30 weeks no movement

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Hello!
I haven't felt movement regularly at all throughout this pregnancy. I can maybe feel the baby move once a week if I am lucky.
I had a emergency scan at 25 weeks when I brought it up and all is well and saw the midwife who said weekly checks on the heartbeat was the way to go to monitor that everything is ok. I've also had a extra growth scan and all is well.

I'm now at 30 weeks and went for my regular fetal heart rate check today and the midwife kept saying to me I should really go to hospital if I can't feel anything or anything has changed but in all honesty nothing much has changed in the last 5 weeks. I have a anterior placenta which is thought to be the reason why I can't feel the baby and even on the scan the baby moved and I still could not feel anything.

The midwife today kept saying that really we shouldn't be doing weekly checks anymore that I should just call the hospital (a 45 minute drive from the community hospital) and to go when things feel different or movements change. But I'm baffled, I can't feel movement so she is basically saying I should take a chance and just hope that baby is fine and growing? Not sure if I should insist on weekly appointments now when it was their idea in the first place! I should say it's a different midwife I saw today from my usual

Any thoughts? Has anyone been in this situation before ? Would you just stop going weekly and just hope all is well? I feel a little bit like I'm being ridiculous and should just will the baby to be doing well and wait for my usual routine appointments to check growth and just pray all is well?

Sorry everyone hectic day. I have read every single one of your comments so thank you to everyone for replying!

I am definitely not worried right now but I will bear in mind all your comments.. and insist on midwife weekly for the time being

It was also really helpful to me to hear it isn't just me whose been in this position before, it had felt a bit like I'm a anomaly at times with this situation.

I had my baby 35 years ago. Procedures change but babies don't. I had a chart to complete every time I felt a kick. After10 kicks in a day I could stop recording. I was a terrified wreck as I never got beyond about 6. Nobody seemed bothered though. A weekly scan would be very reassuring, keep pushing to retain your appointments.

Baby was 9.5 lb when she arrived. I believe she had no room to move. 😀

Your triage has a three strikes rule!? What like you can only go in three times?

This sounds so stressful, poor you! I don't think you're being silly at all. Don't feel bad and ask for urgent clarity on what the plan is. There's got to be something other than either being in the dark with no checks or setting up permanent camp in triage! I absolutely hate feeling in any way like I'm being demanding and struggle with this kind of thing but am learning to get better with it. It's totally reasonable to push for a clear plan in this situation.xxx

Thank you hugely for your reassuring thoughts @Greebosmum @Elz1406 I'll be strong and keep pushing; it's literally only a 5 minute test on the Doppler a week