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July 2011 Moms
Shelleybell
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How often should I be feeling her?
Shelleybell
member
I am getting a little worried that I am not feeling baby girl as often as I should be. I can go almost the entire day without feeling any movement and then i feel spurts of movement at night. She has almost always been like this. I have a doctor's appointment later today, and I dont know if this is something I should be worried about.
How often and for how long are you feeling lo?
How many hours do you typically go without feeling them?
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Re: How often should I be feeling her?
I want to preface this by saying that I have an anterior placenta, but if I am out and about and/or walking around during the day, I rarely feel my baby either.
I pretty much have to be sitting and/or laying down to feel my baby......and this has been the case with all 3 of my children. Unfortunately, I am not one of those people who feel kicks constantly and/or any time of the day.
I recently asked my OB about kick counts and she said at this point I should know the times when he/she moves. So, for example, I know that when I wake up around 7am-ish, he/she moves and then between 10p-11p. So, she said to just make sure he/she is moving at his/her "regular" times. I asked her about the whole 10 movements in 2 hours and she said that it is not necessary and not all babies move as much as others. Unless you have a medical reason that could hinder baby's movement, my office does not make you do kick counts.
Of course, when in doubt and if you feel like the pattern of movement has changed, you should definitely call.
GL!
I also have an anterior placenta and very rarely feel her when I walk (if ever). Walking actually rocks your LO to sleep so that explains it. Also, I feel her most at night. For instance, it's 9am now and I haven't felt her yet. I'm not worried. She's usually lazy/asleep in the mornings and up in the evenings.
Talk to your dr if you are concerned though.
The kick count thing in my book says 5 kicks an hour is considered "normal". That said, I rarely feel him during the day. I feel him after I eat, unless I am at work. I don't feel him because I am so busy and running all over at work.
When I made the decision to go to L&D on Sunday I'd only felt 4-5 kicks in about 12hrs. It turns out his positioning was just really weird and he was moving, but I couldn't feel him.
Sometimes I'll feel him like 30 times in 10-20 mins. Other times I won't feel him much. The big red flag for me was that his movement patterns changed. I notice him at specific times. He wasn't doing those things. If you notice a big change, then I'd start to wonder what was up.
We'll miss you sweet Debbie Girl (4.21.12) and sweet Cindy Girl (8.9.12)
Similar to a few of the previous posters, I too have an anterior placenta and was told by my OB that I would feel the baby much less often than those without. I attended my first prenatal class last night and every other mom was talking about how much their baby kicks and how it keeps them up at night etc... and all I could do was remind myself that I can't compare myself to others.
My OB said that if you are low-risk and have no indication to be worried, just feeling your baby move at its "regular" times is enough and not to get too caught up with kick counts.
That said, I firmly believe that if you feel uneasy or that something just isn't "right" not to take any chances. Don't worry about feeling silly or stupid, I'm sure the doctors and nurses have heard it all