Reduced Movement 37 Weeks...waiting...

[MumApr18]

Hello,

Currently doing the "lay on my side for 2 hours" thing as advised by a midwife when I phoned up worried about reduced movement. I'm 37+3 and got the feeling they were super busy when I phoned :(

Half an hour in and haven't felt a thing and getting super super worried! I'm not sure if I've felt little flutters but they are just cushioned now due to the baby being so big?

Has anyone any experience of this?

Thanks!

Go in!

Have a shower, warm bath ,water on your tummy x

Go in. The last thread on this where the op took advice from the midwife over the phone ended sadly. Just turn up.2

Thanks ladies. That's what I'm thinking.

The midwife I spoke to on the phone originally was proper snippy and told me to call back at 10pm after lying down for 2 hours. I think what I'll do is just be ready to go at 10pm when I phone back (as currently sitting in jammies!) and I'll just jump in the car as soon as I get the green light and off the phone to her. Annoyingly I don't think you can just turn up :(

I was heavily pregnant. Fell hard and just went to the nearest maternity unit and demanded a scan. I was also severely bullied by my assigned midwife. Do what you need to.

Have something really sugary to eat or drink, that always got my lazy baby moving.

If that doesn't work I'd consider phoning them back and telling them you're heading in. Good luck.

Just go in OP.

This is so frustrating! Feeling "something" but doesn't feel anything like baby's normal movements.

I'm just going to go in - screw the moody midwife!

Go in... It'll probably need fine but in a similar position by the time I got in it was almost too late. Thankfully everything worked out but another hour wouldn't have made it. You've tried lying down, nothings happened, to straight in please.

Yeah, I would phone and say you're heading in due to reduced movement. Just to warn them of your arrival. If your movement has been reduced all day then that's a helluva lot longer than two hours. Hugs OP it's an anxious time.

*go straight in please

Please please please go in now. Bloody stupid & irresponsible advice from that midwife.

I’ve been there and turned up ‘uninvited’ after after a brief discussion about not following procedure they checked me over.

Just go

I went in with mine after I laid on my "wrong" side and drank lemonade and she didn't move, at c39 weeks. When I went in she started moving so I said I'd leave but they asked me to stay, scanned me and turned out she'd stopped growing so I was induced later that week as they wanted her out sooner rather than later (in case placenta was deteriorating maybe?), they took it seriously. Hope all is ok.

Just go in. I had reduced movements and it was the first sign I had of my baby dying. Please go in.

Yes! That's the annoying thing - I said to her I had tried lying on my side and drinking a cold drink and her words were "the advice has changed on cold drinks and now it doesn't actually help" and then she questioned about how I'd been on my side (told her the truth - tried an hour earlier and then fell asleep) and her reply was that the baby was probably moving when I was asleep. I'm guessing they are super busy or something. Going up anyway!

Tell the midwife she should be practicing evidence based practice and ask her what research she’s basing her advice on. I’m a midwife and I’d get a bollocking and possibly managerial consequences if I told someone that. Go in.

Hope you're ok op, trust your gut instinct, it's rarely wrong.

I'm sure everything will be fine

Good luck OP, never ever ignore your instincts.

Glad you are going in. Sending you the very best.

Thank you all - will keep you updated.

Hope everything is ok x
Horrified by midwife's advice.. I was always told to go straight in

@TheDinosaurRoars l am.so sorry for your loss.

Agree with everyone else - go in. Hope everything is ok

Sending you my very best wishes