During this week if you have had a healthy and uncomplicated pregnancy. 42 weeks of pregnancy your baby is the baby can weigh anywhere from 6 to 10 pounds. Your 42 weeks pregnancy baby may also be born with skin discolorations such as peeling skin, dry coverings or a reddish rash. But it is completely harmless, so don't worry about it.
The good news is that babies who bake this long are often born with very long fingernails and hair, so load up on those cute little hair bows! . This week your baby tests will be done at regular intervals while you wait to make sure that the ageing placenta is still providing enough nutrients and oxygen for the baby. The baby is now ready to be born. The baby will be born with long nails. At this stage, the placenta could stop making the amniotic fluid. This could be a major concern for the doctor. If the pregnancy progresses past 42 week, the placenta is not able to provide the baby with oxygen or nutrients.
This week you are likely to have problems with swelling this week. Your ankles and feet look puffy and it may be hard to walk any distance or stay on your feet for too long. Swelling may trouble you in your vulval region as well and there will be a general heaviness and feeling of congestion in your pelvic. This week you have to be careful because after this week in pregnancy the placenta will slow down in making the amniotic fluid, which will reduce the oxygen and the nutrients from getting to the baby.
42 weeks of pregnancy symptoms
- More frequent Braxton hicks contractions
- Rupture of membranes
- Cervical dilation or effacement
- Bloody show or loss of mucus plug
- Increased swelling of ankles and feet
- Difficulty sleeping
- Diarrhea or nausea
- Colostrum
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