Reduced movement - 28 weeks

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I have felt some movement today but over the last 2-3 days the movement is nowhere near has strong as it was a copper weeks ago.

I have felt movement toda and seen the bump move, so that's reassuring but wondering why the movement is less strong and frequent? Could baby have moved position and that's why I'm feeling less movement?

My placenta is high anterior - not sure if that means anything.

Have my 28 week midwife appointment tomorrow so hopefully will be more reassured then.

Slightly nervous.

hi everyone, just wanted to update you that the midwife appointment went well, strong heartbeat herad and I've been feleing movement today, so feel reassured. MW confirmed that baby had moved position and that could be why i've been feeling the movement less strongly.

she said if i am ever in doubt again to just to to the fetal assement unit, so i will listen to all your good advice and do that next time.

thank you again.

I went to hospital twice for reduced foetal movements - once in the middle of the night. Thankfully - for us- everything was fine. I would much rather go and get it checked than worry about it. The second time was when I was already overdue and meant that they kept an even closer eye on baby's heart rate in labour.

I remember someone telling me that slower/reduced movements are the time to go to get it checked, if you wait for no movements it may be too late.

I am a 'oh I'm sure it's nothing' person with my own health, but the baby can't ask to see a doctor so I think it's best to err on the side of caution.

OP, hope you guys are ok, and do go the hospital any time you're concerned, no one should make you feel like you're time wasting.

Ah OP just seen your post, fantastic news!

I think i was stup*dly put off from my last pregnancy with the midwife at the fetal assmenet uni scalding me calling me a silly girl for wasting their time....i was very firm and argued back, and even called the community midwife team the next day, but my OH didn't defend me once and I felt like an utter muppet for "wasting" their time.

If it happens again - hopefully it won't, but if it does I'm not going to let that experience put this baby in danger.

Yup my midwife has repeatedly said we'd rather see you to check than have you worrying at home!
I hope you complained about the horrible baggage last time. If anyone called me a silly girl normally i'd be cross but in late pregnancy I'd probably rip their head off with my bare hands...

I am glad all went well and you are happy to go back if it happens again.

People will advise, say they are sure everything is fine but none of us know that so while they are saying it to reassure, you have to make your own decisions and not be influenced by strangers.

And if any midwife makes you feel stupid, report and complain.

I had a midwife who risked my baby and my life and I reported her. I was utterly pissed off to recently see a whole programme devoted to her.

ItCameFromOuterSpace glad that everything is ok and your mind is at rest, that is the main concern.

What does wonder me about other posts is that people have said that they went in middle of night for reduced fetal movement. I am sure that especially when I wake at night to go to loo or for whatever reason I wouldn't say I notice that the baby is moving less or more. Sometimes the baby doesn't move at all so to be honest I don't think I would know if there were any movement changes.

You do understand that you can't advise someone to ignore UK best practice over the internet?

You can advise anyone to ignore any practice anywhere anytime be it in internet or person or wherever you like is freedom of speech. And as I said I never did tell the OP to ignore the practice. Anyway I am fed up of this stupid answering back post after post, I know what is best for myself and am confident I know what I am doing is right for me. As far as I know there are no rules about what you can and cannot post on the internet as long as within the forum regulations so I don't feel the need to be told of for it thank you very much.

Just wanted to say I'm glad all is well. As for going in the middle of the night, my little boy is crazy at night so at 37 weeks and knowing his routine, if nothing happened at night or movements were reduced, I'd go in to be monitored and not wait until the next day (and that's following the hospital's advice as I went in once to be monitored and I'm another who hates putting people out!)

Time of day should have no relevance.

A baby could be fine at 7pm. Too late by 11pm. Things do go wrong very quickly sadly.

OP I am so glad everything is ok - I've been thinking about you today!

Bejeena I really think you should leave this thread & maybe think more carefully before responding to threads like these in the future. Your blasé & irresponsible attitude is not helpful. Many of us have had problems with reduced or changing foetal movements whereby there could have been fatal consequences for not getting them checked out.

As another poster up thread said (sorry iPhone won't let me check name) it doesn't matter what time of day or night it is, if you're concerned, get yourself checked.

Different countries do have different rules, but this is in the uk & uk guidelines are to get checked out if movements change or become reduced.

So pleased all is ok :) and that in future you will ignore stupid advice and go and get checked asap.

Glad all is ok. Please don't ever be scared to contact your maternity assessment unit if you are worried in the future. You can always quote the guideline below . .

www.rcog.org.uk/news/rcog-release-reduced-fetal-movements-–-new-green-top-guideline

www.rcog.org.uk/womens-health/clinical-guidance/reduced-fetal-movements-green-top-57

Hope this works

Been lurking on this thread, so glad all is ok OP.

I suffered a stillbirth two years ago, unfortunatly due to numerous fibroids I never really felt my baby move. I now have many friends from our angel baby thread who had felt reduced movement or change in movement but got to the hospital too late to save their baby.

Anything during pg that is not normal for that pg or doesn't feel right get it checked out, losing your baby the way I have is truly terrible.

Fango how devastating. I am so sorry for you .

It's stories like yours that make me angry when people are just "oh everything will be fine" when someone is concerned about reduced movement. When I was pg it was just brought home to me how fragile life is & it really isn't the case that you get pg & 9 months later you have a baby.

Fanjo not fango, sorry

To lunatic too. It's scary how common stillbirth is

I really do think midwifes should tell mums to be more about stillbirth and count the kicks.
I actually mentioned it to my midwife, and I'm trying to get her to have a count the kicks poster in her treatment room.

People should really talk more about it.

I read a story in a book called 'how I came to hold you', a mother in it saved her DS2 because she didn't feel right and the movement was different, if she had left it one more day her son would had died just like her DS1.

Please take heed all pg ladies, 17 babies are stillborn or die shortly afterbirth a day in this country.

lunatic that is so sad, how sad is it that we have to scream and shout sometimes to be heard and taken seriously. It is so sad to haer others who have been through this.

Awful story lunatic, I agree with fanjo at how difficult it is sometimes to be heard.

To all you ladies who have lost a baby through still birth