Reassurance about movement?

[Cafeaulait27]

Looking for some reassurance... I’m 17 weeks and was feeling great, despite having an anterior placenta and this being first baby I felt some flutters at around 15 weeks on and off and even felt some little kicks on the outside of my lower belly with my hand on Wednesday night.

I had a great 16 week appointment and 16 week private scan, everything is looking normal so far.

However the movements seem to have stopped, I’ve felt nothing the last 3 days and starting to freak out. I know it’s early but it kind of feels worse having felt movement before and now not feeling anything. I called triage in tears earlier, I’ve bought some baby boy clothes as we found out the sex at the 16 week scan and I was crying putting them away. I’m just so worried and spiralling.

Triage reassured me that baby has probably just moved to a different position but if it’s still worrying me next week to call back and they’ll have a midwife come over and listen with a Doppler.

I think I’ve also made it worse because I listened to a podcast yesterday where Amanda Holden was talking about her late miscarriage and stillbirth 😞

Just wondered if anyone could reassure me about early movements coming and going, I’m really scared. I’ve had 2 early losses and came off progesterone this week too so it’s all just tipping me over the edge. I feel like I don’t want to see or talk to anyone 😭😞

I had an anterior placenta and whilst felt flutters from 16 weeks they weren’t routine. They were few and far between.
I didn’t feel first kick till 23 weeks.
17 weeks is early for movement and esp with an anterior placenta.
Pleased don’t worry, you’ll be getting kicked all over soon

I had an anterior placenta and didn't feel anything regularly until 22 weeks or so. Agree with pp that it's still really early for any sort of regular movement but if you're really worried could you speak to your midwife and ask to see them so they can have a listen just to put your mind at rest, then over the next month or so it will start picking up and becoming more noticeable and frequent

Just to echo others, it’s too early to get regular movements. I’m 25weeks and only just started to notice a pattern. I’d you’re concerned give your mw a call but try not to worry too much, you don’t need the stress

Thank you guys ❤️ Really hope you’re right.

I know the chances are so small that somethings gone wrong especially after 16 week scan being perfect last week.

I think if I hadn’t felt anything at all so far I’d be fine. But feeling things and then not feeling them is what’s scaring me 😭

I know I just need to calm down and not get stressed, it’s just so hard once you go down the worry path isn’t it?

Hopefully if I’m still feeling like this next week I can get the midwife to use the doppler, I don’t want to spend the next 3 weeks stressed waiting for my anomaly scan 😞

It’s so scary to be pregnant tbh but honestly it’s so normal to not constantly feel flutters as they are still so small. It’s the kicks that matter, you’ll know about it, I got my first kick at my desk and I literally jumped out of my chair!
You’ll be absolutely fine!

Please try not to worry, this is completely normal.

It's so easy to panic but I was the exact same at 17 weeks, I'd felt a few flutters and then some stronger movements then would go days feeling nothing before feeling them again, I didn't start getting regular movements until about 22 weeks. I have a posterior placenta aswell, I believe it's even more likely to feel less movements with an anterior.
The baby is so small at that point that they are probably moving around loads in there but because he has so much room you're just not feeling it all the time.

I remember worrying about it aswell but I'll now be 38 weeks tomorrow with a healthy baby boy and wished I'd believed everyone when they told me it was normal!

Definitely speak to your midwife and see when they can get you in to listen to the heartbeat to put your mind at rest.
In the mean time, would you be able to book a last minute private scan for tomorrow or Monday? It would help put your mind at ease until you can see the midwife

I had an anterior placenta and didn't feel anything until 24 weeks but on my scan, my little girl was literally doing somersaults! They're just too small at that stage for you to feel anything, even if they're very active. Try not to worry, give it a couple of months and you'll be getting booted in the ribs so hard it'll take your breath away!

Oh I know how you're feeling! I'm 29 weeks tomorrow, first baby with an anterior placenta and it's a pain in the ass! I didn't start feeling first movements/flutters until week 19...just before my 20 week scan. Was the longest 19 weeks of my life! Then around week 23 got into quite a nice pattern where I could do things to make the baby kick etc. Week 24 I had to go triage as I didn't feel anything for 24 hours... They checked on the doppler and she'd just moved right behind the placenta so was muffled.
Then last night was in triage again due to lack of movement, 45 mins on the CTG machine and she was fine, again just moved position so was kicking the placenta all day. Then today I've managed to get a video of her kicking! First time ever!
They really do know how to worry you and I totally get how scary it is. If you're in the financial position to then maybe book a private scan but to be honest they do get quite addictive and you can spend lots of money on them. In those first few weeks of flutters and kicks I would have a few days with nothing as well, then she'd come back kicking me to pieces. Baby has a lot of room in there still to swim about still.

Hope that helps a little, try and do something tomorrow to take your mind off it a bit and I'm sure he will start moving about for you xxx

Aw bless you. I totally understand the worry. I have an anterior placenta too, but I didn’t feel any proper movements til after 20 weeks. I’ve been in for reduced movements loads though. When they’re that little, they can easily wriggle around and find little hiding places where you won’t feel them. I think my wee one used to hide behind my placenta, and that cushioned the movements. I’m sure everything is absolutely fine. Try not to worry, it won’t change anything. You’ll start to feel more soon as he grows each day.

Hey, I'm 20+5 with a fundal posterior placenta and it's only the last week or so I've been feeling daily movements. My placenta is in the best position to feel movements so I hope this reassures you. I went days without flutters when I first felt them at 16 weeks.

Thank you all, I feel much better today. Think I was just freaking out and definitely need to steer clear of scary pregnancy stories for a while as it just sets me on edge. Can’t wait for the 20 week scan 🤞❤️

hey @Cafeaulait27 cant believe u r 17 weeks!! going quick :):)
glad u r feeling better today. Just to say like u i had felt definite flutters pre 16 week appt, and they heard HB etc, then a few days after had a private scan again all ok. after that i felt nothing for several weeks and was really really freaking out, then suddenly bang on 19 weeks got 4 kicks that even hubby felt! and since then its really picked up, defo not consistent movement but daily movement. so yeah agree with others, try not to worry, defo early for consistent movement - itll come! and if u r like me, and i feel AWFUL for saying this, i find it really weird! im glad hes fine dont get me wrong but it makes me feel funny all these inner goings on!!!
do u know what u r having?! take care of yourself!
x

Hey @leftitlate37 thank you so much for you message it’s very reassuring ❤️ How far along are you now?

We found out we are having a boy! So exciting! I totally spiralled yesterday but I guess some wobbles are to be expected especially after previous losses, I can’t wait to have the 20 week scan, another great milestone to get past 💙

ah congrats!!! yay for team blue :):) u got any ideas on names yet? we r struggling!!
will be 23 weeks tomorrow.
u sound like u r doing really well, but wobbles defo can be expected after losses. and genuinely give it a few days or weeks and once those movements get more frequent and u get that 20scan i bet u find it a whole diff ball game. the 20w scan really changed things for us, and we now have excitement rather than what felt like being really up and down and worried for days when hadnt got appointments, and hadnt got to stage of feeling movement. not long for u 2 wait now!

@leftitlate37 ah thank you so much! We have a name - not 100% sure our parents will like it as much as us as it’s a bit different (but not weird!) but it’s our name not theirs so we’re probably going to go for it unless we think of a better one 😊😝 I do think boys names are harder!

How was your 20 week scan? Is that when you found out the sex or did you know already? Xxx

Ah thats ace u have a name @Cafeaulait27 and defo doesn't matter what anyone else thinks! I find with most things my mum can be a bit funny at first...like when told her we were getting a puppy a few years ago and she turns her nose up...then suddenly its the best thing ever! Reckon whatever name we go for that will be the exact same situation!!!!
We had a private scan and found out it was a boy..it was a couple of days before lockdown eased and we could travel, and as hadnt seen family for a few months (actually not at all since they found out they'd be grandparents again!) thought be nice to find out for when finally saw them! Didn't get option of being told at 20w scan?! Didn't ask and they didn't offer!! X

@leftitlate37 that was exactly the same situation when we got a puppy haha but she got used to the idea!🤣

So are you 25 weeks now?

My scan is 16 days away, trying not to think about it but it feels as it gets nearer like time is standing still haha! Trying to tell myself to try something new and just assume everything is going to be ok and not worry... but it’s hard! X