Does this count as reduced movement?!?!

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Normally a very active baby, makes my whole abdomen wobble for hours each day (I've taken many videos of this to show him when he's older!).

Since yesterday morning his movements are overall much weaker, he is still moving and sometimes I do get the odd visible wobble but just nothing as much as before.

Went in yesterday, baby very active and ok when monitoring on. I was so embarrassed but all the staff were completely lovely about it.

Shall I call again? Am I being oversensitive?!?!

No, they'd rather you call. I was like this, but it's not the time to be stereotypically british. Call them, and theyll say go in. X

How many weeks are you?
He may just have less room.

Not matter how far you are you should still feel them move to their normal pattern. Running out of room is not a thing. Yes, please call them. They would rather be safe than sorry. The monitoring only shows a snapshot of time. Sure all is good but Def get checked Hun.

Running out of room isn’t a thing!
Call them!

Go again the baby has less room is a myth and any reduced movement should be monitored.

Ok thanks so much, getting my little man checked out now.

Didn't know if I was being stupid or not so thanks for replies 😊

Eh?

How is it not?

My baby can currently do back flips and stand on his head because I’m 17 weeks.
I can tell you right now that he won’t be doing that when I 38 weeks.

Because he wont have enough room.

That is very much “a thing”.

Justvent stop giving dangerous advice to other women. Babies don’t run out of room. It’s a myth. You need to educate yourself.

Wow. That was patronising.

So please answer my most recent post then Kiddilious.

Also, I said HE HAS LESS ROOM.

Not that he ‘ran out of room.*

Which I had an educated guess at, considering as I previously said - my 17 week baby can do back flips and stand on his head.

Do you know why a baby in the last few weeks can’t do that? Because they have less room than a baby of 17 weeks.

LESS room.

Glad you’re getting yourself checked out!

This is a useful leaflet from the RCOG:
Your baby’s movements in pregnancy

And this is some information from Tommy’s about the myths surrounding movement: movements matter

@JustVent it isn't advised that you just assume baby has less room. That advice isn't given out but health professionals.

Ok going by Tommy’s they said it’s a fallacy that they move less ‘because they run out of space’.

That’s not what the OP was asking.

My reponse was to her discussing weaker movements not less of them. Which is why I suggested less room (because he can’t do back flips possible) and asked how many weeks she was.
Because perhaps her baby could do back flips and now he can’t due to less room.
I refer back to my 17 week v’s 38 week example.

JustVent movements do change as pregnancy progresses, but I value a mother’s instinct and I would never advise against seeking medical help if someone is worried.

Less room means types of movement might change for example instead of rolling they might kick. Movements should not get weaker as a result of the baby getting bigger, they just might change.
If you are even the tiniest bit worried, please please go and get your baby Checked, pregnancy is not the time to assume or to wait until your next appointment.

I’m definitely not advising that she shouldn’t see someone about it.

I’m just defending my initial response and don’t like that my words were changed and thrown back at me.

I literally went in with the same issue the other day, baby perked up while I was there and they were happy with heart rates etc.

But I'm used to being booted awake and having to stop walking from limbs poking out of everywhere.. no such thing happened again for last two days. I'm gunna go back in later today if I don't get 3 periods of proper activity. It's hard because I get told that it's her 'running out of room's or 'getting comfy for labour' but I'm fairly sure that's total bullsh*t and it should still be just as wriggly until shes born.

No harm in getting a second check up. The CMW even said if you still aren't happy with movements to come back in x

@JustVent as someone who's baby almost died following reduced movement it's really important to me that women get the right advice on this subject. Absolutely ANY change in movement should be investigated. Babies don't run out of room to move and health professionals no longer give that advice because it was causing women to ignore reduction in movement. OP please don't ever listen to someone who suggests reduced or weakened movement is due to lack of room. Your body is designed to carry multiples.

@JustVent I promise you, as someone whose baby did die, that it is not true - your womb increases as the baby gets bigger and the baby is bigger and more powerful so movements should never been weaker.

Please, OP, go in and be seen and I hope everything is ok.

At the same time, increased movements are also a concern it is just that you usually hear more about reduced movements. Increased movements could be a baby in distress so women need to go in for any change in their movements.

Confused as my midwife told me that my baby would become less active as he starts to have less space...!

That may or may not have been incorrect information but I don't think there is any need for the rudeness on this thread! Clearly professionals have been giving out conflicting information and I don't think it's fair to blame each other for that!

@surreygirl1987 please send a polite email of feedback to your head of midwifery as your midwife could be responsible for someone not calling in and their baby dying.

This leaflet from Tommy’s gives good advice about reduced movements -
www.tommys.org/sites/default/files/RFM-Infographic_0.pdf

@surreygirl1987 pointing out that advice is wrong and dangerous isn't rude. Your midwife gave you terrible advice and I'm glad that hasn't had negative consequences. Babies actually die as a result of this kind of advice being given to women.

Oddly enough your uterus expands as the baby does. I'm 38 weeks and am still getting a severe kicking from my (now estimated to be) 8lb baby.

However last week when it was very hot and I was struggling running after my 3 year old I was in at maternity assessment three separate times due to weakened movements. They told me to come in EVERY SINGLE TIME and that ANY change in pattern should be monitored.

The idea there is less space is a myth. The idea that movements slow down towards the end is wrong. In the end they had me being scanned to check the placenta wasn't failing. It's not worth the risk, it really is not.

I should also point out my friend who should also be 38 weeks ended up having an emergency csection last week for weakened movements, pretty much exactly the same as I did. But by the second time they monitored her they felt the baby was distressed and they delivered that same afternoon. Baby had the cord wrapped round her neck.