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Do you get checked every time you notice reduced movements?

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dobbysmum · 27/02/2019 21:49

Sometimes baby is really active, some days he isn't. If I went to the hospital every time he wasn't as active I'd be there about once a week.

I didn't feel him as much yesterday, and today while I was at the midwife I told her and said "but he's moving alot now, I can can feel him".

She sent me to the hospital for monitoring and luckily everything is fine and I felt like i was wasting their time, especially as I could feel him and see my tummy jumping about.

Both midwives have told me I "must" go in and I should have gone yesterday.
If it were just me I possibly would, however my husband talks me out of it and says that theres always some days he doesn't move as much as although its my choice he doesn't think I should go for monitoring.

Do you feel reduced movements every week or so and do you always go in to be monitored?

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HappyMama01 · 27/02/2019 21:53

When I was pregnant, bubba didn't move for about a day a week. Midwife was never concerned as that was his pattern. He wriggled 6 days out of 7 and must've got so tired and slept a whole day! I never went for monitoring.
Still like it now as 7 weeks old!

MissyPG · 27/02/2019 21:58

It’s really difficult DD had no real pattern but I’d say if you do all the sugary stuff, cold drink, lie down for an hour etc then you should get checked. I’d always have the fear and in both pregs I got checked a few times (DD probably more) but I always thought and midwives said better safer than sorry xx

TequilaMockingburd · 27/02/2019 22:02

I could have written this post.... I was wondering the exact same thing. I’m noticing 2 really wriggly days and then a day where baby moves if I prompt but otherwise way quieter...I’ve been in twice now. This pregnancy lark is literally one worry after another!

SpottedTiger · 27/02/2019 22:16

Having had the experience we've had this week I say go in for any doubts what so ever. If my husband hadn't pursuaded me to go in on Monday we could have lost our little one! I hadn't realised I was having contractions (just slight discomfort) and baby was in distress when they put us on the monitor. She was still moving and got quite lively on the journey in to hospital and I felt like a fraud, but she really was poorly and they were talking about delivering her yesterday evening at 34+0. Thankfully she has stabilised and had a reassuring scan. It makes me cold knowing that I just thought I had a stomach bug and had gone to bed to sleep it off I hadn't realised we were both severely dehydrated, which can trigger premature labour. 2 nights in hospital, 3 bags of fluids, lots of monitoring, 2 steroid injections and a scan later we are home and baby back to her normal lively self. But I won't hesitate to go in again after that experience!

I've also been in before and everything has been fine which was one of the things that put me off going in this time, but thank goodness we did!

fizzybubblepop · 27/02/2019 22:21

I say go in every time. Good midwives will never think you are wasting their time. I went in once with DD when I hadn't felt any movement all afternoon. Everything was fine and she was soon back to her wriggly self.
It's really not worth the risk of not getting checked.

spugzbunny · 27/02/2019 22:25

I was always told it's about your own personal pattern. If I was worried, I'd drink some orange juice and have some chocolate and then give her a poke and see if she kicked back!

Please do get checked if you don't have movement though. A personal friend had a still birth and I can't imagine the pain

jcmayj · 27/02/2019 22:26

Watching this thread!

If I went in every time for reduced movement I'd be there a lot.

I always find he has a less active day then suddenly he moves a hell of a lot. It's hard to determine a pattern though.

I also have anterior placenta

ChocolateChipMuffin2016 · 28/02/2019 07:55

My baby seems to do this, is wriggly a lot and then has a day off (but it tends to be when I’m busy at work so I can never tell if I’m just missing it!). I usually do the cold drink trick and see if that wakes baby. If I haven’t felt anything after that I would call and go in.
My DS (who is now a very lively 2 year old was the same in pregnancy).

MamaFlintstone · 28/02/2019 08:01

I think I went in 4 or 5 times by the end, there was never anything wrong but the midwives always told me I’d done exactly the right thing. It was difficult for me because I had an anterior placenta so didn’t feel movement as strongly anyway, and she never fell into any kind of pattern. In the end I just trusted my gut and when I felt uneasy, e.g. I hadn’t been able to prompt a bit of movement with a cold drink and some prodding, then I went in. Luckily the hospital is just next to my workplace so it wasn’t too much disruption.

DannyWallace · 28/02/2019 08:57

Yes! Every time!
I've literally gone in 5 days in a row before. The hospital were great and monitored/scanned me twice weekly (at least!)
I was induced at 37 weeks due to this. All is well, but when she was born there were signs that she had been struggling (going in to detail would be outing).
I'm so glad I kept going!

Stormwhale · 28/02/2019 10:02

My boy has had his quiet days, and I have felt worried, but not quite enough to justify going in. Usually he is so crazy active, kicking every time I sit down, so it really stands out when he quietens down. Usually I just get to the point where I'm really getting worried and he will start up again.

CaseofEllen · 28/02/2019 10:15

Yes, I go in whenever I notice a change. To me it's just not worth the risk and I would never forgive myself if something happened because I didn't go in. Baby movements are the only way we have to judge how they're doing in there. Please go in if you're at all worried!

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