and the messages on the phone are constant, wanting to know if you haven’t been born yet! This kind of thing takes away the peace of the pregnant woman and the closest family members who, in addition to having to deal with their own anxiety, have to put up with the anxiety of others and the demands. If you can walk away and save yourself from this kind of questioning, run away! All you need now at 40 weeks of gestation is to keep calm and peace to have a peaceful birth and enjoy your baby’s arrival.