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Baby moves on hospital monitor but not at home

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Jollymollyx · 10/11/2019 13:59

Has anyone experienced low movements where they have gone in to get checked and baby is moving loads but then come home to no movements again?

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mistermagpie · 10/11/2019 14:09

Yes. This is me! I had a post about it the other week and actually was admitted to hospital for a few days due to reduced movements. I had six hourly CTGs and bar the ones initially and the scan which prompted the hospital stay, the baby was moving on them all. I've been back every other day for monitoring since and am being induced early, but the baby still moves on the monitor every time!

I've not been in since Friday and again, I'm at home lying with a cold drink and sugary snack trying to get the baby to move and it isn't. Hasn't for hours. I know if I go in it will move as soon as the monitor straps are attached though! The midwife said it always happens, they don't like the feeling of the straps - but I've tried to replicate that at home with a belt and it does nothing, it's quite stressful.

I have an anterior placenta and just a 'quiet' baby from what they can tell, but I know how you feel because it's very worrying.

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Jollymollyx · 10/11/2019 14:13

Did you baby move and then suddenly go quiet or has it always been quiet?

Mine was really active and keeping me awake, so I feel this is a complete change.

They should naturally move and not only because of conditions like the trace monitor/sugar drinks?

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mistermagpie · 10/11/2019 14:19

Mine was active and then suddenly stopped about two weeks ago. It still moved a bit but nowhere near as much and has remained that way ever since.

I agree, they should have a pattern of movement anyway and not just because you're having a cold drink etc, it's a really stressful thing and I have spent a lot of the last couple of weeks sitting about going 'come on baby, move!'.

I'm being induced at 38 weeks, I pushed them back from 37 (which I will be tomorrow) because I just feel it's too early but to be fair, the hospital have taken my reduced movements situation very seriously.

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Jollitwiglet · 10/11/2019 15:15

I'm in the same position. Yesterday evening baby was very quiet and even cold drinks and ice cream wasn't working, so ended up being monitored at 01:00 this morning. Got hooked up to the monitor and straight away baby wakes up and the trace looks beautiful. Get home to sleep, and again this afternoon baby has been even more quiet than last night. Just having some ice cream while waiting for my husband to get him from shopping then I'll be phoning up the hospital again.

Last night was my 3rd episode of reduced movements I am already booked in for daily monitoring and a second growth scan on Tuesday. But the midwife reiterated last night that you should always, always phone up when you have reduced movements, even if you've been in earlier that day and everything was fine. They would rather see you 100 times and baby be fine, than for you not go in and it be that time that your baby was in trouble

anitagreen · 10/11/2019 15:33

My son does the same but I find if I have something really sugary it starts him of moving but makes me feel lightheaded

mistermagpie · 10/11/2019 16:17

It's very stressful but you must always phone. It's hard for me because I have a two year old and four year old and no family of my own, so I can't always just drop everything to go into hospital, the last two weeks have been very difficult. The midwives are always lovely though and are happy to see you in.

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Jollymollyx · 10/11/2019 18:30

@iamNOTmagic I could feel and see them when there, but back to less now home.
They were fine until yesterday evening.
Position head down and placenta is at the back.
I’m only 33 weeks though.

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Jollymollyx · 10/11/2019 18:30

@Jollitwiglet did you ring the hospital? How many weeks are you

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Jollymollyx · 10/11/2019 18:33

@mistermagpie It’s good you can hang on another week from 37 weeks and baby is okay. Hopefully means a higher chance of an induction working too

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Jollitwiglet · 11/11/2019 07:31

Yes I rang in and went in for yet more monitoring, and of course baby woke up. Back in again now for my routine monitoring, hoping to be in and out again

SinkGirl · 11/11/2019 07:41

Always call them to be seen again, even if you’ve already been in that day. I know it’s really frustrating and you feel like you’re wasting peoples time but that’s not the case.

One of my twins stopped moving and I had no idea. I’d felt unwell for a couple of days but didn’t want to be a bother - looking back there were so many times I should have gone in and didn’t. My midwife urged me to go in for a check up - he wasn’t moving and my twins were born within a couple of hours of arriving to be seen. If I’d waited until the next day he wouldn’t be here.

Talk to them about your concerns, they may suggest a longer period of monitoring to be safe.

mistermagpie · 11/11/2019 07:41

@Jollitwiglet glad things were ok. How far along are you? Are you getting induced? I was nearly induced at 35+4 but have managed to hold off with extra monitoring, I'm hoping to get to 38 weeks but did get steroids earlier so should be fine if it's earlier.

Jollitwiglet · 11/11/2019 13:44

I'm 39+2 thankfully but I don't have a plan in place yet. They are going to decide what to do tomorrow after my growth scan. I think if growth is in line with my last scan they're happy, but if growth is still slowing down I think they will put a different plan in place. I have already been told that I won't be accepted onto the midwife led unit as I hoped as they want to monitor me during labour and a Dr to be on hand to check baby at birth. My hospital sounds like it's much like yours and taking it all very seriously.

I'm glad you managed to push your induction back and get the steroids in just in case. Have you had scans and did they find any cause for reduced movements?

mistermagpie · 11/11/2019 13:52

I've had a few scans including a Doppler scan over the past few weeks, everything looks good and they can't find a reason for the movement problem. I'm really surprised you haven't just been induced at your stage, I was due to be induced with DS2 at 39 weeks for the same thing as my hospital won't let you go over that, but I went into labour at 38+6 anyway!

onetwothreemore · 11/11/2019 14:37

Hi OP please please make sure you address this with your hospital midwife. It's no joke! I was 36w +4 pregnant and didn't feel any movements for 5 hours. Rang the hospital to go get checked and was rushed for emergency C section. The staff said if I've stayed at home for another hour or two baby would have died. Little one was in distress something to do with the placenta. Please don't take this the wrong way but it's not a waste if you go and have daily checks or have a check every other day. I hope everything goes well x

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Jollymollyx · 11/11/2019 21:55

@onetwothreemore

Thanks for sending that over. Baby is moving okay now but this has happened a couple of times and always at night. Hearing your experience reaffirms that if it happens again I should call and go to get checked out and probably not wait too long before making the call.

I had a similar situation with my other dc, reduced movements due to failing placenta. Thankfully the scan picked it up and I was induced the next day

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