Reducing Stillbirth: Count the Kicks Campaign

[CarGirl]

I just want to promote "Count The Kicks"

Please read this, if it helps one Mum not suffer the agony of stillbirth it's worth it

countthekicks.org.uk/

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Thabnks for this information. I'm at 31 weeks and hadn't started counting as my MW hadn't said anything but the books all do. I'll be starting now. Esp as I went into a hospital earlier in the pregnancy because I didn't feel any movement and as soon as they put the listener on, she moved. I felt so stupid. We British really do have the "don't want to bother them" attitude.

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Just giving the thread a little bump this morning. I don't know the circumstances surrounding Kelly Brook tragically losing her LO but it is another awful reminder of how fragile pregnancy can be :(

My friend had reduced movements at 37 weeks, was seen by MW & OB at her routine visit and sent home with a kick chart. It happened again 2 days later, and she was seen by MW and sent home again. She was a bit worried, called a different MW friend, who immediately kicked up a stink as protocol had not been followed- she should have been seen by a doc with a view to early section. She was brought in, and was sectioned the next morning. Thankfully she now has a healthy DS2.

The Royal College of Obs & Gyn has released new guidance this year on treatment of reduced movement:
RCOG New Guidance

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Just bought a count the kicks bracelet

Thanks for the guidance Melty

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Good to read this thread tho I will go to bed with a heavy heart, very sad for all the people who lost their babies.

I am going to find out if I can request a late scan betw 30-34 wks and if the hospital won't do one, I will get a private one. Good to know that this may be useful in preventing problems later. Will be ordering a bracelet too!

I'm sorry if this in extremely stupid question, but I want to get it right as I have just ordered a bracelet and am planning to start counting the kicks after reading this thread.

When you are actually counting the kicks, do you count each individual movement you feel, or bouts of movement? My unborn DS has several quiet periods during the day, presumably asleep, and then several bouts of kicking/movement. These are obviously stronger when I'm sitting or lying in certain positions.

Should I monitor each kick within those times, or each period of activity? Thanks :)

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SoBroken from memory there is more information on the website, if it's not clear please ask them or your midwife, I'm not medically trained.

I think the idea is you learn what is your normal pattern, so how many and how long the quiet periods and when they are and then how many kicks in their active period type of thing.

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bumping up! :)

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