Am I hurting my baby's head or feet in my stomach

[Reepz88]

Hi
This may seem like a silly question but I was wondering if anyone knows anything about this. When I turn over on either side in bed, after about 10 seconds the baby starts kicking frantically and progressively harder until I move onto my back, then the kicking reduces. Problem is when I'm on my back I feel a shortness of breath so I usually move onto my other side but then the frantic kicking starts again. Is it possible I am somehow trapping the baby's head or feet against the bed and hurting him in some way?

How many weeks are you?

I promise you that it is very very hard to hurt a baby in uterine. They're cushioned in all that lovely fluid which is surrounded by lovely thick comfy muscle which is surrounded by tendons and fat and skin. When I was pregnant with my first baby, I was sure I had hurt him because i leant on the bump quite hard to reach and close a window. My GP friend laughed and said that the baby is so protected you can't really hurt them. More likely, the baby has just been moved into a different position and is just stretching it's such an anxious time being pregnant and so many unknowns about the whole thing, so you're not alone in worrying about these things xx

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(Also just to reassure you, think how hard the midwives and doctors push when feeling the baby's head in routine appointments, it's left me with bruises before 1 but babe was fine)

No it's not possible to hurt them doing this, they just wake up/change positions when you move.

No don’t worry about hurting the baby, it will just be moving because you moved.
How far along are you? It’s not recommended to sleep on your back and is much safer tk sleep on your sides- even when it’s uncomfortable!

Dont worry, you’re not hurting them. Mine does this all the time but does settle after a while and then I can get to sleep. Please don’t take the risk with sleeping on your back as research suggests it increases the risk of stillbirth if done in third trimester.

It won't hurt them at all. They're just sloshing about in there and maybe startling and waking up. If they're giving you a little nudge nudge kick kick they might just be letting you know you've woken them up!

It's much better to sleep on your side rather than your back anyway. It could just be if they're getting better oxygenation from you being on your side they can be more active.

Maybe the baby is excited and enjoying the sensation of your movement?

Thanks everyone for your help, I'm currently 32 weeks pregnant, it's getting more and more difficult to sleep or walk day by day 😅 for the last few days I can feel my baby on the right hand side of my stomach, usually my baby moves in different positions, is it normal for my baby to now stay in one side of the stomach or should I be concerned?

@Reepz88 from my understanding, the baby can move from side to side until the last moments! But I know my two were quite settled into position by about 7/8 months xx

DS used to go from side to side in a C shape and felt like half of my bump was empty! After 36 weeks, he just stayed on the left (occasionally going transverse), head wedged under my ribs and he wouldn't turn in so he was born via section. There were no issues with him or the pregnancy and it absolutely can happen and I wouldn't think it's a problem. But it's also more than likely that your baby will still change position (a good few times!) in the coming weeks.