3rd Trimester

home from L&D - u/d from decreased movement post

hi ladies. i posted early this morning about decreased fetal movement. thank you all for your advice. i drank ice water and tried laying down an hour and couldn't make it - i was too worried. after about 30 minutes of feeling nothing i call the doctor. they sent me to L&D to monitoring. i was soooo nervous. i live about 40 minutes from the hospital and DH is working. thank god there was no traffic. i was trying desperately not to speed like a mad woman. lol. 

anyway, they hooked up the monitor and said the heart rate was good. they could see/hear movement but i wasn't feeling any of it. i was so releived that she was moving and her heart rate was good. they left me there for about an hour and gave me a button to push whenever i did feel movement. i felt a few movements in that time. maybe 4 or 5. then i felt like the girl who cried wolf lol. but it literally went from constant movement to practically nothing for 3 days so i just couldnt relax.

then they did an ultrasound and said that the fluid looked good and she was growing right on target. she is in the breech position (which is ok for this stage because has time to flip) and my placenta is on the anterior wall so the combination of that and her breech position is most likely why i haven't felt her they said.

im so relieved that my baby girl is ok. (oh and they confirmed that she is still a girl! lol).

thank you again ladies :)  

Re: home from L&D - u/d from decreased movement post

  • Thanks for the update. I'm glad to hear that your little girl is okay!
  • thank you :)
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  • Glad everything is fine!

    Same thing happened to me when I was around 27 weeks, thank goodness I have a doppler so I wasn't horribly worried but movement can be very inconsistent at times based on LO's position (like you mentioned).

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  • my LO didnt move for a couple of days either.... i was about to call the OB but decided to make one more last ditch effort to make him move... literally shook my belly a few times and got 2 good kicks out him, so i felt better :-) he's back to moviing like normal today
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  • Glad all is well. It is always better to be safe and reassured than sorry. I had a similar thing happen a few weeks ago. It was so relieving to go to the hospital and know everything was ok!
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  • Im so glad! I would have done the same! I have an anterior placenta as well and it can be scary sometimes. Sometimes I will feel so much movement and then very little.

    I am so glad she is good!!

  • thanks girls
  • Glad all is well with your little lady! 
    Snuggling after a nap! Claira 2 yrs and Sophia 11 months Image and video hosting by TinyPic
  • so glad to hear everything is ok!! I agree with a PP being that this is the reason I have kept my doppler around! It gives me peace of mind!
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