17 weeks and have felt baby flutter, but haven't today and yesterday

[MissMollyx]

I'm probably really over thinking this. But given my history of losses I just can't shake the anxiety. So I'm 17+1 and I've been feeling baby flutter. Heard her heartbeat on Monday at my midwife appointment. But today and yesterday I've felt nothing. I've text my midwife for advice and mostly reassurance. I really don't know what to do? If I can do anything? My next scan is 3 weeks away also so that in itself feels years away🥴

It won't be consistently happening every day at such an early stage, nothing to worry about.

I'm also 17 weeks and haven't felt anything yet. I was getting a little worried as my app says that movements should start around now. I don't feel pregnant at all :/

@MissMollyx I still get days where I don’t feel baby & im 19 weeks. I think it depends where they are as they’re still so small! Try not to worry, easier said than done I know. But it is very common for flutters/movements to be so inconsistent x

This stage not unusual not to feel, not be sure if have felt or feel for few days and then don't as swap position.... 😁

I’m 20 weeks and don’t always feel the baby. They’re so small still. Maybe s/he’s kicking your placenta. This is my 3rd anterior placenta so for me kicks don’t really start until 20+ weeks and i believe you shouldn’t count the kicks anyway until much later IIRC.

17 weeks is very early for regular movement. It's very common to feel the odd flutter and then nothing for a while at the beginning. Don't worry.

It's likely that you've just not noticed baby moving today, some days it'll feel like they are giving you a good old karate kick and other days it might be more subtle. Movements are also quite inconsistent early on and you won't really notice a pattern as such until about 28 weeks or more. I doubt there's anything to worry about and I'm sure your midwife will say the same, they won't really be able to do much for you at this stage.

This might help you know what to expect from movements and when to get checked out by the midwife etc. www.tommys.org/pregnancy-information/pregnancy-symptom-checker/baby-fetal-movements

I'm sure all is well but I totally understand the anxiety

All normal! You won't be feeling him/her consistently till 20-something (28?). Definitely ok to talk it through with th MW though..

Oh ladies you've reassured me so much. My midwife is probably going to think I'm crazy when she reads my text of panic😂 I've read other threads of people at 17 weeks and people have said call midwife straight away or go to a maternity unit and I've just gone into overdrive😂

I have a posterior placenta (at the back I remember her saying) that was confirmed at my 12 weeks scan when I was actually 13 weeks. I lost my twins at 24 weeks 6 years ago now due to TTTS and I felt no movement in that pregnancy due to them being so poorly so all this is like a first time again for me and having one baby and her being so healthy and everything going smoothly. I'm not use to this at all

I'm 23 weeks and started feeling movement around 16 weeks and then nothing for a week or two which was worrying -only now have they become a bit stronger , try not to worry I think they're just so small at that stage might just depend what position they're in .

Op try not to worry they have so much space In there atm as so small still. You will soon be being kicked to pieces 🙂 try having a couple of glasses of very cold water and then sit or lay down for a bit I wouldn't be surprised if you don't feel her fluttering away again after that:)

Just an update on this thread for anyone in the future looking for the same advice. Always trust your instincts ladies. I ended up having some cramps, thought nothing of it but they were pretty consistent and I rang maternity triage and they wanted to check me straight away with what I explained about not feeling the baby like I have been and of course my history. I felt silly soon as I was there as baby girls heartbeat was strong as ever and the nurse said she was happy as Larry in there judging from the Doppler. But doctor reassured me that you should always call with no second thoughts. No worry is to small of a worry x

Thanks for the update,so glad everything is ok