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Reduced movement - wait for appointment

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RMarieClaire · 03/05/2019 09:53

Hey, I'm 31 weeks. After a very active baby day yesterday and most of the evening, I've not felt any movement really since about 10pm last night.

I've managed to get a midwife appointment at my local GP but it's not for nearly 4 hours. The other option is to go into the hospital, but hard to say if they'd be able to see me any quicker.

Just wondering if others have had this and think the wait is ok?

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ballooningmum · 03/05/2019 09:54

Yes I had this but called triage and was seen immediately for monitoring.
Do you have a maternity triage number to call?

mummyhaschangedhername · 03/05/2019 09:54

Call the hospital. Reduced movements should always be checked out.

Justincase87 · 03/05/2019 09:55

I've been told that after 28 weeks you need to go through the hospital rather than the midwives so I'd ring the maternity unit, the midwife may well send you there anyway, and then you'd be waiting much longer anyway, at least ring the maternity unit and see what they say x

DancerDan · 03/05/2019 09:55

Call your nearest maternity ward, they should see you quickly, don't wait for the midwife appointment.

ryanreynolds · 03/05/2019 09:55

I had reduced movements and rang the maternity advice line on my file. They sent me straight to the nearest midwife unit where I was hooked up to check up on the baby.

Do they have monitors etc (I don't know what they're called!) at your GP surgery? If not I'd go to the nearest maternity unit.

Mine was fine, had to be on longer than the expected 20 mins - they made me feel very much like I'd done the right thing and not felt silly about being worried at all. Hope all is well.

octonoughtcake3 · 03/05/2019 09:56

Are you giving birth in hospital? Ring them directly - you need to be monitored anyway so will have to go to hospital.

MynameisJune · 03/05/2019 09:56

Don’t wait for an appointment, the community midwife will only send you up to the hospital for monitoring anyway.

If you haven’t felt baby move for nearly 12hrs you need to be seen.

endofthelinefinally · 03/05/2019 09:56

Go to hospital, if you haven't already.
You can ring and speak to a midwife.
Presumably you didn't speak to a qualified person at the GP surgery.
i hope you are OK.

Alb1 · 03/05/2019 09:57

Hospital will be quicker, all midwife will be able to do is send you to the hospital anyway. I’m sure all is absolutely fine but if it’s not don’t waste 4+ hours waiting

ReganSomerset · 03/05/2019 09:57

They usually put you on a fetal monitor for half an hour in response to reduced movements, which the midwife is unlikely to be able to do. Go to hospital.

lookingformyleopard · 03/05/2019 09:58

Go to the hospital- they'll probably want to do an quick scan which I'm guessing can't be done at your gp anyway. And go straight away, this needs checking out sooner rather than later

alwaysinleggings · 03/05/2019 09:58

please let us know all is ok x op

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RMarieClaire · 03/05/2019 09:59

Thank you. I'm on hold to the Maternity Triage now.

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RMarieClaire · 03/05/2019 10:05

OK. Told to do the assessment where you lie on your side for two hours, so about to do that now. Almost definitely won't be able to go 2 hours without needing the loo but fingers crossed!

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ReganSomerset · 03/05/2019 10:06

Don't worry too much, it's likely you just didn't feel the movement that happened when you were asleep and baby is now resting after an active day yesterday. Still worth going in though.

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RMarieClaire · 03/05/2019 11:24

So, 80 mins in and I've felt maybe 5 kicks so relaxing a bit, but they're much lighter than they have been recently. In the past week I've usually been able to see the moment (have seen one that has caused a proper bump wobble but otherwise they feel more like the bubble kicks I had in weeks 20-25. Hoping that means she's probably just done a big position shift. Current plan is to stay here another 40 mins then see my community midwife for advice anyway. If she says go in I'll go in.

Thanks all. Such a stressful time. Usually find the kicking uncomfortable in the extreme, but then miss it when it's not there

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Spargle · 03/05/2019 11:56

When I feel a change in movement patterns I usually go in. Almost no movement for 12 hours, then only gentle movements, would have me speaking to someone again. I’m sure it’s fine, but it makes such a difference to have the reassurance!

lookingformyleopard · 03/05/2019 12:05

I know you're hoping for reassurance but I'd be straight down the hospital if I were you. No movement for 12 hours and then only small movements, my midwife told us to go straight in if that happened.
It probably is just a position change but do you want to take the risk?

littlemissalwaystired · 03/05/2019 12:08

I'm a midwife - please ring triage and get checked out now. I'm not meaning to alarm you as more often than not it's absolutely fine, but reduced or changed movements should never be left.

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RMarieClaire · 03/05/2019 12:21

@littlemissalwaystired I rang triage and they said if I'd felt 10 in 2 hours I shouldn't worry. I did just feel a couple of bigger movements, but still less than earlier this week.

I have an appointment with midwife at GP in just over an hour so planning to go see her and get her thoughts. Does that sound like the right thing to do? Hoping she can check position?

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onemoremummy · 03/05/2019 12:37

If they refuse to check you I’d kick up a fuss, or even book a private scan (at a proper scan place not one of those gender ones).

octonoughtcake3 · 03/05/2019 13:39

I would ring triage and ask to be seen. If they say no then ask for the Matron of midwives to ring you back.

KTD27 · 03/05/2019 13:43

Op their advice is absolutely barmy. We don’t count kicks!
Please please go in for a trace

ReganSomerset · 03/05/2019 13:48

They are wrong, it's not about a certain number of kicks, it's about the pattern of kicks.

Cegbee · 03/05/2019 14:11

You need to go in and have a CTG, the community midwife won't be able to do that. If it's normal, great but will put your mind at rest, which is so important.

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