Best Amazon Prime Day deals: Mumsnet favourites

Best Amazon Prime Day deals:
Mumsnet favourites

Shop now

Please or to access all these features

Pregnancy

Talk about every stage of pregnancy, from early symptoms to preparing for birth.

worried about lack of movement with dc3

4 replies

workingonitagain · 20/05/2013 13:03

just wondering if anyone can tell me about their experience. im expecting dc3 and im 15 weeks. i think i have felt movements before but they are not predictable and there is a huge gap in between them (sometimes 3-4 days) i have had a mmc after dc2 and so very paranoid that baby's heartbeat has just stopped. today is about day 3-4 that i've not felt anything. i have a mw appointment on wednesday so hoping to hear the heartbeat then.
i wouldn't be worried if i had not felt anything at all by now as i know it could be normal but the fact that i have been feeling movements since about week 11 makes me think that they should either feel stronger or more frequent by now

any advice is appreciated

OP posts:
Are your children’s vaccines up to date?
TinkyPeet · 20/05/2013 13:08

I think 15 weeks is too early to 'count the kicks' so to speak. Depending on how baby is sat you could feel nothing for days then feel a few wiggles. Midwives generally don't listen for the heartbeat untill 16 weeks because of baby's position. As long as you're not having any pain or bleeding I would say you're okay, but by all means phone your midwife for a bit of reassurance x

TinkyPeet · 20/05/2013 13:10

Btw I'm on dc3 with posterior placenta so I have felt baby from around 11 weeks too but nothing was regular as strong untill around 20 weeks :) I'm now 31 weeks and diggin feet out of my ribs :) x

looneytune · 20/05/2013 13:13

Ds3 here and I started feeling proper movements at about 17 weeks. Had a good pattern going then some weeks later I had a couple of times I couldn't feel him. I'd phone up and they said at that early stage he still had plenty of room and was just probably in a different position now, kicking the other way so I couldn't feel it - they were right. Sure it's something like that at this early stage :)

workingonitagain · 20/05/2013 16:53

thanks for all ur comments. i guess ill just never feel reassured until baby is here. was wondering about getting a doppler but dont want to get to obsessed with my worries as im sure i would still find things tovworry about...

OP posts:
New posts on this thread. Refresh page
Swipe left for the next trending thread