Please reassure a paranoid 3rd time pg mum re-movements.......

[fannyannie]

This is my 3rd pg and I'm 18 1/2 weeks pg. For the last few weeks I've started to really feel the baby moving around. But I've realised today that I haven't felt it for a couple of days.

The logical part of my brain says

"it's still very small and has probably just move position so you can't feel it"

The paranoid, hormonal, emotional part is saying

"something is wrong"

I have an antenatal appointment in an hours time anyhow - so fingers crossed I'll hear the heartbeat - but someone please remind me it's normal at this stage to feel movements strongly and then for baby to move and not be able to feel it for a bit......

yep,could be normal. the baby could be lying at 'the back' of your womb. haver you tried a poke? a light one, obviously!

its good that you have an appointment this afternoon.also, the baby may have moved, but you are obv a busy woman with 2 other dcs and may not have noticed.

hope you are ok

have you tried asking your partner to talk to the baby? men voice for being so deep can reach the womnb easily, and your baby might respond very quickly to it. it works for me, i hope it helps.

my MW suggested I drink a glass of ice cold water when I couldn't feel anything like this - wakes the baby up! You could try that.

jabuti - I would ask him to do that.....except we're in the process of seperating.....and this baby isn't something he's particularly happy about

anyhow - off to see the MW now so shall hopefully update with happy news of hearing the heartbeat when I get back

oops, never mind! good luck in your appt though! everything will be fine!

thanks everyone - everything is fine - heard the heartbeat - and there was definitely movement as just as the MW had found the heartbeat baby decided to move .

oh and now the little b*gger has obviously decided to change positions as I can now clearly feel movements again - typical hey LOL

ha! thats great news

oh goody