Is anyone NOT doing kick counts?

brobbins05 · May 2011

I am usually an overacheiver, plan and document kind of girl, but I just feel like I don't really want or need to do kick counts. I feel her reliably each day, and when I wonder, I will try to count but is anyone NOT doing them every single day?

rowanleaves · May 2011

I'm not. I dont have the time and I feel him all the time anyways.

SarahRuthG · May 2011

I haven't been told by my doc to do kick counts yet, so I'm not really doing them. I do find myself counting once in a while during an active time just for the fun of it though. For the most part I feel LO move morning, noon, afternoon, late evening and then VERY late evening when I am trying to sleep. lol

allisong23 · May 2011

I'm not. I feel him every few hours, so I won't do them unless doctor asks me to.

jgray6651 · May 2011

I'm not. The doc hasn't mentioned anything to me about doing them. Told me that until 32 weeks, she should be moving quite a bit, and then it slows down after 32 weeks because of the lack of room in there.

But, in short, no, not doing kick counts.

kjuryfl · May 2011

I'm not.. Unless my Dr. recommends to do so I don't plan on it either.. she moves throughout the day.

kermiefrg · May 2011

Nope, it would freak me out if it wasn't perfect. I'd rather not add extra stress to my life if I don't need to.

JenJune3 · May 2011

I don't. I feel him everyday. I never did it with DD either. I figure that would just tive me reasons to freak out!

tiff012982 · May 2011

kermiefrg:
Nope, it would freak me out if it wasn't perfect. I'd rather not add extra stress to my life if I don't need to.

same here, plus I usually feel her consistently throughout the day.

tiff012982 · May 2011

kermiefrg:
Nope, it would freak me out if it wasn't perfect. I'd rather not add extra stress to my life if I don't need to.

same here, plus I usually feel her consistently throughout the day.

Jennairess · May 2011

im not, as long as i feel her every few hours when im awake im fine....my doc said they are not needed for me and if I dont feel her move for a bit eat something sweet

Skibunny07 · May 2011

I only do them when i feel like he hasn't been as active as usual. He's pretty active for the most part but there are some days when he is pretty quiet, so on those days I will do the counting but thats about it.

rosegut · May 2011

jgray6651:

I'm not. The doc hasn't mentioned anything to me about doing them.

I couldnt imagine adding that to my day! I'm pretty busy as it is. If I don't feel him for more than 24 hours or so I'll just call my dr.

SarahPLiz · May 2011

I'm not. My doctor didn't ask me to yet. She did ask me yesterday how active he was, and since I was doing my glucose test he was like a rabid monkey in there, so she got to feel exactly how active he was as she chased him around with the doppler.

ExpatFamily06 · May 2011

I never have. I have a million things running through my mind daily and if I had to try and remember to do that I'd be screwed; I forget everything now. I feel him all the time so no biggie, plus my midwife never mentioned anything about it.

jess!ca · May 2011

I'm not. My Dr. hasn't brought it up. I have been feeling her every day. Some days more than others, but just when I get a little nervous, I get a good jab, and I figure it's a sign that all is good in there.

noeleanne · May 2011

I'm not.. he moves sooo much throughout the day that I never worry

TanyaKM · May 2011

Skibunny07:
I only do them when i feel like he hasn't been as active as usual. He's pretty active for the most part but there are some days when he is pretty quiet, so on those days I will do the counting but thats about it.

Same here.

fancefpp · May 2011

i don't do them a lot. If he starts kicking I might stop and count to 10, but i don't do it every day.

live4whatulove · May 2011

I'm not and didn't with first one until I was asked to (at 40wks when my blood pressure went crazy). Just too busy, and at this stage baby kicks often enough that it's becoming normal. LOL

starskristen79 · May 2011

My doc has not asked me to, he just wants to know that the LO has been reliable also. Of course, I am high risk, so he sees the baby once a week.

crystal959 · May 2011

I'm not. There's no need, I feel her constantly.

MillerTime13 · May 2011

My doctor hasn't mentioned anything to me, so no.

But dumb question - how do you actually count them? My LO's movements are so sporadic that I don't know how you would count each one. Some are clear kicks, but some are more rolling/twitchy feelings and it's not like they're timed evenly or anything. I thnk I would drive myself crazy trying to keep track.

ETA - nm, I saw a link in the earlier post about how to count, but I still don't know how I would make it work.

rockylover · May 2011

I'm not. My OB said I didn't need to unless I noticed that the little guy seemed to be less active. He said even then, do counts just to make sure they are normal and then don't worry about it. To me as long as you notice the baby is active.. then they are pointless.

alliapistor · May 2011

I'm not. I'm not even sure exactly what to count or for how long. My doctor hasn't mentioned anything about counting. She just asked if I feel the baby move every day, which I do.

kellie7 · May 2011

i'm not. my doc asked if i'm feeling her move yet. i said yes and that was the end of the "movement" conversation.

cwifekmom · May 2011

I'm not doing them. I figure it is just one more thing to make me nervous, and my OB hasn't mentioned them at all. I make sure I feel her every now and then, and know the usual times that I feel her. If something seems off I get the dopplar out and listen to the heartbeat. That reassures me, and usually makes her move around.

eesome · May 2011

Not yet. I am assuming after tomorrow's appointment my doctor will start asking me to do them.

krissywags · May 2011

I haven't been told to do them. I feel her regularly every day but the times are just not the same... it all depends on how active I am during the day. When I am moving around a lot I don't feel her as much but as soon as I sit and rest she is always bouncing around.

SoBlessed2011 · May 2011

My doctor has not advise me to do them as of yet. My little guy is pretty active throughout the day. Only on the days when he is quiet I count. He is actually moving right now as I type this post. LOL!

Mrs. Stew · May 2011

When I asked my OB, he said that as long as she's moving at her regular times, there's no need to do kick counts. He said if she doesnt move at a couple of her regular times then to call.

brobbins05 · May 2011

MillerTime13:
My doctor hasn't mentioned anything to me, so no.

But dumb question - how do you actually count them? My LO's movements are so sporadic that I don't know how you would count each one. Some are clear kicks, but some are more rolling/twitchy feelings and it's not like they're timed evenly or anything. I thnk I would drive myself crazy trying to keep track.

ETA - nm, I saw a link in the earlier post about how to count, but I still don't know how I would make it work.

My doc said you count ANY movement at all... the big kicks, the tiny flutters, anything at all. And you hope to feel 10 in the space of 2 hours. He also said you are counting during the baby's active time, not at any random time of the day.

betsy538 · May 2011

I'm not doing counts either. My doctor hasn't said anything about it yet, and I feel my son pretty much all day long so I'm not worried about anything. Even if he has a lazy day I'm not going to get paranoid about it...we all have days like that!

sapphirewolfkdv · May 2011

I'm supposed to be, but I assume that if I feel him consistently enough throughout the day then things are fine. I know that he takes naps sometimes, and I really don't want to think "what if I sit down to pay attention and he doesn't move in this 30 minutes" (My dr. does 3 movements in 30 minutes). Even though he was moving all day, am I still supposed to go to the hospital? I think not. If he goes for an unusual amount of time without moving, I'll go in.

veggiemomto2 · May 2011

Never have.

Mel2000go · May 2011

I asked my doctor if I should be doing this at my appt yesterday, and he looked at me like I was crazy. He said do not stress over that, just to call the office if I don't feel the baby kick within 24 hrs.

mandyhall2882 · May 2011

allisong23:
I'm not. I feel him every few hours, so I won't do them unless doctor asks me to.

This.

ohfour · May 2011

I'm not. My OB never said anything about it, but she's seriously moving all the time anyway....

kim.watki · May 2011

My doctors haven't suggested it and say everything is looking great, so no. I'm not doing kick counts until someone asks me to. Sounds like a good way to freak myself out unnecessarily.

WhitePicketFence · May 2011

I'm not. This baby moves constantly so I'm not concerned.

With DD1, I had to do them ocassionally since she didn't move around as much as this one does.

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