Should I call community midwife?

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14w4d pregnant. Fourth pregnancy. Last pregnancy resulted in tfmr at 17w. All tests/ scans have come back looking good so far this pregnancy.

Yesterday I woke up and just had the strangest feeling that the baby had died. I’ve never had a feeling like that before. It was like it was just something that I knew. No panic, just ‘oh the baby’s died’.

I now can’t shake the feeling that maybe it could be true? I’m reluctant to call anyone because a) it sounds deranged and b) at this gestation they can’t do anything anyway.

No pain or change in symptoms at all.

Next community midwife appt is at 16w2d.

We were planning to tell people this weekend about the pregnancy, but now I’m not sure if we should.

Is this the sort of thing I could call the community midwives about? I live 2 minutes from the hospital so could in theory pop in and they could listen on the Doppler? But don’t want to waste their time…

Absolutely call them. I don’t think this is going to be real intuition pointing towards something that has actually happened, but is likely related to your previous pregnancy loss and how your brain is dealing with a new pregnancy that is closing in on the same gestation. Sudden asymptomatic pregnancy loss at this gestation would be very rare. I think, however, that if your worry about your baby can be put to rest with a quick Doppler check then that is a good use of the midwife’s time, and I’ve little doubt that they would much rather see and reassure you, than have you sitting at home worrying that you’ve lost another baby.

I’m so sorry about the loss of your last baby. Wishing you a healthy pregnancy.

You are not wasting anyones time, go get checked. It is their job.
good luck

Definitely contact them for peace of mind for you x