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paranoid qu about baby movements.

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ReshapeWhileDamp · 13/08/2010 16:43

Disclaimer: OK, I'm really not this daft. Normally. But:

I'm 20.5 wks. The baby's been really active and I've been able to feel her/him for weeks now. For at least a fortnight, it's been distinct kicks. Last sunday, I was entertained by a virtual can-can round my navel, while we were watching Sherlock Holmes! Grin It was lovely. (SH was good too.) I was actually able to feel them from the outside, which is a first for this pregnancy.

Since then, the kicks have been less distinct and never round the navel - they're all down round my groin. They're still there, but not as enthusiastic. (There was one just now! Down at the bottom of the bump)

Ok, here's the daft bit, and please bear in mind that I'm extremely hormonal, coping on my own with DS this week, and very stressed. Confused On monday morning, DH went to America for a week on work. Sad An hour after that, I had a phone call to say that the house we had had an offer accepted on, had been pulled from the market, and we'd been gazzumped. I think I over-reacted (hormones, anyone?) but I basically spent about 30 mins crying hard and ranting about evil vendors. I am SO angry and sad and distraught to have lost somewhere we thought was a done deal, somewhere we were going to feel safe moving to, and safe to have our baby in. Sad

I then reined it in for the baby's sake (more or less, but am still dissolving into tears at a moment's notice). And since then, all the kicks have been a lot less robost-feeling, or at least, they feel like that because they're all at the bottom of the bump. I know I'm mad, but I have the stupid conviction that I've - I dunno - done something. You're not meant to get this upset in pregnancy, and I can't remember the last time I was that upset - years and years. Like I said, pregnant house-movers have no sense of proportion. Grin

Please could someone more level-headed than me, reassure me? I haven't 'done' anything, have I? (I have this image of the poor baby, cowering at the bottom of my womb because of all the scary cortisol. Stupid, I know.)

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EndangeredSpecies · 13/08/2010 16:48

sorry to hear about all the stress you're having. But it sounds like baby's just shifted position?

DomesticG0ddess · 13/08/2010 16:54

No, you will not have caused any change in the movement and in fact I have had a similar thing happen. Sometime after 20 or so weeks, I felt that the baby was moving less, and was all really low down for quite a few weeks. I mentioned it to my midwife at the last app and she wasn't worried. Since then I can feel kicks all over again and more vigorous movement, am 30 weeks now. I think the babies just shift around, adjust to the space, etc. Am sure you are fine. And people go through far greater trauma (I know how stressful being gazumped is, but it's not like living in a war zone for example Wink). Hope you can find another house you really like - when it comes to houses, in my experience these things happen for a reason and you ALWAYS find a better one and feel so happy that the other one fell through, trust me.

PrivetDancer · 13/08/2010 17:05

No you definitely won't have done anything to the baby by getting upset :) Show me a pregnant lady who hasn't had a meltdown or two!

I mentioned irregular movements to my midwife the other day as some days I barely get any - she said she wouldn't expect daily regular movements until about 26 weeks. There's a lot of space for them to move about still at 20 weeks.

Sorry about the house though, but agree you'll probably find somewhere better!

ReshapeWhileDamp · 13/08/2010 17:38

Thanks! I just thought, that at this stage, the baby is small enough/has enough room, to be all over the place if it wants.

domesticgoddess, what you describe sounds just like what I'm feeling!

And I feel really stupid about getting so stressed about this, when people are going through immeasurably worse trauma. I keep on reminding myself that somewhere in Pakistan, there's a woman who is also 20 weeks pregnant and coping with a lot more than me. Sad

I hope we do find somewhere better. I'm not a real believer in fate when it comes to house purchases, but maybe we will look back and think 'phew'. Smile

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herjazz · 13/08/2010 17:52

Baby is still v small and has just moved. This concerned me as well a few months back. Was told after 28 wks should be more definite regular movements

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