What are your babies movements like at 37-38 weeks?

[Kate3150]

I can only describe mine as lots of squirms and stretches. I feel now I’m on the home stretch I’m looking for things to worry about, movements seems to have been the forefront past couple of days. Can’t wail til he’s here 💙

I’m 35 but getting much the same as you describe - weirdly, more painful than when he was full on kicking me! The distending belly is so weird, in a wonderful way. Lots and lots of squirming this morning, it was supposed to be lie in day but the little sod woke me up at usual time! 😆 I swear he knows when his mealtime sugar rushes are meant to happen

I'm 39 weeks pregnant - due on Friday 💙

My little one loves to wriggle and push his feet out right under my ribs to the point I can actually grab his foot 😰
Not felt an actual kick in a good few weeks obviously due to lack of room in there.

Also feeling a lot of wriggles right down in my pelvis which is a bizarre feeling, MW said he's 3/5 engaged to hoping all this movement is him pushing down even more!

Patiently waiting for his arrival 😩x

I can feel my babies foot kinda scraping across my belly in a swooosh movement alot. And i feel a lot of pressure in my vagina, it sometimes feel like the baby's pushing off the chair underneath me🙄. Hope your well @Kate3150 not long left now❤

I ended up calling the labour ward! Luckily since I’ve called them he’s moved quite a bit so I’m going to try and relax for tonight. I think as I’m close to the end I’m now over analysing movements as I just want everything to be ok. Plus I’ve been home alone the last few days so had too much time to think and analyse. Bubs has never really had a pattern of movement so it’s hard to know what’s normal for him. I’m just going with as long as I feel some movement regularly then I’m happy with that! X

The movement thing is so hard. My first baby rarely moved and now 35w with no 2 who moves all the time but I've got an anterior placenta! The movements are really low down and sharp at the moment that I feel like he/she will just stick an arm or a leg out of me!

Lots of bumping around for this one too. I'm 37+6 and she's always wiggling. I dunno what she's doing I there sometimes. She almost spilt my trea this morning as i think i must have been resting it on her butt and she squirmed suddenly.