From now on, always have a small suitcase near you with your belongings and those of baby, your blood group card with your vital card, your identity card and your family record book, if you have one. We never know ! Also have a taxi or ambulance number to call in case of emergency.
You
Your baby draws on all your calcium reserves, so you must consume milk and cheese daily. If you do not tolerate milk, eat more yogurts or white cheeses.
If you see more vaginal discharge in this period, it's perfectly normal. You can also feel contractions, as long as they do not become regular, no need to alarm you.
Your baby
For his thirty-second week, your baby weighs about 1,900 kg and measures about 40.5 cm from the head to the heels, it continues to grow. His nails keep pushing. It has a very plump appearance, its skin has become pink and still has a crumpled appearance. Your baby absorbs at this time a lot of calcium for its bone system.
And the future dad?
For hugs and sex, you can continue to make love until youdeliveryunless expressly contraindicated by the physician in case of penetration.
Talk to your companion ... some positions can be painful and it is better to avoid a too violent penetration, which could trigger contractions and therefore thedelivery.
Good to know
The position of baby determines the conditions ofdelivery. In principle in 95% of cases, it is found upside down with the back facing to the left. Other positions may require a caesarean section: when it is the face that presents itself instead of the top of the skull, when it is the forehead, the seat or when the child is in transverse position. Your doctor will warn you in advance.
Health Notebook / Exam Notepad
This is the week of 6e compulsory medical examination. The doctor will give you a sick leave certificate completed and signed by your employer.
The doctor can take the exact measurement of your pelvis by radiopelvimetry to check if the width of the pelvis is sufficient for a birth by the natural ways.
Notepad formalities
Please send the sick leave certificate issued by the doctor to your social security center.
Our advices
These are the last weeks of work, pass them to sort, store, transmit and notify by email your contacts of your departure on maternity leave. Also indicate the name of your substitute and also think of organizing your return.
Your 32nd Week of Pregnancy (April 2024)
