Reduces movement or am I just paranoid?

[SexlessBoulderBelly]

I’ve been asleep most of the day as I’m shattered, but I last tenner baby moving at around 11/12 this morning. I was then asleep until 2pm ish. I don’t think I’ve felt her move since then, she may have while I’ve been doing. Other things and I haven’t noticed but I haven’t actually stopped and thought about her moving which when she’s having an active period is quite an obvious time.

I’ve just had a bath to see if I can get a wriggle out of her, nothing so far. I led on my bed and watch my tummy and I think I saw some little waves like she was moving around but I couldn’t feel anything and now I’m starting to worry. I’ve got a bad gut feeling but I also don’t want to seen as dramatic if it’s just she’s asleep and I’ve been asleep while she’s been active.

What do I do? :(

She usually gives a good dance to a particular song, but nothing, even when shining a torch on my belly. Had a couple of kick from the glass of water but something just doesn’t feel right. I’m going to sit up and dry my hair and see if she moves around from being sat upright then call in anyway and see what they think as I wouldn’t be able to live with myself if I didn’t call and something happened.

Yes go and get checked , I went several times in my last pregnancy, some of those within the same 24 hours I had seen a midwife or consultant.
They want to know about a change in movement doesn't have to be a complete absence of movement , I often couldn't feel much because of an anterior placenta which is why I was checked a lot and after a few episodes of reduced movement they booked me in to attend every day if I felt necessary, everything was always ok when I was hooked up to monitor, but they took my gut feelings and the changes in movement very seriously and encouraged me to get checked every time, it will also give you peace of mind if nothing else . Xx

I do have anterior placenta but there’s definitely a change. I’m calling now

Glad you're calling. I had two episodes of RFM, the second was the day before I was due. They scheduled me to come to their clinic but I went into labour, thankfully. He was absolutely fine. Let us know how you get on x

Glad you are calling. You’ve given it time to be an anomaly and baby hasn’t moved enough to reassure you. That’s enough to warrant checking.

Hope everything is okay.

Hope you got yourself checked out.
My movements through pregnancy were sporadic and I was in and out getting checked over.
I was made to feel paranoid by my OH and my mum. Too many scans, over anxious...
I went at 39 weeks with reduced movements... Again.
I had a scan, which showed he hadn't frown since 37 weeks so was induced there and then.
When the placenta came out, the cord was all knotted. Probably explained the lack of movements.

But imagine if I had left it and had gone overdue, I might not have been so lucky to have a healthy boy!

** grown

Glad you're calling! Hope all is well!

Thank you all :) I’ve been up to the hospital, everything with baby is fine, typically when I got up there she put me on the monitor and baby started having a kick so I looked like a right donkey. But glad I went as I wouldn’t be able to stop worrying otherwise.
I’m measuring small and have to have a growth scan but I knew that and have had one growth scan already so hopefully she’s on track!

Glad all is ok. It is typical, my DD used to do that every single time I went in for reduced movements! But it is always worth being checked.

Excellent news. Please don't feel stupid for going in. It's so important to monitor movements, especially when baby is measuring small.

The exact same thing happened to me on Friday OP. I was so embarrassed when they were strapping the monitor to me and the baby basically started somersaulting. I apologised profusely and the MW was so lovely and told me to go in ANYTIME I felt movements had changed (both of they were reduced or if they were moving way more than usual).
It’s scary when you realise that you’ve not felt any or much movement; these little bumps like to keep us on our toes!

I’m glad all is ok and that you got checked 😊

Update: Not everything was as it seemed. Had my growth scan today and she’s dropped off the scale. Placenta isn’t working very well so baby will be here within 7-10 days. That would make me 34ish weeks. Very scared, didn’t want a c section but it’s the safest option at this point so they’ve given me the first dose of steroids, second lot tomorrow then hopefully given a date for delivery.

Wishing you luck, OP. Your instinct was right. Hope all goes well

Oh wow! Well done for going with your gut and keeping a close eye on things.
Wishing you the best of luck x

OP, I could have written this. So glad you got checked out and you're going to be sorted. My son was born at 34 weeks due to a rubbish placenta that stopped working. We were being closely monitored anyway as my daughter was born at 35 weeks after episodes of reduced movement and measuring small.
Please please please, while you're waiting for arrangements for baby to be born, if you feel any change in movement don't wait at all, just phone and go in. Mothers instinct is magic!

Ah you were right, OP. So much to be said for that mother’s instinct! Wishing you and your baby girl all the best for a safe delivery, it must be so scary but babies are born a lot earlier than that and you would never know once they are older. A good friend of mine had her twins at 32 weeks and they are now two happy healthy two year olds. All the best to you x

How are you doing, OP? Have been thinking of you and your baby girl!

Wishing you all the best @SexlessBoulderBelly - hope everything has gone ok xx

I’m at a loss.
Two steroid injections later, told to come back for a fetal medicine scan and get a date for c section, turn up, get scanned and told everything looks fine!

That is twice now I’ve been for a growth scan, told the blood flow form the placenta isn’t good, the first time I was re scanned by a consultant and told everything was perfect and to go home, now this time fetal medicine doctor scanned me with midwife and a sonographer in the room, in there for ages, lots of back and forth between them, to be told nothing is wrong, baby is just small, could be because the placenta is starting to struggle, could be because of infection so I’ve had a blood test or it could be due to a genetic growth disorder like dwarfism or downs. I had my first trimester screening so they don’t think it would be that and having the amniocentesis test at this stage could put me into early labour so declined.

So after all that panic and rush to buy everything and get my bags packed, I’ve come home with an appointment next Monday for another scan, and a scan every week until they think baby needs to be delivered.

I am exhausted, the hospital is 45 minutes away from me, I’m deflated, I brought premature clothes I know probably won’t need and cut the tags off and washed ready. I’m glad she’s going to be cooking a bit longer and hopefully until she’s at least considered full term. But I had really readied myself for the c section and the aftercare and generally mentally just prepared myself for something so scary.

To be told “100% we will need to deliver you baby in the next 10 days” to “everything looks fine, she’s just small” and sent home has just baffled me. I’m sure I had a million questions but I’d couldn’t think of any at the time. Just ‘why? What’s changed?’ Is all I can think.

Apparently with placenta issues they can’t be corrected or cured so how do two different people spot it, but both reviews say I’m ok. I’m so confused.

@SexlessBoulderBelly in very similar situation!
Had my steroids at 36 weeks exactly and original c section date 12/12 was looked to be fetched forward to 2/12 (Monday gone) however was no dates till 9/12 so they booked tht date and I had to go every day to hospotal for monitoring on last scan 27:11 they said if blood flow was above 95% would section tht day was 93%!! However they numbers were 1.2 1.25 1.35 1.35 she input 1.25 to get the 93% so it would have been a higher number would have been over 95%! It was then picked up my bp had shot up I have had constant headaches and trace of protein in urine! After been admitted for bp this weekend just gone and then discharged with nothing but more appointments my own midwife sent me back up hospotal Monday we high bp and told me to be ready to deliver! But after all
Day waiting nope sent home! I am so frustrated with everything that yesterday I refused them to test anything at my appointment as I feel they aren't changing plan of 9/12 so what's point. It's only stressing me out more! Today I have no appointments thank god then I have my scan and Doppler tomorow which no doubt will be on the cusp again! So I'm just planning Monday at least will be planned and chilled and baby will be 38 weeks exactly xx

@babynunber3 I’m sorry you’re going through similar! They say stress and worry is no good for baby but that’s all they’ve made me do now is stress about it. Especially as they keep telling me and emphasising that if there is any change or reduction in movement at all to go straight up there, I just think if something is wrong or likely to go wrong at nearly 34 weeks I’m happy to just let her thrive outside, I don’t want to take even the smallest risk that this could become an emergency.

It’s so so frustrating. I understand they are professionals and I’d never undermine what they tell me to do, but I really want this baby here safely, I’d much rather see her in an incubator for a few weeks than I would not taking her home at all.

I hope you get a resolution, hopefully they’ll bring your section forward and it won’t turn into an emergency c section either as that’s my worry is it could be a calm planned c section but if anything goes tits up now and I have to be rushed in for an emergency one I’ll be fuming.

@SexlessBoulderBelly exactly! I have had two traumatic emergency sections at 36:37 weeks and don't want this again! It's frustrating as I have the steroids in and if my centre weren't fully booked I would have had her Monday!! 9/12 is actually my birthday so I'm holdong on till then it's only 4 days but still it's all the worry in between!

Oh OP and @babynunber3 they sound like such stressful situations. I had similar at the end of my pregnancy with my DD. They stressed I must monitor movements as I was showing signs obstetric cholestasis. That was at 38 weeks. If you have OC you are supposed to be induced no later than 37 weeks. Well the only solution other than hysterically crying to labour line most days was to just not sleep in case I missed anything.

My heart goes out to you both. Praying you and your babies are ok and they are safely delivered soon. How stressful :( x