Can baby be too tired to kick?!

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Hi everyone, hope you're all well. Grateful for any advice!

1st baby, been very active since 17 weeks kicking very vigorously and I know baby's patterns. Very active early evening through to midnight. Lovely to feel such obvious kicks so I know baby is alright.

Busy weekend, realised at 5pm yesterday no movement.
Drank ice cold water, ate sweet things, slammed doors, lay on side for two hours - followed all advice before I rang midwife as baby still not responding more than one little kick and we know you're meant to have ten within two hours after doing all these things. I still didn't want to waste their time but rang, and she said come in.

She advised that baby was fine - phew - and that even if I'm not tired if I've had a very busy day it can totally wipe out the baby and leave baby too tired to kick. Baby making up for it today luckily!

She was a little off the wall and was slightly annoying my husband and I, talking more about the women who had come to triage than just cracking on and giving me a scan, so we could find out all was well and leave and not stay longer than we had to!

Has anyone heard this before or share similar experiences so I don't get too relaxed about not feeling kicks, but that I don't end up going back every two minutes and wasting time?!?!

Thanks!

I'm back again ... looked through my notes because I wanted to check the visit had been recorded. My file has HIGH RISK written all over it due to being IVF, hyperthyroid and polycystic ovaries, and also D negative which means if I bleed at all during pregnancy, I have to get an injection immediately so my negative antibodies don't affect the positive blood type baby. How medically awkward can one person be! I swear to God I feel absolutely fine :-)

Midwife has written down O+ blood type on the assessment sheet. She just doesn't seem to be on the ball. She did actually say "I didn't read your notes I just came straight to see you" which neither of us picked up on, but now it's come back. I know we can all be busy and have moments where we get distracted but it just concerns me a little .. do I mention this? If another nurse had seen I'm O+ from her notes and I was bleeding, they wouldn't do anything about it. Not great.

I'd just appreciate a little more care! Am I being unreasonable to mention the blood type thing too?

@NameChange30 thank you that's a great idea!

You're welcome! And yes mention all of it including the fact that she didn't read your notes (and even told you she didn't!) and recorded the wronged blood type.

Thank goodness there was nothing seriously wrong or her incompetence could have had much worse consequences.

I will do - thank you :-)

Making sure the correct blood type is recorded is really important if you need to be given blood at any point.

Definitely mention the blood type issue! It's so lucky that you noticed because I hate to be morbid but she could potentially have cost you and/or babies life if anything had happened and you had needed blood! She seriously needs to be more stringent in her job role!

So glad you were vigilant and noticed that! Just shows how important it is to trust your own judgement as well as the midwife!

Thank you all .. update! I went to PALS at the hospital and the lady was great. I told her what happened and she asked if I wanted to open a formal complaint. I said no, I just want it mentioned to the Team Leader so she can talk to the midwife and be aware of the advice that's being given out by someone in her team, and some of the shoddy note taking, (wrong blood type etc) and that they need to tighten up on this. Hopefully this will filter down but ladies, be aware of this! Thanks for your help.

Well done for talking to PALS! You definitely did the right thing