Baby movements

[Rahem123]

Hi everyone.

My baby movements are driving me crazy. I am 31week5 days pregnant. I don't know what they mean by pattern of movements. I have been in DAU/Triage 5 times eveeything turned to be fine. Someday my baby is like energized bunny other days he is quiet. If he is not moving for an hours it's gives me so much anxiety that i start crying. How can i spend my rest of pregnancy like this. O can't focus pf anything just thinking if he is ok. Midwife don't tell me much. They are always like if this happen again come again. Is anyone feels same that their baby more energized some days than others?

[SnooperTrooper12345]

Yes I do too. But it's always important to get it checked.

Your baby won't move every hour. Babies sleep 70% of the time in the womb. You have to try and focus on the points in the day that they are usually active. Like for some people, it's after eating, and at night. Everyone is different.

My baby has a rough pattern of moving in the morning for about half an hour, a few spells of around 10 minutes during the day and then about an hour in the evening.
Give or take a bit. But that's roughly mine.
I am 38 weeks now though.

It's always important to get checked though and never feel like you're wasting their time.

[Rahem123]

I feel so embarrassed going there again and again. Extream guilt that i always do this. But fear of losing him so great

[mummymummymummummum]

Never feel embarrassed for going into to have baby checked. Trust your instincts. Any change in movements should be checked, whether baby is less active one morning, or more active. You're just being a good mum 🥰

[FallingStar]

I feel the same! I wad going to in last night and husband sang to her and she moved. Then this morning I was worried as she'd been quiet during the night but after tea and toast she moved quite a bit. I don't know how you know when is enough movement. It's especially worrying if she has a few active days then goes quiet.
I'm 29 plus 4.

[BlueberryPancake21]

My baby has no pattern. Or rather he does for 4 or 5 days a week (some movement in the morning, active lunch, very active evening, some movement overnight) and then does something completely different on the other 2 days. I've had the energiser bunny in the middle of the night followed by zero movement all morning, I've had an active morning but barely anything at dinnertime (when "usually" most active). I've had 9 episodes of hiccups in one day followed by no movement all evening (terrifying). You name it - some days he just does what he wants. Midwives keep saying "is it normal for your baby though". Well yes... anything under the sun seems to be normal for this baby! I am 38 weeks and have been in for reduced movements so many times now - just got back in fact! (He didn't move for over 2hrs between 0300 and 0500 when I "usually" get at least a squiggle when I wake in the night). I have a posterior placenta and no complications so nothing that would explain this except that my baby is just living his best womb life in his own unique way. I have concluded that I just have to keep going in. If change in movements can be a sign of distress I need to get it checked because my baby's movements do change. It's not small changes - they're actually quite extreme, and I'm not imagining it. It does seem to be normal for my baby but that will just make it harder to know if there actually is a problem so I should still get checked every time. I do also feel embarrassed every time it's OK but I just read the guidance and remind myself that I am only doing what I have been told to do. I have to say though, I can't wait for them to be in the real world and not doing this anymore!

[Rahem123]

Aww i can understand the feeling. It's feel so embarrassed going there and even had 2 extra scans eveeything was fine. My baby someday moves so much my stomach it's like going crazy feels like he wants to get out of my tummy and suddenly becomes quite somedays. I have anterior placenta, but i felt him moving since 18 weeks. Still no pattern. I just want to hold him in my arms. Just 8 weeks ans 2 days left but everyday is so scary 😔 what will happen today. Good luck to all women who are stressed due to movements may we all give birth to healthy baby.

[ooohbriefcase]

@Rahem123 please go. I went in a few times with my first, the last time I was worried I was being a burden. I went in, and was taking up for a c section that night which saved my eldest life. They told me if I hadn't come in when I did the outcome would of been very different. I went in 3 times with my second with concerns, luckily all turned out to be fine. They told me every time went in that I wasn't wasting their time and you should always go in with concerns to be checked, especially for movements. Don't feel embarrassed, please go, I'm sure your baby is fine but it could mean all the difference in some scenarios.

[Rahem123]

@ooohbriefcase that's sounds very scary 😔

[Rahem123]

@mummymummymummummum definitely 👍🏻

[Grognonne]

I have had the same thing and gone in twice now, also anterior placenta. Some days there is loads of movement, others less. I find eating something sugary, or drinking cold orange juice usually does the trick if they are being quiet now!

[Rahem123]

I again had 7th episode of reduce movements. I don't know what to do life seems very difficult. Again after breakfast it was been hours he haven't moved. After 40 min on ctg he moved. Booked for scan and consultant appointment. Hope everything is fine.

[Grognonne]

Hi @Rahem123 - how long do you classify reduced movement? I ask as I only really feel things in the morning or evening. I am 33 weeks, I think it’s quite normal to go hours without feeling movement, especially during the day when you’re doing things and notice as much.

[SnooperTrooper12345]

@Rahem123

I again had 7th episode of reduce movements. I don't know what to do life seems very difficult. Again after breakfast it was been hours he haven't moved. After 40 min on ctg he moved. Booked for scan and consultant appointment. Hope everything is fine.

Would it normally be normal for your baby to feel them at that time? Or is it just because you hadn't felt them in a few hours?

Obviously better to get checked if you're worried but mine only moves when I wake up and then not again for another 6 or 7 hours. Which is completely normal.

[Rahem123]

Usually very active in morning amd then his afternoon are quiet amd again evening are active. I see solid pattern for a week and suddenly one day he changed his pattern. Sometimes i feel i will go crazy 😞

[Grognonne]

Hi @Rahem123 - that sounds completely normal to me! I have the same thing, mornings and evenings.

[Rahem123]

Yes his morning was very quite today barely moves. Came back home moved but now again quite. Have my scan tomorrow will see. Crying here in my room alone never thought would happen at 32weeks and 4 days. When i see his nursery it gives me so much pain. What's wrong with him 😞

[SnooperTrooper12345]

@Rahem123

Yes his morning was very quite today barely moves. Came back home moved but now again quite. Have my scan tomorrow will see. Crying here in my room alone never thought would happen at 32weeks and 4 days. When i see his nursery it gives me so much pain. What's wrong with him 😞

It doesn't sound like anything is wrong with him lovely.
He's still moving. Babies sleep 70% of the time, minimum, in the womb.
He can't be moving constantly.

[LadyBillyBon]

It doesn't sound like anything is wrong with your baby. It sounds like you're expecting him to move constantly.
As a PP said, babies sleep in the womb at least 70% of the day. That's at least 17/18 hours a day

[Rahem123]

But midwife or doctors never tell me that's okay to feel this way. They always ask me to look for pattern and he changed his pattern every week.

[SnooperTrooper12345]

@Rahem123

But midwife or doctors never tell me that's okay to feel this way. They always ask me to look for pattern and he changed his pattern every week.

Mine never had a pattern until 36 weeks. And even now at 39 weeks, it chops and changes some days.
She still moves though it just ends up being a different times in the day

[Rahem123]

Gives me bit hope. Hopes he is fine just among those babies who never develop any pattern.

[MeadowHay]

Mine never had a pattern. She moved very frequently and I never really thought about it. I just thought if an unusually long time period passed without me feeling a movement that would stick out to me as not normal. Once it happened that I felt a period of less movement than normal - not no movement, but less, rang hospital and they said as long I still could feel movements I didn't need to go in. This was 2018 and I'm pretty sure that was incorrect advice so thank God everything was ok! Being BAME as well made me more at risk, by your username I'm wondering if you are too Rahem? I don't think all babies have a movement pattern, mine never did, but she was frankly hyperactive in the womb which whilst annoying and uncomfortable was reassuring I suppose.

[RizzleRazzle]

Oh Op :( sorry you are feeling so upset but you don't need to cry, nothing is wrong with him! They don't move that often.

I'm 34 weeks and only started a bit of a pattern from 30 weeks. From 30-33 weeks she just moved in the morning after breakfast then I wouldn't feel her again for the rest of the day.

Now she seems to only move in the afternoon for about 30 mins then nothing again.

They don't move constantly, they are asleep most of the time and often if you are walking around or busy doing something, you won't even notice them moving.

Have you tried drinking a cold fizzy drink whenever he's not moving when you'd expect him to?

Also have you spoken to a midwife about your anxiety?

[Rahem123]

@RizzleRazzle i know they don't move constantly but i am aware of his peak activity levels. I asked my midwife & doctors that he constantly changed his pattern what am i suppose to do if he go quiet at that time or sometime i wait whole day to see if he starts moving in evening maybe. But nothing much. They say you have to come every single time you feel this way. Even if you go home and feel not much come again same day. Now their advice makes me more anxious as there is no guarantee if scan is fine or ctg and growth is fine. They keep saying even everything is fine you have to come again.

[Rahem123]

@RizzleRazzle offcourse i tried sugary drink and all. Even i don't drink juices or any sugary stuff just because of him i have to drink all of this 🤦. Nothing works sometimes it does.