8 months pregnant is the time you have to determine where to give birth, by what method, and prepare if you have to undergo surgery. Not only preparing baby equipment, during this 8 month pregnancy you also need to be prepared to practice breathing and prepare for breastfeeding.
If you want to give birth normally, this is the best time to prepare. One way that can be done is to take part in pregnancy exercises which are widely provided every week in several maternal and child hospitals. In pregnancy exercise, breathing which is a factor in the success of a normal delivery will also be trained.
How Does Fetal Growth?
At the beginning of this 8-month pregnancy, your baby weighs approximately 2 kg with a length of approximately 44 cm. If this is your first pregnancy, at this gestational age your baby may have descended and pressed against the cervix. Following fetal development from week to week in the 8th month:
Pregnant week 33
- His head was in the lower uterus in a position ready for birth. But she can change positions in the last weeks before delivery.
- The skull is still not very strong and has not been fully formed. This condition is indeed necessary so that he can pass through the birth canal more easily.
- Baby's skin that was red started to look bright and no longer wrinkled with increasing fat under the skin surface.
- At 33 weeks of pregnancy, the brain and nervous system are fully developed.
Pregnant week 34
- Your baby's weight is now more than 2.1 kg with a length of about 45 cm.
- Increased fat under the skin is needed to maintain body temperature.
- Except for the skull, the bones in the body frame are getting harder.
- The body is getting longer making it in a curled position in the uterus with knees bent and close to the chest. However, there is still space that allows him to move freely so that you can still feel his movements.
Pregnant week 35
- Approximately the weight of your baby is now 2.4 kg with a length of about 46 cm.
- His bones and body are getting bigger and perfect. Sometimes you can see your elbows or legs sticking out on the surface of your stomach.
- A pair of kidneys are fully formed.
- His liver has been able to process metabolic waste
Pregnant week 36
- Your baby's body weight is still increasing, approximately 28 grams per day. This week it weighs around 2.6 kg and is 47 cm long.
- His lungs were perfect and ready to take his first breath once he was born into the world.
- His mouth and digestive tract are ready to suckle and digest milk.
What Changes Happen to Mother's Body?
Your weight will increase. It can make you easily tired and feel back pain. At this time, your uterus will keep tightening from time to time preparing for birth. This is a normal condition of pregnancy, contraction or tightening of the uterus is preparation for childbirth. That is not necessarily a sign that your baby will be born soon. However, if the contractions occur often enough or are painful, call your doctor immediately or go to the nearest hospital.
You will also want to urinate more often because the uterus is pressing against the bladder. But you should not reduce the consumption of mineral water to prevent dehydration. All that needs to be reduced is drinks that actually trigger dehydration, such as coffee and tea.
What should be checked?
At this gestational age, several risks ranging from mild to life-threatening can occur, including:
- Bleeding from the vagina. Bleeding can be a sign of a serious condition in pregnancy.
- High blood pressure. Check your blood pressure every time you see a doctor.
- Preeclampsia, characterized by high levels of protein in the urine, as well as swelling on the hands or face.
- Severe itching that can be a symptom of disorders of the liver.
- If you feel fake contractions (Braxton Hicks contractions) that come more often and feel painful, you can see a gynecologist.
- About 10 percent of women experience premature rupture of membranes. The condition is characterized by water flowing from between the thighs. This condition most often occurs in bed. It's possible you are confused about distinguishing urine from amniotic fluid. The amniotic fluid is clear and odorless, in contrast to urine. If this kind of situation occurs, consult a doctor immediately. Rupture of the amniotic sac without proper handling can result in an infection that risks endangering the fetus.
Labor that occurs before 37 weeks of pregnancy is categorized as premature birth. Babies born prematurely will most likely need special care.
What should be considered?
8 months pregnant can be called the last time you have time to prepare yourself before labor. Here are some things that can be a guide, namely:
- You might consider choosing a maternity hospital that allows you and your baby to initiate early breastfeeding (IMD) and place the baby in a room with you. IMD is needed so that the baby gets the benefits of colostrum or first breast milk, while a room with the baby makes it easy for you to give ASI whenever needed.
- At this time you should have gone through a training session to introduce breastfeeding methods that can be followed at maternal and child hospitals, lactation clinics, or foundations that handle these activities, such as the Indonesian Breastfeeding Mothers Association (AIMI).
- If you have not also invited your fetus to talk, this is the right time because at this time his hearing has been perfect.
- At 36 weeks of pregnancy, you have prepared a bag of equipment that needs to be taken to the hospital when the contractions have begun. Here are some items that should be available in your bag:
- Health insurance card.
- Breast pads or pads to absorb milk that begins to drip.
- Changing clothes.
- Bathing necessities, including special post-delivery sanitary pads.
- Baby needs: clothes, blankets, diapers.
- Breastfeeding equipment, such as breast milk pumps and milk bottles. Both can be needed if the baby has a condition that makes it impossible to be in a room with you, for example if he has jaundice, so it needs to be treated in an incubator.
- Also place telephone numbers that you or others can call if there is an emergency.
- If you have already had children, you need to plan their care while you are in the hospital and in the early postpartum period.
Most women do not want to undergo an episiotomy or incision between the baby's birth canal and the anus to make it easier for the baby to come out. Although this procedure sometimes needs to be done, there are ways to prevent it, namely:
- Kegel exercises to strengthen the muscles under the pelvis.
- Enough nutrition to make the skin stretch better.
- Warm compresses before labor.
- Massage the perineum or part of the birth canal with the anus. Massage can be done by your partner.
Is it safe to have sex at this gestational age? If the doctor states that there are no serious problems with your pregnancy, sexual intercourse at this time is considered relatively safe.
When 9 months pregnant, the amount of amniotic fluid has been reduced because it is reabsorbed by the mother's body, so as to provide additional space for the baby to move. After preparing a lot of things this month, next month you need to be alert because the baby can be born at any time.
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