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reduced movement please help!

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jlo1234 · 12/11/2009 18:42

im nearly 33 weeks and over the last few days i havent felt the baby moving very much.

im fully aware that around this time the kicks and punches change to nudges and wriggling, and have been feeling these 'new' movements for a while now, so its not that im feeling different movements, but less!

he is still moving a bit but not as much and not as often! i know to have a sugar fix and lie down etc, just want him to go back to normal. anybody have any advice for me? would you say something was wrong or is he just being lazy?

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nellie12 · 12/11/2009 18:50

ring the hospital midwife unit and ask.

no-one here can reassure you.

FabIsJustSoBusy · 12/11/2009 18:56

You need to go and get checked now.

Northernlurker · 12/11/2009 18:58

Ring your midwife now. The internet isn't going to gurantee your baby is ok - you need a medical view and I'm sure in 20 year time you'll be looking back and laughing at your worries - but just in case ring now.

sprouting · 12/11/2009 19:00

Call hospital and tell them that you are coming in because you have reduced fetal movements. They will put you on a monitor for at least 30 min to see what is going on. Take your hospital bag just in case (I didn't, out of 3dcs I have only managed to have my carefully prepared stuff with me once)

sh77 · 12/11/2009 19:08

I would say go and get a scan done and have movements monitored. In the last few days of my pregnancy, I noticed that my baby was moving less. I didn't do anything immediately as I thought in the final week, she would move less anyway as less space. However, my consultant told me off for thinking this. Anyway, when they put the band around my tummy and I was asked to do a kick count, she started kicking away.

Turned out baby's growth had slowed in the last 2 weeks and placental fluid volume dropped.

For your own peace of mind, get it checked out and don't let anyone fob you off.

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jlo1234 · 12/11/2009 19:51

i was going to phone them but have been in once before and they made me feel a bit silly because evrything was fine! i was only 25 weeks then though but i dont want to be one of those who they are all laughing at or thinking i am a pain in the arse!!

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HeadFairy · 12/11/2009 19:53

Even if they do think you're over reacting (which they have no right to) surely it's worth it to reassure yourself your baby is fine.

nellie12 · 12/11/2009 19:58

There is no excuse for attitudes like that.

Go in, if anyone says anything point out that you are following the advice the nhs give out.

It is better to be checked out than to be worried or, even worse, for something to be wrong and it not checked.

(I think you're supposed to have 10 movements in 12 hours)

LunaticFringe · 12/11/2009 20:05

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sh77 · 12/11/2009 20:07

Do not give a hoot about what they think. It really does not matter in the grand scheme of things if they think you are being silly. You must get seen to and convey to them that you are worried.

LaTrucha · 12/11/2009 20:10

Go in. My midwife was absolutely fine with this. Maybe you caught someone on a bad day.

sprouting · 12/11/2009 20:11

jlo, I thought the same thing. I thought I was being a total drama queen and over reacting. It was my DH who insisted I went in. My ds was almost dead inside me. The dr said he wouldn't have survived until the morning. I wanted to wait until the next day because I had a mw appointment anyway. My ds is still recovering but he is doing really well. I only wish I had gone in a few hours earlier when I thought something was wrong then maybe he wouldn't have the problems that he has.

Far from laughing at me people were congratulating me on my 'mothers instinct'. They would rather check you over and find nothing wrong than have to deliver a dead baby.

sh77 · 12/11/2009 20:18

Actually, I remember that I wasn't feeling too well in previous preg because of a condition I have. Consultant told me to go to A&E. A&E sent me to the maternity ward straight away and they checked me over. I was very impressed. Maybe you could call the maternity ward and tell them you want to come because you don't feel right. Or, just turn up. They can't send you away without checking you.

Sprouting - really happy to hear that all was well in the end.

me23 · 12/11/2009 20:20

please ring the hospital Now and go in to be checked. Reduced movements is a potential warning sign and it really does need to be checked. Best of luck and let us know how you get on.

Flightattendant · 12/11/2009 20:25

The thing that would worry me the most would be a sudden surge of violent activity followed by a lull.

I heard of that happening once and it transpired the baby had got itself tangled up with the cord and was presumably trying to get free

makes me cry every time I think about it.

Jlo I would ring them and ask their advice, just so you know you have reported it - maybe you could go up and be seen quickly.
I remember both times being freaked out by gradual decrease in movement at this stage.

Hope all is well.

LunaticFringe · 12/11/2009 20:46

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liahgen · 12/11/2009 23:08

hoping Jlo has gone in to be checked by now.

sprouting and lunatic for you both. A mothers instinct is very often spot on.

FabIsJustSoBusy · 13/11/2009 08:54

How are things this morning Jlo?

I understand the feeling silly. I got that a lot with baby 2 but considering baby 1 nearly died because I was left I just ignored the silly cow midwife and said I wanted checking.

You really shouldn't care what someone thinks when you are not going to see her again once your baby is born as the alternative is too awful to contemplate and life long.

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jlo1234 · 13/11/2009 09:46

hello girls
thank you all soo much for your concern!
i didnt go in last night but i was up all night worrying, my dads girlfriend is head midwife at our hospital so shes picking me up to take me in a few minutes! hopefully evrything will be alright! wish me luck xxx

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FabIsJustSoBusy · 13/11/2009 09:53

Good luck.

Please let us know how you get on.

sh77 · 13/11/2009 13:03

Really hope all goes well. Please let us know how it goes as there are a bunch of worried women thinking of you. xx

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jlo1234 · 13/11/2009 13:25

just got back from the hospital
everything was fine, he started kicking up a fuss as soon as they strapped me to the monitor! he is lying breech oblique still so fingers crossed he is planning on turning some time soon!
the doctor who saw me just before i went home was really nice and said i did the right thing coming in and he is arranging a scan for me to be done before i see my consultant on the 23rd, not sure what its for but he mentioned checking the fluid level and size of the baby!

thank you all for persuading me to go in i feel so much better now i was getting really worked up before! i can carry on enjoying the rest of my pregnancy now xx

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maybebaby23 · 13/11/2009 13:31

Brilliant news!!! Really really pleased for you. Now enjoy the rest of your pregnancy!

tinierclanger · 13/11/2009 13:33

That's good news. Call them as often as you need to, I was in and out of the day unit several times at the end of my pregnancy for similar reasons and they were very kind to me and really stressed they would much rather I went in if at all anxious. No one will think you are stupid, they want to keep an eye on things for you.

sh77 · 13/11/2009 13:42

Excellent news! Such a relief. Even better, you will get an extra scan. All the best with the rest of your pregnancy. xx

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