Whys my baby being so quiet

[Delbelleber]

I've been up since 8 and I've had breakfast. Done a few things round the house and lying back in my bed. I want him to wake up and give me some prods or turns or something but hes not. He's been quiet for the past 2 days. I went in for monitoring yesterday and everything was seemingly normal. I've got a follow up scan and more monitoring tomorrow morning.
If he's not woken up by lunch time I'm going to end up phoning the hospital again.
Does anyone elses babies have particularly quiet days? Some days he is pretty active but even if not I'd still expect a bit of movement after eating. But he's not really responding like that over the past couple of days.

@Delbelleber how far through are you?

If you are over a certain number of weeks then you need to contact your hospital now. How many weeks are you?

You must contact your midwife straight away. It could be nothing, but if there is a problem you need to know

I'm 32+5. He's actually had a wriggle since I wrote this. I had a drink of cold water! Just doesn't seem like much but it is movement. Some days I can see my tummy moving and other days he's just doing small wriggles or pokes.

Mine did this. It was very irritating. Still, better safe than sorry, so if you're concerned then call in.

I'm getting some good movement now. It's hard not to worry when he's quiet!

My baby is like this, I'm 36+2 and he still has his moments of quiet, feel like he has a few mad days then a day of quiet. Been in a few times for reduced movements. I feel when I'm anxious or stressed it's worse and right now with what's going on thats been a lot. Always better to get checked just in case though!

So I had my scan and monitoring today. Everything seemed to be fine as far as they let on but I'm to go back on Thursday for more monitoring because my "movements aren't quite there yet" and then a growth scan next week on Tues. They couldn't measure the cord flow properly because apparently the baby was squeezing the cord.

If you find you are only getting movements after something like cold water then you need to go back sooner. Not to worry you but babies shouldn’t need‘prompting’ to live more if they are quiet then there’s a need to be checked again

move not live

Jesus @Lynda07 she had genuine concerns and was asking for advice. No need to be such a bitch.

You are well within your rights to be concerned OP these babies are precious. If you are worried please DO go to the hospital. The problem they'll have at the moment is people keeping away because of Covid-19 when in reality they can only help you if your baby has a heart beat so better safe than sorry. Don't ever think you're wasting anyone's time, you're not. Let's hope the nasty posters never have any concerns.

@Lynda07
I have reported your comment
Not only is it harsh and unpleasant it’s also wrong. Babies should have a pattern of movements and a ‘quiet’ day could be a sign something is wrong

@Lynda07 oh my goodness what an awful and unnecessary comment to make! The poor lady was only worried due to lack of movements and midwives always say that you should go and get checked if you notice any changes and yes hospitals are stretched at the moment but it's better to be safe than sorry!

Please don’t listen to @Lynda07 she’s incorrect and just being a cow. No decent person would ever think that, keep taking all the checks they offer, they don’t offer it for fun or reassurance, they offer it because 15 babies a day are stillborn in the UK, regardless of Coronavirus, so they are trying to bring these numbers down. I’m glad they are still taking great care of you

I used to jiggle my belly and the baby would object by kicking a few times if I hadn't felt them a while.
Both reduced movement a lot for a coule of weeks before delivery (I got to 37 weeks both times) They were pretty wedged in there no room to move or even turn and were breech. Both had marks across their forheads from my ribs for the tight squeeze..

I'm 34 weeks. Midwife told me that baby's movements change somewhat around this time. I've found they become less rapid / less often - but a bit more prominent / pokey when they do.
As long as you go for a check up if you think theres been a change in pattern then you should be fine.
They also sleep more.

Try to figure out what the new pattern is. Write down times and notes if that helps to establish the pattern and put your mind at ease.

Thank you for your kind replies and reporting the mean one! It was gone by the time I read everything.
No doubt about it if I am worried about my baby I will seek help from the hospital, corona or not! I'm glad they are keeping a close eye on things and the staff at the hospital are very good.