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December 2015 Moms
garimamanishi
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Baby Movements
garimamanishi
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hello ladies,
I am 24 weeks pregnant. From past two days my baby's movements have gone too feeble. Earlier I used to feel strong kicks but not for past two days. Any idea why this is happening? Has anyone else experienced this? Thanks
I am 24 weeks pregnant. From past two days my baby's movements have gone too feeble. Earlier I used to feel strong kicks but not for past two days. Any idea why this is happening? Has anyone else experienced this? Thanks
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Praying41 member
I'm 23 weeks and she has her moments. Some days it's like a nonstop kick fest and other days she doesn't move at all. I have also had a couple times where I felt nothing for a few days and then suddenly movement came back with a vengeanance. Almost like she was taking a break to grow and get stronger and then back to the kicking once she's passed a short growth spurt. I think until you get to 28 weeks it's not expected to feel a certain number of kicks per hour. -
Jenichael1217 member
I've been a bit anxious for the same reason. I'm 23 weeks and had been feeling lots of really strong movements, some that you can actually see through my clothes! The past few days I haven't felt her anywhere near as often or as strong. It's mostly been after loud noises haha.
Do you have a fetal Doppler? They are pretty cheap off of amazon. I've found it's not only reassuring to hear her heartbeat, but it always makes her start kicking like crazy. -
rockinmathchic member
At this point, baby is still small so kicks are not going to be consistent. Most OBs say that you should start tracking and telling them of less movement starting at 28 weeks, so I wouldn't worry at this point.
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GodIsFaithful93 member
I'm 24w2d & yesterday I felt baby a good amount but the two -three days before that I kept freaking out because I couldn't feel her near as much. I also have an anterior placenta though so she has to move around it for me to feel. Drink something cold & lay on your left side. Usually that'll make them move around. Typically that puts my mind at ease. -
ketobaby member
I think you only track your baby's movements during the 3rd trimester.Ken122014 said:I was a little worried a few weeks ago, and read a similar post to this one. It got the same advice, but one person said, track how long it takes to feel 10 movements. If it's over an hour (two hours? I don't recall) then call your OB and see what she thinks, that poster also reassured that it's still early though, and 10 in an hour might just still be a lot. I decided to try it out, I drank some juice, laid down, and really focused on the baby movements, and I felt 10 in seriously less than 10 minutes. I think when you stop worrying, and really just sit with the intention of feeling baby move, and don't let things distract you, you'll be amazed at how much is going on down there! And, if you do that, and still don't feel a lot of movement, it still doesn't necessarily mean something's wrong. I still go through a couple days in a row where it seems like I'm not feeling much, and then the next day, she'll kick up a storm.
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JElizbetty member
I was already told to start tracking my kicks everyday because they put me at a high risk pregnancy, so they said basically 10 kicks within 2 hours, they recommended while I'm relaxing/laying down since its still hard to tell when you are out and about. They gave me a card to fill out each day. So if that helps 10 kicks within 2 hours
Re: Baby Movements
I was a little worried a few weeks ago, and read a similar post to this one. It got the same advice, but one person said, track how long it takes to feel 10 movements. If it's over an hour (two hours? I don't recall) then call your OB and see what she thinks, that poster also reassured that it's still early though, and 10 in an hour might just still be a lot. I decided to try it out, I drank some juice, laid down, and really focused on the baby movements, and I felt 10 in seriously less than 10 minutes. I think when you stop worrying, and really just sit with the intention of feeling baby move, and don't let things distract you, you'll be amazed at how much is going on down there! And, if you do that, and still don't feel a lot of movement, it still doesn't necessarily mean something's wrong. I still go through a couple days in a row where it seems like I'm not feeling much, and then the next day, she'll kick up a storm.
Thank you for clarifying. I hope everything is going well
If I don't get the three movements she said wait an hour or two and try again with the cold juice or milk and laying down and relaxing. If after the two attempts there's still nothing, that's when she wants me to call. They don't have to be strong, those little light taps and flutters count.
Honestly, it's helped me not worry as much about how much or how often Bun is moving. Any time I feel movement I look at the clock and count until I get three. As long as it happens more than once a day I'm happy.
From TheBump update for 22 weeks: "He's sleeping in cycles — about 12 to 14 hours per day (hint: they're probably those times you're not feeling any kicks!)."
Jamie