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@professorastrocat at the moment partners are only allowed in after 4cm and have to leave 2 hours after birth.

I've not had much movement for 2 days... 26 weeks now and worried ahhhh xxx

I've had similar over recent weeks with movement @Hhdxx I'm 27+2 now so expecting that I may see more of a pattern forming or more movement from now on. Is your baby usually quite wiggly? Mines generally quiet, just seems to get pokey when I'm in a position that doesn't give her enough room 😂

@professorastrocat oh really?! Yes mine is usually really wriggly and really hasn't been and don't know what to do. Do you think this is normal? Xx

Yes quiet compared to my first who never stopped moving.

Has your baby still been quiet today? Like I say I did have a few days where I was a little concerned to not feel anything at all 2 or 3 weeks ago. I had been on a very long walk so not sure if that impacted.

Movements are supposed to be monitored more closely from 28 weeks I think so before then can be normal to vary a bit. However, as advised to me on here by everyone, if you're concerned then followed your instinct, you'll always be listened to and checked out if you are particularly worried 😊

@professorastrocat thank you for your advice. I just don't know what to do! I went in two weeks ago for the same thing and everything was fine and then the baby continued to kick for 10 days and now it's nearly completely stopped over the weekend. X

Did they give you any advice when you went in? If you feel anxious generally about it maybe call your maternity assessment team or whatever your unit is called that you can call and ask them what is normal and see if they can give reassurance. 😊 or your midwife of course.

@professorastrocat thank you! I haven't got a midwife! Its crazy. Only went to the doctors for the first time last Tuesday. I've just had three kicks so do I presume it's ok? I don't know?

if you're worried you could contact someone that's what they're there for 😘 feeling some kicks now is a good sign though!

Even if you have 3 kicks if its reduced movement you could ring your mat assessment unit? Xxx

29 weeks and my baby's pattern seems to be to move all day til the early hours unless any of my family want to feel her kick - met my sisters and mum and dad in the park for the first time since lockdown and she decided to stay quiet then but hasn't stopped the rest of the day!! Xx

My baby has started kicking last night and a bit this morning. Still not as strong as last week but it must be in a different place. Also, I have an anterior placenta which I guess doesn't help. xx

Hullo all long time no chat, I'm back again after a MC at 10 weeks in May. Looking like an end March/early April date... if it goes well this time. Fingers crossed. Congrats to all and their progressing bumps x

I meant to add, before you call about reduced movements, drink something cold and sugary, a lucozade is good. If baby doesn't start up after that then certainly call for observation.

@Hhdxx i have an anterior placenta too, its so frustrating. Nearly 21 weeks and definitely feeling movements but ill go days without noticing any! Worries me that further down the line ill panic a lot! She does tend to give a strong kick whenever i crouch down at work though, i think i squash her haha.

@calimommy congratulations! And fingers crossed for you. Sorry to hear about your mc before.

Hows everyone doing? Im so tired, and its making me over the top emotional!

Congratulations @calimommy!

@Hatepickinganame I’m not too bad thanks. Struggling to concentrate a bit at work which isn’t like me and have a huge desire to nest (really want to start painting the baby’s room even though he won’t be in there for ages and doing lots of shopping! 😂) how are you?

Fab news @calimommy congratulations! Great to have you back 😊

@calimommy -heard from one of the other threads that you got BFP again so thought I'd tag you in case you wanted to join!!

Massive congrats and fingers crossed it's a sticky one!! Xxx

Question girls, what would you do? So weve picked a name that we love, and ive been told that its the name of a family members dog... would it be weird to stick with our name?!

@Hatepickinganame I'd stick with it, if you really want it. Don't tell people the name ahead of time though. People have LOTS of opinions on names before a baby is born but they tend to keep those opinions to themselves after the baby arrives.

@calimommy congratulations! I would try the lucazade but I have glucose in my urine so have to be careful haha!! Xxx

Morning happy weekend everyone. How is everyone doing? Third trimester for me now since yest.
Hope you guys we've not heard from for a while are ok..?

@professorastrocat heya! All good here thank you! Still have glucose in wee... Other than that, everything good. One more week of second trimester!

How are you? Any strange symptoms xx

All good here. 26 weeks tomorrow- eek! No weird symptoms especially, just a little achey and have been finding work a bit tough in the last week. Some shifts are busier than others and I had such a hectic one on Friday. My heart was pounding and I rushed about so much. Walked 17k steps by the end of the day. Had had a tough chat with my line manager the day before too. HR still hadn't decided whether I was being sent home to shield from patients at 28/40 or not because the guidance hadn't been released for pregnant healthcare workers. Which is obviously really soon now. She was suggesting that I take unpaid leave for a few weeks or that there was no way, if I carried on working that I'd be able to 'make it past 32 weeks' because 'nobody did' because it's such a full on job. Then suggested that I'd be putting myself and the baby at risk by trying to carry on past then.

We've had a really tough year stress wise. We had the purchase of a house fall through, both started masters(!) then covid hit, as did the fleas and rats in the new house. So, the indecision with work has been bothering me more than I realised. But hopefully it'll be sorted soon!

Baby wise, my best friend visited us this weekend with lots of baby bits and pieces, which has been very exciting! So many things we didn't even know we needed. How is everyone doing with names? We have plenty of options for a girl, but still don't agree on a single boy's name, which we have a suspicion it might be....!

Hello there! Hope it’s ok to jump on the bus? I’m due October 23rd xx

I'm in Brid at mo Weather is lovely!! 30 weeks yesterday feeling pretty tired lots now I'm on iron supplements as my last bloods showed I was anaemic!!

Still craving carrot sticks getting through a packet of them every two days-i I could eat the whole lot but try to make them last 2 days!!

Really struggling to get off low down chairs DH has to help and I've no chance of getting up off the floor!!

Think bump has had another growth spurt as it's huge and she's moving my tummy all day we quite often see recognisable body parts moving and sticking out as she's running out of room and the placenta isn't at the front to hide them!! Xx