2nd Trimester
brita7869
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Decrease in fetal movement w/pelvic pain
brita7869
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Hello! I am 23 weeks 5 days pregnant w/ a little boy named Simon :-) A couple of weeks ago he was karate chopping me and kicking like crazy, especially between 9pm and 2am. For the past 3 days, I have noticed a significant drop in fetal movement and generally only feel about 3 kicks per day. Since yesterday I have had lower pelvic pain, especially on my right side as well as significant back pain. On that note I do want to mention I am overweight (240lbs), have Crohn's disease AND have had back problems since before I was pregnant. Also yesterday I was feeling under the weather and nauseous. Today I woke up w/pelvic pain, but not as much back pain. No bleeding/spotting of any kind. I called my doctors office and spoke to a nurse. She said it doesn't sound like anything to worry about and that this early in the pregnancy there can be a decrease in movement, but as a first time mom and a slight hypochondriac who just wants to make sure everything is okay, has anyone experienced these symptoms and been fine? I do have a doctors appointment coming up for a check-up, but would love any feedback, especially about the decrease in fetal movement.
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Re: Decrease in fetal movement w/pelvic pain
I was having a similar thing earlier this week- I was feeling movement but not the same kinds and it didn't seem as strong. As of yesterday baby is back to his old kicking self. I'm pretty sure he just turned and was facing in so the movements weren't as noticeable. My OB said this kind of thing is normal and not to worry too much about movement and keeping track for at least a couple of more weeks.