Reduced movements at 36 weeks feel like I'm annoying maternity unit

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This will be my 3rd time in my pregnancy going up for reduced movements and the lady on the phone sounded really pissy with me 😒 Makes you feel stupid for going up there as I said to her my baby has moved but not as much as usual and they arnt strong at all and only is the odd roll or elbow and that's when I'm rubbing my belly to get her to move it doesn't feel like she's been awake for the whole day and only moves when I plod , am I being dramatic?

Nope.

The lady on the phone could have been having a bad day so don't let that put you off.

She may have just changed position in you. If you're concerned, then go in.

Try drinking a cold sugary drink, that sometimes wakes them up!

You shouldn't feel stupid for going and I'm annoyed that the lady on the phone made you feel that way. You know your babies movements and if you are worried you should go in. When I went they were great and said it wouldn't matter if I went home and they didn't feel right again and wanted to come back in the same day. They would rather ladies come in and everything be fine than the alternative. It's so important that the staff don't give women the impression that they are overreacting or bothering them because that might stop someone from going when they really should. Also if you have repeated instances of reduced movement then it usually gets escalated and looked at more closely. So you should definitely go.

Don't ever worry about pissing someone off, at worse after a few hours you'll both get over it. As others have said she might be having a bad day.
Please get checked as you need to. This is your little baby who you love. Worry is normal. As someone who lost a baby at full term I can promise you you never get over it. The chance of anything happening is small and your baby will more than likely be fine, but please for your own peace of mind don't worry about anyone but your child.

Don't let the fear of annoying people keep you from checking on your baby. You may annoy people (highly unlikely, all the midwives I've ever come across have said better safe than sorry and it's not annoying) but if you don't check you'll fret about it and if something were wrong and you hadn't checked for fear of annoying people you'd never forgive yourself.
Please don't be put off having your little one checked out, you know your baby's movements

If it helps, I was put on daily CTG monitoring for a week. Almost every single other person there was cheerfully sent home for a false alarm. I was also sent home all 7 times. One person had to be admitted overnight, but there were no real concerns, just following protocol.

Going in for reduced movements, and everything being fine is an utterly mundane part of a midwifes day, and in a few days time they'll forget you. I'm sure they never forget they times they have to give bad news.

My point being, definitely go in. You're not a bother, you're doing a completely normal thing, and your baby's safety comes first.

Honestly... everybody wants a baby out of this.
If you are not comfortable that everything is well then you call them. That is what they are there for. It is their job. They want a happy and healthy baby and mum too.
Don't let one person who may have been having a bad (professionally or personally) put you off getting the best care for you and baby.

I'm 35+4 and the week before last I was in twice within 3 days. Both times was due to her just being different to usual and they sent me for a scan last week as the monitor was always perfect when I went in. I said to the lady at my scan that I felt a bit of a fraud as she was always fine but she said honestly they'd rather you went in 100 times if need be and to remember that's their job, they are paid to do it so you shouldn't feel bad at all!

My baby seems to have just changed pattern but I'm so glad I went in when I was concerned

It's not just about the baby. You also deserve to have your mind at rest. So even if the baby is fine, you will still have benefitted from the repeat visits. There is no point sitting around stressing when there is something you can do to feel better.

Hope all is ok OP. I went in with reduced movement at 39+3 and it turned out she'd stopped growing and they induced me that week, they should take it seriously.