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37th Week of Pregnancy




What are the changes in the baby in the 37th week of pregnancy?

This week, the baby starts to make some obvious movements that it will make almost after birth. One of these is the baby hiccuping in the womb, another is tenseness and also startling due to external effects. You can see that your baby is more active. In addition, the baby starts to make advanced movements such as thumb sucking this week. In addition, the baby starts to breathe inside in order to use the respiratory muscles in an advanced way after birth. Although it cannot fill its lungs with oxygen, it develops its muscles and starts to do this movement a lot during the day. In this way, it will be in a place where it will have less difficulty breathing when it comes out of the womb.


What is the Baby's Height and Weight in the 37th Week of Pregnancy?

Your baby will be a little taller, heavier and more developed this week compared to last week. There will be an increase of about 1 cm in length and an increase of about 200 grams in weight, meaning the baby will be 47 cm and 2850 grams in size.


What Does Your Baby's Ultrasound Look Like in the 37th Week of Pregnancy?

This week, you may see your baby more active in your belly and hiccuping or sucking his thumb. As your baby's breathing develops, you will also find him more active. In addition, you may find your baby tensing in your belly. You may also notice an increase in his weight.


What are the changes in the expectant mother in the 37th week of pregnancy?

This week can be a bit challenging and stressful for the mother-to-be. Because your doctor will probably want to perform a pelvic exam on you. The pelvic exam is an examination where the doctor decides whether the birth should be a cesarean or a normal birth. He/she will check the opening in the uterus and share this decision with the mother according to its adequacy. Apart from this, you will have to completely say goodbye to housework and you will not have to do very difficult movements for the health of the baby.


Advice for Fathers-to-Be in the 37th Week of Pregnancy

The mother's cervix will have softened and dilated a little more, and bending over or straining during this time will be very harmful for her, so the father-to-be should monitor the mother and help her with lifting anything heavy or bending over.

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