I HATE the low movement days

rcote13 · January 2011

anyone else experience days when their LO is just lazy? i get my required counts, but they are softer and less often than most days. i get so anxious. i heard it could be growth spurts that make baby quiet some days, so i try to remember that. but then i worry about what else it could mean and freak out.

also, i have a very short torso, and i wonder if baby is just getting squished and doesn't have the room to move as much. (i don't even know if that's a possibility!)

tell me I'm not alone or simply crazy

myst33 · January 2011

I know what you mean. I posted something similar the other day where I felt movement and got my kick counts in but it just didn't feel as strong as normal and I could only really feel them if I was concentrated on it. I had 4 days like that but today he's finally a little more active. I am finding that he's quieter during the afternoons now too.

rcote13 · January 2011

i remember your post. then you got your 10 right after. i was hoping for that, too!

my doctor actually told me to call if i had less than 4 an hour, or 10 in 2 hours. that seems so few, so i use the 10 an hour that you ladies do. i'd rather more than less.

i just wish we could always just KNOW everything was OK, so i could stop being such a worrier.

thanks!

cpb79 · January 2011

It drives me crazy when LO is calm. I always worry at work since I am moving around all of the time and don't really feel him much till I get home and relax on the couch. I'm actually comforted when I get up to pee in the middle of the night and when I lay back down he moves around to get himself comfortable.

myst33 · January 2011

If it makes you feel any better, I'm a worrier too. I'm driving my poor H crazy. Also, I have a short torso, too, and several very large uterine fibroids so I am always worried about my little guy having enough room in there.

March2011Mama · January 2011

You are absolutely not alone in this. Judging by the topics posted lately, a lot of us are experiencing this. My LO went three days last weekend with very minimal movements and it drove me crazy! The rest of the week she has been kicking up a storm. As long as we're getting those kick counts, I think it's just part of growing.

rcote13 · January 2011

thanks for the reassurances

it really helps me to relax and stop imagining the worst.

kwitt22 · January 2011

my lo gets like this too. supposedly they go through a growth spurt around thirty/thirty one weeks. i get my kick counts in but just barely. i dont know if theres a correlation but i notice when i have alot of gas or consipation she isnt as active either.

rcote13 · January 2011

kwitt22:
my lo gets like this too. supposedly they go through a growth spurt around thirty/thirty one weeks. i get my kick counts in but just barely. i dont know if theres a correlation but i notice when i have alot of gas or consipation she isnt as active either.

i never thought of this...there may be something to that. thanks!

StellarStina26 · January 2011

Good to know I am not the only paranoid one. Last night I wouldn't go to bed or sleep until she decided to get a little more active..

kare81bear · January 2011

This is day 3 of being quiet and it's driving me crazy! LO's not active at the usual times (after lunch and bedtime) and sugar/caffeine haven't been working either. She does just above the minimum amount so I don't call the dr but I have to really focus and poke and prod to feel them! I have an appt on Tuesday and am planning to ask if the decreased movement is due to running out of room.

eeyoreem · January 2011

I'm on day 2 of a really quiet LO. This morning while I was in bed I could feel either baby or BH. I can't tell them apart if I'm laying down but it could have been LO pushing up against the side for a min or so. I have felt some distinct kicks so I'm trying not to worry. I also don't have any "feeling" that something is wrong either.

Jessicaanne_1@yahoo.com · January 2011

Yeah I get panicked too. I think its part of being pregnant after a loss. Sometimes I drink a glass of really cold water and lay down. That always seems to get her moving.

misskris927 · January 2011

Sleep Ughhh I totally know how you feel! Yesterday was like non stop and today is def more of a lazy day. I HATE it.

I wish our stomachs could be transparent and we could see what's going on Wink

lmg423 · January 2011

I feel the same way! I wanted to post something but figured others were posting the same too. It's nice to know others feel the same. The one time I did call they told me as long as I felt her at some point during the day it's okay. Lately, it's been movement but not as strong or just a small shift not a huge movement. My mind races thinking about everything that could be wrong.

She's been quiet the last two days. My shower was yesterday and it just made me even more nervous. My poor grandma sat with her hand on my belly for close to 30 minutes and she just wasn't moving. I was feeling little movement inside but nothing strong enough to feel.

Having the shower made me worried about getting all these things ready for the baby and then something going wrong. don't want to think about that.

ekc29 · January 2011

It really is such a relief to know that others are feeling a decrease/difference in fetal movement. I have been noticing this for about the past two weeks and have had a few days that absolutely freak me out. I always get my 10 movements in an hour, so I'm not too worried, but its always in the back of my mind. These last few weeks are going to be rough if this keeps up : )

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