Hi,
So I'm just over 36 weeks, this was my first week of maternity leave and u ended up going to hospital on Tuesday for reduced movements, and then on Wednesday again because of hand and ankle swelling.. Both times it turned out everything was fine baby's heartbeat looked good.
They had said at my last scan a couple of weeks ago that they are keeping an eye on placenta and baby growth as think it may be slowing... Having had 2 previous miscarriages I. Will admit to already being pretty anxious throughout this pregnancy.. Scan on Tues (as ctg monitor kept falling off) showed that baby growth seems to have slowed tho baby had still put on some weight since previous one a week earlier just not much.Doctor mentioned that she thinks this baby will be coming early and possible induction at 37 weeks.
Movements have been more frequent again past couple of days until this afternoon when I've had to really focus to feel them and hasn't seemed like as many. I have drank a glass of orange juice and been lying on my side for past half hour and I have felt around 10 movements although they have been relatively small ( week or so a go baby was moving so much my husband and I were laughing as we watched my stomach move)
Im just getting stressed about it all. I just want this baby here safe now. But if I have felt 10 movements albeit small ones in assuming in fine just to keep monitoring them until my scheduled scan on Monday??
Sorry I think I just needed to get it all out there.. My husband thinks I'm over thinking it, although I know he is worrying because I am and it was him who asked me earlier if baby was moving OK.. I don't want to keep worrying him either