Should I call the midwife?

[alicelake]

So last night for 2/3 hours I had contractions, they were painful but not unbearable. I fell asleep and they'd stopped when I'd woken up. Then today I don't feel like she's moved as much, she has moved but feel like it's a less than usual. Should I call the midwife? Or my day assessment unit? Not sure if I'm just being paranoid

I'd phone the assessment unit

Never a wasted phone call during pregnancy. . .

Call your midwife or DAU they always said to me (and I ended up going in for bp checks so I heard it said to lots of people) they rather you went and wasted their time than not..

How many weeks are you?

I think I'd phone the midwife for advice.

I'm 38+1 x

Any change in movements or patterns should be checked. Definitely call your maternity assessment unit.

Yes, call up the hospital. They will ask you in for monitoring. Hope everything is ok.

Get yourself up to the MAU - it's a chore but it's the best thing to do to get checked, and you'll be able to relax again knowing you've been in. They will 100% be happy to see you.

Thanks ladies. Being monitored now! They think she may be a large baby so am being booked in for growth scan x

@alicelake how did everything go yesterday?

Hope all is well.

All well! Ended up being monitored for quite a while as she slept. Then when she woke she made me out to be a liar and didn't stop moving haha. But regardless I have to have another scan tomorrow because they think she's quite big and because I'm a previous second she said 'we don't want you pushing out a 10lb baby and putting too much pressure on the scar tissue' x

:)

Previous section not second!

Glad things went well, good luck with your scan.

Yeah it's never worth the risk to not call and get checked over! Glad everything is ok. Hope your scan goes well tomorrow x