Rapid violent juddery movements 36 weeks

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I'm 36 weeks pregnant and have a really active little one, moves and wiggles about all day every day. Every now and again it has what feels like a little fit where it moves its little limbs really quickly, judders and my bump goes crazy. It only lasts a few seconds but freaks me out a bit.
Has anyone else experienced this? Could the baby be having a fit in there?

Could it be hiccups? I used to feel something not dissimilar and we saw hiccups on the ultrasound. It depends how long it goes on for I guess?

I had this a few weeks ago and was worried. Was reassured everything was normal by the midwife. I'm now 38 weeks and it's calmed down a lot. X

No...little one gets hiccups every day and that is very rhythmic and localised to one place. This is completely different! My whole bump shakes like crazy

I thought that was hiccups too!

I'd get checked by your midwife.

I had that with my last pregnancy! Used to worry that she was panicking but midwife said all was normal.

I’ve been having exactly this and I’m 35 weeks. I phoned midwife and they said it’s totally normal. It feels like he’s having a fit in there! But apparently they only worry about reduced movement, not increased 😂

go and get checked out

You should have any change in movements checked out. Not just reduced but sudden rapid movements can also be a sign something is wrong. Not to scare you because I’m sure everything is absolutely fine but them’s the guidelines .

Sorry I don't want to frighten you but I'd be getting checked ASAP. Like right now.

Get it checked. It's probably nothing but it happened to me. They monitored the baby's heart rate and kept losing it, cue an emergency C-section and it turned out the cord was wrapped twice around her neck. The frantic movements were her 'panicking' apparently.

Thank you everyone. I did mention it briefly to my midwife who didn't seem concerned. She checked heart rate and all was fine (but baby was it's usual self then). It's not happening a lot, maybe once a week for 15-20 seconds. I have a scan coming up in next couple of days so will ask them to check the cord etc then as well. It's hard when you're a first time mum to know what is normal and when to worry.

I had this 3 or 4 times in my last pregnancy and it freaked me out, only way I could describe it was feeling like baby was having a seizure. The first time it happened was the night before my wedding, at 32 weeks, and I was really stressed, so I was particularly concerned that something was wrong. But midwives were not concerned, and my daughter was/is absolutely fine. I've seen other people comment on it here too. Although that's not to say don't get checked out if you're worried. Incidentally, DD was a very active baby in general in utero and is one of the most high energy children I have come across! The baby I am carrying now has been completely different, slower and quieter, never wakes me at night pummelling me like DD did, and has never moved like that.

Just a quick update. Spoke to my midwife and had a scan. Baby is perfectly healthy and happy and snowing no signs of distress. Apparently it's very normal, especially if you have a very active baby! Although always worth getting checked. Thanks to everyone for the advice