Your dream child at 35th week
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You do not have much longer to wait now. After all the preparations, labour and the birth will soon be reality. At long last, you're about to meet your son or daughter! Watch the miraculous journey your baby will go through as he (or she) exits your uterus and enters the world.

Development

  • This week, your little one is sporting full-length fingernails and toenails and has a fully developed pair of kidneys.
  • Her liver can also process some waste products.
  • Most of her basic physical development is now complete she'll spend the next few weeks putting on weight.

Appearance

Your baby very much like the one that you will soon meet. Her skin is smooth, with a few dimples, and by now she may even have a good head of hair! Dark - skinned babies normally have more hair than light skinned ones, and it can reach up to 4 com. She will still be covered in vernix, although some of it will have been shed into the amniotic fluid.


What are the best breathing patterns for labor?


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Try closing your eyes for a moment. Focus on your breathing, and notice how rhythmical it is. You breathe in, then there's a slight pause before you breathe out. Your out-breath matches your in-breath in length and depth, and you pause slightly before your lungs draw the next breath in.

It is important to keep your breathing rhythmical. Don't let the in-breath become longer than the out-breath. If anything, your out-breath should be longer than your in-breath. Try to practice these relaxation techniques during pregnancy. If you get used to these techniques, you can slip more easily into them once you're in labour: As you breathe in, count slowly up to three or four, or whatever number seems comfortable for you. As you breathe out, count to three or four again. You may find that it's more comfortable to breathe in to a count of three and out to a count of four.

Try breathing in through your nose and out through your mouth. Keep your mouth very soft as you sigh the breath out. Breathe in through your nose, and out through your mouth. You may find it helpful to make a sound on the out-breath, such as "oooooooh", or "aaaaaah". Between contractions, have sips of water to prevent your mouth from becoming dry.


Labor Massage

It is absolutely natural for your muscles to tense up during labor. Your body is working very hard muscles and bones are shifting, stretching and straining. Massage during labor is a wonderful tool to ease tension in your muscles and applying counter-pressure to areas that need it provides tremendous relief.


Breathing and not pushing

Sometimes women get the urge to push before their cervix is fully dilated. In this case, depending on how far dilated you are, your doctor may ask you not to push to give your cervix more time to open. This can be extremely difficult!

Changing your position may help. If your doctor does not guide you about altering your position ask if you can lie on your side or kneel on all fours with your bottom in the air and your cheek resting on the bed. Breathe normally between contractions.

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