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Crazy active baby in utero

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Faith25 · 28/05/2025 15:30

Hi, I’m currently 32 weeks pregnant and a bit paranoid. My baby moves non-stop in womb from the day I first started feeling movements. They don’t seem to sleep or at least I don’t feel like they ever sleep. Is this a bad sign? Do they turn out neurotypical kids?

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BunnyRuddington · 28/05/2025 16:39

Both have mine have been pretty similar tk how they were in the womb unfortunately. The active one loves sport and the sleepy ine still likes a good nap.

skkyelark · 29/05/2025 17:04

I had two perpetual motion machines in utero. One did seem to go quiet for a few hours in the wee smalls. The other as far as I could tell never did. They're 3 and 5 now, no developmental concerns (although of course something could appear later). They were very wiggly and active babies, but pretty average energy levels from about first birthday onwards. They are still very busy, but now they're capable of being busy colouring or doing a jigsaw as well as running around the play park, riding bikes, etc.

MargaretThursday · 31/05/2025 20:23

Mine did show signs of personality in the womb.

Dd1 didn't move much. She even slept through most of labour.
She was sleeping 6-8 hours at night from birth, 12 hours from 6 weeks, and (even as an adult) would rather curl up with a book than go for a walk.

Dd2 was a pickle inside me. Full wriggling all the time. She used to stick her arm hard into me, so it would show as a bump - really painful. I would push it back, and she'd wait a moment, then do it again in a different place.
She didn't sleep (sorry) until 20 months, never still, crawling at 5 months, walking by 8 and as an adult would rather be out doing things (and still likes her sense of humour in poking me...)

Ds was a wriggler, but also slept. He was either non-stop wriggling or asleep. Once out he slept at night (if he didn't have an ear infection) and wanted to be on the go - even before he was mobile he would just lie there and wriggle his limbs. He loved the baby gym (neither the others did) because he could lie there and bash things above him.
As a (nearly) adult, he loves his sport, but also does sleep well, although is still an early riser.

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