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Baby movements

bbbianca2023bbbianca2023 member
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Hi everyone! I’m currently 35.4 weeks and I’ve noticed the last few weeks that movements are not less per day but are definitely more subtle and I really need to pay attention to catch them. They feel more like waves/shimmy-ing and not jabs or kicks anymore really.  I’m also very active throughout the day and have an anterior placenta. Not sure if that matters. Is this normal? Do I need to be concerned?
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Re: Baby movements

  • harpseal135harpseal135 member
    Baby is running out of room in there.  The roll feeling is normal.  I was told that does count as a "kick" if counting.  The rolling feeling is considered movement.  
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  • betsbirdybetsbirdy member
    Truthfully I never did the kick count thing with any of my pregnancies. I found it to be stressful. Certain times of the day babe is more active than others. Some days we hike farther or kayak harder and he is much more active at night then. Stress is something I always try to avoid when pregnant. Especially stress around the pregnancy. No doctor has ever recommended kick counts to me. They all ask if baby has been moving that's about the extent of it. So long as you feel movement you should be fine. When I had an anterior placenta I felt movement earlier, then a huge break, and then it came back with a vengeance and never left. But everyone is different. You're soo close!!! If you are getting concerned you can always request an US. If you say you haven't felt movement in awhile then they will rush you in to an US. 
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  • bbbianca2023bbbianca2023 member
    that’s great advice. I just had an ultrasound on Friday and baby was in a weird position but all good otherwise. 
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  • mybimbamybimba member
    The movements drove me absolutely insane..
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  • betsbirdybetsbirdy member
    @mybimba I'm the opposite. The painful ones I could pass on though! I miss feeling them when they are outside. But also so cool to hold them and know that they were doing those same wiggles and kicks inside. 
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  • lovestina425lovestina425 member
    Mine feel the same! Definitely more roll-y then a jab feeling. Sometimes she also has more quiet days, which I'm hoping is normal. 
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