When you are 36 weeks pregnant, it is time to get the good news soon! But that
may not always be good news for the mother. At this stage, she is under
tremendous physical pressure as the baby has grown to a full size by now. In
fact, she is almost ready for coming out and facing the world! Her skin is
fully developed. Her all organs are fully grown by this time. The baby
undergoes a lot of movement by this time as she sometimes feels suffocated inside
the mother owing to her big size. The baby is about 19 inches long and 2.7 kg
in weight. Not only that, the baby is also no more curled up and rather has
straightened from head to toe.
The baby’s movement involves not only the
uncurling but also her restlessness to come out. Thus, she turns topsy-turvy to
place herself into a position such that coming out is easier. The baby’s head
turns upside down to place her head into a favorable position. The mother may
feel a lot of pain as a result. The huge size of the baby may make her feel
claustrophobic from time to time. In order to avoid breathlessness, she must
have food in smaller quantities and larger number of times. She must also take
deep breathes while lying down with the feet above the normal body position.
When the mother is 36 weeks pregnant, it is time for intense medical supervision. Although
delivery is expected a few weeks later, it may happen sooner in many cases. The
doctor can thus be needed any time. In case of complicacies of the baby, this
period and the supervision become even more critical. Physical movement of the
mother is absolutely restricted at this point of time. The diet and medical
supplements also need to extremely cared for.
