36 weeks and baby gone a bit quiet

[sloathy]

I am probably fretting about nothing, I felt him a bit yesterday but nothing today so far. He was breech at 32 weeks and have felt had lots of quite big movements between then and now. I don't feel as if he's gone head down but if he has and has engaged would this explain the reduction in movement? I am also on my first week of maternity leave so perhaps just too much time to think! Seeing midwife on wednesday so will mention to her.

Try having a glass of iced water, or a piece of chocolate. Both are guaranteed to get baby moving. If you are worried, give the natal ward a ring, they don't mind checking you over

it could be that he has just got comfy in the right position or could be you are noticing more as you are not busy at work but i would say ring the midwife or maternity unit today and mention it, all they do is have a listen and maybe put you on a monitor for an hour, they may even say have a lie down for half an hour and mark down how many movments you feel.

dont leave it till Wed, id just call and have a chat today im sure he is just have a nice rest and will start playing football when you go to bed tonight!!! x

please dont wait until wednesday. call your mw today.

i don't want to be alarmist but it really is not worth taking a risk. you need to get yourself monitored.

Go down to hospital and get yourself monitored asap. Lack of movement is definitely something that needs to be checked immediately. On the way have a cold fizzy drink and tell the baby to MOVE! If it helps DS1 didn't move for 12 hours around the 32 week stage. The minute the MW put the heart monitor thing on him, he started kicking the little bugger.

go lie on your bed with a good book. as you relax, he/shemight start to wriggleand jiggle a bit.

1st few days of maternity leave are all rush rush rush.

If s/he is still not moving after an hour or so, pop down to maternity

Have just had a couple of small kicks after eating some lunch and having a cold drink. I'm just about to dive into a tub of chocolate ice cream. If that doesn't kick start him I'll give the hospital a call....

If it's any reassurance, I know I'm much more aware of my baby being quiet, now that I'm on maternity leave.

At work, even though I was largely desk-bound, I didn't really have time to notice daytime movements so much, and now I do. (S/he tends to be busiest in the early evening, for me.)

On the occasions where I've tuned in and thought hmm, been a while - I go straight for fresh orange juice or make up a fruit salad - anything sugary really - and s/he starts moving within 10-15 minutes.

As others have said, please don't wait if you're really worried - call the midwife / labour ward or pop in.

No reaction to the ice cream or a couple of glasses of cold water so have rung the hospital and going in to be checked. He'll probably start booting me as soon as I walk through the door of the delivery suite...

Hope it goes well Sloathy - its definitely the right thing to do for your own peace of mind.

Back from hospital and all fine.

Baby has turned head down and notes say "2/5 head felt" (I think - bit hard to decipher handwriting). Not sure if that means 2/5 engaged?

But anyway - it was well worth the trip, the midwifes were very kind and reassuring and not remotely bothered about monitoring an overanxious first time mum!

brilliant, you can never be too careful and the midwifes dont mind at all, its thier job to look after you and baby x

that's great sloathy

Excellent news!

On my notes I'm 3/5 engaged - which means that the baby is 2/5 'in' my pelvis, as in, dropped. At least, that's how I understand it!