How much little movement is still ok?

[gumby74]

I might just be paranoid, noid, but I feel like this baby is really moving a lot less the past couple of days and today especially. When do I start to worry??

[cileag]

Have you done a kick count? Lie down and count how long it takes to get 10 distinct movements. You should definitely have that many in an hour. It helps to make sure baby is awake--drink a glass of juice or milk. If you don't get that many, I'd call your midwife or MD and have it checked out.

[fyrebloom]

Babies have waking and sleeping periods. If you notice that your baby is normally rocking and rolling at bedtime each night and is not, then there may be a problem. Also at this point babies really slow down alot. You just need to keep an eye on things and talk to your practitioner if you really feel like something is amiss. It's VERY common though at this point because they're so big and have so little room to move.

[Asiago]

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[Asiago]

I would call your practitioner first and then do a kick count, in that order.

For what it's worth, the following kick count info may helpful.
My practitioner reccomends one hour counts not two as is noted on the following site, so that's what we do.

http://babykick.com/Resources_KickCountFAQs.html#11

10. What is considered normal kick count?
Most healthy babies should take less than 2 hours for 10 kicks. Every baby is different.
Keeping track of kick counting sessions will allow you to know what is "normal" for your baby.
Notify your provider if your baby has not moved 10 times in 2 hours or the baby has sustained significant changes.

11. When do I contact my obstetrical provider?
Call your provider if your baby has less than 10 movements in 2 hours.
Call your provider if your baby has a significant or sudden change in movements.
Do not wait for 24 hours when there is no fetal movement or significant changes in the movements.
When in doubt, contact your provider.

12. Do babies kick less near the end of pregnancy?
NO! Towards the end of pregnancy, the baby may move differently, less kicks and more rolling. However, a kick count should take about the same time when it is done at the same time of the day when your baby is most active.

13. What should I do if I cannot feel my baby move?
If you cannot feel the baby move, drink a glass of juice or cold water or walk around for a few minutes then start counting again.


14. What would your provider do when you report decreased fetal movement?
Your provider may advise you to go to his/her office or to hospital for further fetal monitoring tests. The evaluation may include:
Ultrasound - taking pictures from sound waves to evaluate the growth of the baby, amniotic fluid quantity, placenta, blood flow pattern etc.
Non stress test (NST) -Baby's heart rate monitoring in response to its own movements
Biophysical profile (BPP) -using an ultrasound exam with a non stress test (NST) to evaluate baby's heart rate, breathing, body movement, muscle tone, and amniotic fluid quantity
Contraction stress test (CST) -Baby's heart rate monitoring in response to uterine contractions.

[completebeginnings]

Do what the pp said. A new study was just released last week on the effectiveness of kick counts..and it said they are not nearly as effective as the mothers intuition. If you are worried check it out.

[StephM76]

The same thinghappened to me a few days ago. I drank oj, laid down and just counted her kicks. Within 10 minutes she was bouncing all over the place!

[gumby74]

I think he is doing ok now. I noticed that the less I stress about him moving, the more he seems to move. Does that make sense?? Goofy little boy