Hi helpful people. Can anyone give me some clarity? I’m 39 weeks and baby’s movements have been suddenly slow the last few days. She is moving, just not quite as much as before. However on Tuesday she was kicking up a storm, more movement than she had done for ages (she’s been quieter in general for the past month I guess because of her growth), then on weds I was in hospital all day being monitored and checked for cholestasis and also had a growth scan. She was moving normally that day and everything on the monitors was great. The next day she was quieter and she has been since. At first I thought we’ve both had a busy week so she’s resting from it! But then the worry creeps in.
The last time I called triage and said ‘she’s been slow for a few days, but she can be like that on weekends when my pattern changes’. They just told me to see if she moved again that day. Well, she did move. But is that the bar? She is moving, so is that all that matters? I have a midwife appointment tomorrow and I’m exhausted, I’d certainly rather wait for that than go to hospital again. But I don’t want to take any risks.
I’m just confused about when you should worry about movements.