Baby moving...and not moving?
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Yep, I actually didn't really feel my baby move until I was almost 24 wks along. At 22 wks, your baby is still pretty small, so depending on his/her position in the womb, some days you can feel the movements and other days your can't. Give it a couple of weeks and you'll be feeling movement everyday. I was told not to worry about the lack of movement until I got closer to 28 wks and the baby was bigger. Sure enough, I got to that point and from then on, it's been a daily routine :). I was warned at my last doctor's appointment that the baby's movements will decrease in frequency because of her size, but as long as felt ten movements in 4 hours, she was fine. So if she was in a frenzy for 30 minutes and kicked like crazy, I wasn't to worry if I didn't feel anything again for another 4 hours as she was sleeping to regain her energy. So far so good.
You probably won't feel your baby kick until sometime between 16 and 22 weeks, even though he started moving at 7 or 8 weeks and you may have already witnessed his acrobatics if you've had an ultrasound.
Veteran moms tend to notice those first subtle kicks — also known as "quickening" — earlier than first-time moms. (A woman who's been pregnant before can more easily distinguish her baby's kick from other belly rumblings, such as gas.)
Your build may also have something to do with when you'll be able to tell a left jab from a hunger pang. Thinner women tend to feel movement earlier and more often than women who carry more weight.
What does it feel like?
Women have described the sensation as being like popcorn popping, a goldfish swimming around, or butterflies fluttering. You'll probably chalk up those first gentle taps or swishes in your belly to gas or hunger pains, but once you start feeling them more regularly, you'll recognize the difference. You're more likely to feel these early movements when you're sitting or lying quietly.
How often should I feel movements?
At first the kicks you notice will be few and far between. In fact, you may feel several movements one day and then none the next. Although your baby is moving and kicking regularly, many of his jerks and jolts aren't yet strong enough for you to feel. But later in the second trimester, those reassuring kicks will become stronger and more regular.
If you're tempted to compare notes with other pregnant women, don't worry if your experience differs from that of your friends. Every baby has his own pattern of activity, and there's no correct one. As long as your baby's usual activity level doesn't change too much, chances are he's doing just fine.
Yes. Its normal. Some days she may not be as active. If you notice a prolonged period without movement call your doctor. Id say 2 days or so with nothing I'd call. Do you have a dopplar to hear babys heart?
Good luck!
I actually didn't feel ANYTHING until 22 weeks, and when I did it was sporadic. I would sometimes feel it only once a day, sometimes none, and sometimes often. I am 24 weeks now, and only within the past few days have I been feeling her move almost every time I lay down. My public health nurse today said you don't need to worry until your 26th week when you start doing kick counts, but I think within the next week or so, if your baby goes 24 hours without moving, call your doctor.
I am 36 weeks pregnant and it happened the same with my baby. Had some lazy days. What i tried to do was to use 'count to ten kicks' that the baby should have in 12 hours. At this time in your pregnancy the baby is still little anyway so I don't think you should be worried if you don't feel kicking the same every day because sometimes the baby might kick but being still little you might not feel every kick. If you do get worried because it did not kick, try to lie down on one side or the other,that should make the baby kick.The baby movements do decrease as they grow bigger but this is normally after 35 weeks.
yes and no! my second child moved up until i gave birth to him on the other hand my third she hardly ever moved but when she did i sure felt it. but if you are starting to worry drink some OJ and lay on your left side (less strain on your heart) that should get it moving!
First of all, let me make it clear that I have never had a baby! So I might be way off here.
A friend at church just had a similar problem, and she is just about the stage you are. After her last ob/gyn appointment, she mentioned that the baby hadn't moved much (of course, you say yours does at times, but I think hers really wasn't much at all). This is her 3rd pregnancy.
Anyway, the doctor she saw confirmed that her baby was turned around backward, facing my friend's spine. Apparently you're not supposed to feel as much when it kicks from this direction. Does that sound possible for you? Do you think a baby can turn that often?
Like I said, I don't know anything firsthand. But maybe you should consider asking your doctor about that!
Best of luck and congratulations!
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