Labour: can you feel the baby moving or kicking during contractions?

[Jzee]

I'm 37 weeks now and it's just a thought - possibly a silly one, but am I likely to feel the baby moving around during contractions?

no! just that feeling of being ready to do a massive poo

I suppose thats at the end
....No still have no memory of it

Can't remember feeling any movements either. Mind the MWkept asking me to move about as baby was not moving about enough - she ekpt relaxing and having a snooze instead I think. She made no effort at all to be born - eventually she decided she wasn't going to bother with the effort at all and I had to have a cs! She still is pretty relaxed! So, they do keep moving about but maybe we are too distracted to notice.

My ds was extremely active during his time inside of me (hasn't really slowed down since), but I don't remember his movements at all during my 40 hour labor. I'm sure he was moving, I just think my attention was on other things.

I think that the baby 'sleeps' through most of the labour. I remember reading that in one of the Pregnancy books (that I will NOT be reading if/when the 2nd comes along!).

I had diamorphine and cant really remember, but I don't think he did any moving except my puuuuuuuuushing!

Good luck.... you're nearly there!

Isn't the baby being still a sign of imminent labour? DD was quiet from about 11pm the day before I gave birth (at 11.40pm) - it was her lack of movement that prompted me to go to get checked out. I didn't feel her move at all in labour - but contractions kind of block everything out. Good luck with the birth Jzee. IME, it is a fab few (?!) hours. xxx

jzee, I can't remember feeling ds moving when I was in labour except for one bit when I very definitely felt him give a huge surge downwards. He was born a couple of hours later but I don't remember movement after the one I've just described. Like everyone else says though, you're focussing on other things! Good luck with your birth.

Felt DS moving in between contractions during first stage of labour but not actually during the contractions at that point everything else just pales into insignificance. Good Luck

yes you will feel your baby move during your labour

I'm in labour and I can feel mine!