fetal movement

[heatherxo]

I'm 34+5 weeks. Today I've felt baby move less than usual. I have been pretty active, up walking etc, all day today and haven't really sat down much.
How long should I wait until I actually contact maternity unit or whatever?
Baby has always been really active so I'm a bit worried!

Go now. Probably fine, but go anyway

If you are concerned then contact your midwife. It's better to be told everything's fine than wait and have complications. They won't mind seeing you.

Definitely get checked right away!

Can I contact my mw at this time?
Or would it be the hospital?

Yep, phone right away- they'll probably want you to come straight in for monitoring.

I'd go now. Quicker reassurance hopefully.

If you're worried at all, phone your maternity assessment unit to get checked out just in case.

Probably hospital- look at your notesfor a 24 hour number.

Phone the labour ward

There's usually an assessment unit (for hospital) no in your notes. Call them rather than your MW and just ask them to pop you on the monitor. Sure it'll be fine - I usually notice movements less if I've been active and busy but always better to get checked and be on the safe side!

I'm from Scotland but currently in England.
Baby has just started moving a little but its not like he usually does..

Ah, so you're not at home? I guess you'd need to find your closest hospital/maternity unit... I think the NHS website is usually pretty helpful to get local facilities and contact details to be able to give them a call and see what they say. Apologies if I'm stating the obvious, mind you!

Thank you, ill give the local maternity ward now just to be on the safe side

All the best

It might well just be that you're feeling it less as the baby gets bigger and has less room to move around - but no harm in being safe. Fingers crossed all is well.

StAlphonso - movements change as baby gets bigger but shouldn't reduce.

OP hope you are on your way for monitoring.

Anything that makes sense, thank you. I am hopeful too that OP is getting monitored, I certainly didn't mean to suggest she shouldn't.

Any change should be checked. More than normal, less than normal. Get checked.

In the waiting room now, hopefully wont be too long till I get seen :)

All clear! We are guessing baby has changed position and that's why I haven't felt movements as much.
So glad I went in, feeling so much better now :)

Glad all is ok.

I'm so pleased OP. Well done for going in.

StAlphonso I don't like to correct people online but the whole "movement reduce towards the end as baby runs out of room" idea is one of the myths that Count The Kicks are working very, very hard to dispel. Their literature is very clear that movements change but should not reduce, and that any reduction should be reported.

I just can't bear to leave a post which perpetuates that dangerous myth unchecked. Nothing personal

Glad everything is ok

:)

So pleased it's all fine, heather!

Anything I hope I didn't sound cranky, I'm really pleased to have had the extra info - currently 19 weeks myself, and generally I'm a very good science-based 'researcher' on this stuff, but clearly it's just repeated so often that it's seeped into my brain even though it's not true. Am going to have to make sure I'm not falling for any other myths.