I get really anxious alot cause I can't feel my baby move all the time, is that normal?

Elizabeth - posted on 03/20/2010

Laura,

Just because you dont feel the baby moving doesnt mean the worse is happening, but never go against your gut, if you feel worried or concerned call you doctor or go straight to an er, they would rather you play it safe and just be a worry wart then to have something happen and ignore it. Of course after 4 weeks of being at the doctors everyday and two overnight stays for continued monitoring they gave up and induced me my doc said she was tired of seeing me all the time LOL

Danielle - posted on 03/20/2010

they say 10 movements a day!! thats less than 1 an hour!! ur babys is prob up at 2am till 6am or y ur asleep booting ur ribs n then very lazy all day!! i new i was going to b paranoid im a paranoid person worried about eptopic worried about still born now i worry about cars dogs thunder earthquakes poisons kidnappers child molesters falling out windows!! it never goes hun!! ur a mommy our instincs are survival and to reproduce!! so we worry!! i also brought a fetal doppler for £20 of net and spent 29 weeks hooked day and night!! it reasured me loads!! ended up at in hospital at 24 weeks as battry had died and i was so scared!! ice water helps get baby moving most the time!! and sitting in bath tapping on side with cup gently and the baby would kick back!! dont worry its normal to worry!! ur pregnancy is so far along most bad things happn at 8 weeks and before 12weeks scan!! xx get a doppler u can hire 1 2 xx

Nikkole - posted on 03/20/2010

my lil girl would only move at night. and she would move and kick so much that i couldnt sleep! some babys move more then others, but just to make you feel bett er you can all was talk to your doc. good luck with your baby

Jessica - posted on 03/20/2010

mine slept all day, and was only really awake between 11 pm & 1 in the morning. as long as you feel movements everyday, even if theyre not a ton, the baby is probably fine. ask at your next prenatal checkup

Jenna - posted on 03/20/2010

sometimes life gets too busy to even notice a baby moving around in there, they are also just human like us (& i know im def not as active some days as i am others, lol). i would worry sometimes too, my doctor told me to drink something warm and lay on my left side for an hour and do the "kick counts", on average a baby will kick 6-10 times in an hour, if within that first hour it was any less, i was supposed to drink something warm again and repeat the process and if after the second time nothing got better i was supposed to call the doctor. but now, my son is a week old and healthy as can be =]

Chrissie - posted on 03/20/2010

There was one day that I didn't feel my son move at all. I was really cared too. I went to the Dr and they said everything was fine, he was just resting cause it was pretty close to my due date. Have you watched that show that there are those moms who are in labor and didn't even know they were pregnant? I'd definitely talk to your doctor if you are that concerned.

Danielle - posted on 03/20/2010

Yes. I had so many non-stress tests done because I was constantly paranoid in the last few weeks of my pregnancy.

Tanya - posted on 03/20/2010

my daugther always moved inside of me but some babies do that but don't worry ur feel the baby move more enough..

Christina - posted on 03/19/2010

My daughter was exactly the same, i think i only felt her wriggle a few times and rarely any kicking!! at first i panicked but after talking to my midwife she assured me that it was normal. and told me the only time i would need to get checked out was if my bby was active and the became less active!! so I came to terms with the fact that my baby was lazy!! She still is to this day, won't crawl will only bum shuffle, she can stand up but refuses to try walking lol. Shes 14 months! Think she takes after her mummy!! Good luck with the rest of your pregnancy and birth!!x

Anna - posted on 03/19/2010

Some babies are just chill. I had a rather hyperactive baby :) My doctor said it was bc I drank alot of juice and she got a sugar buzz lol. So on days my daughter wasnt moving much, I drank juice so I knew she was ok :) You can always see your doctor if you get concerned. I would say that it sounds ok, but trust your instincts. Moms have killer instincts, even before the baby is born. Congrats on the new addition!!

Janelle - posted on 03/19/2010

You might just not be feeling your baby move. I was so worried, because I didn't feel my baby move much. An ultrasound showed that my placenta was anterior (out front). The doctor said that that makes it really hard to feel the baby move unless they are really big movements. My baby was actually moving a ton. I just didn't know he was

Kati - posted on 03/17/2010

ha and also she doesnt stop moving at alllllll now! she is constantly moving so i know im in for it when she starts getting moble! lol

Kati - posted on 03/17/2010

i remeber when i was preg back in nov and i felt like my baby wasnt moving much so i called my OB and made an app and they hooked me up to the moniters and even tho i was 8 1/2 months i coulnt feel her movin much for like a week but she was movin.. and the last month i was preg i got scared when i didnt feel her move.. i would press on my belly to make her move but she got the hiccups all the time like atleast 6 times a day and when she did get them i felt okay and i knew that she was okay!.. ha even now she is here and al most 3 months and i still check on her to c if she is breathing.. im a worrie wart too!!! lol but everything will be okay!

Katie - posted on 03/17/2010

i would try to play with her and get her siked up if that doesnt work she might have an energy problem. good luck.

Kristina - posted on 03/17/2010

Sis you should definitely ask the Dr about it.. Dont stress because it's not good for her or you! I love you and I am sure baby Fhei is GREAT! The last time you went she was healthy.. She is probably just little, n that has alot to do with the amount of movements you feel... I love you Sis n Fhei too...

Laura - posted on 03/17/2010

I worry all the time.. I am a worry wart though.. I have a two year old from my fiance's previous we get him every two weeks and I check his breathing and heartrate at least once an hour. I do the same thing to my fiance! lol!

Carolee - posted on 03/17/2010

I will worry because I'm not feeling her... even when I'm feeling her. I just sometimes don't notice because I'm too worried. Then, I realize that some babies are just more active than others (like all kids), and I AM feeling her move, even if her movements aren't all that "strong". I'm only 21 weeks, though... and I tend to worry a lot.

Laura - posted on 03/17/2010

I'm seven months along.

Nikki - posted on 03/17/2010

It is very normal, I was a nervous wreck I was at the hospital every few days to get them to check, the funny thing is that on the movement monitor she was moving every few seconds, I just couldn't feel it. How far are you by the way? The thing that used to reassure me was to drink some really cold orange juice, lay on my side and play some loud music to my stomach and wait for the movements. Talk to your doctor about their sleep cycles as well because the times that I got really worried and went to the hospital was usually when she was asleep so they would tell me to wait 40 or so and try the juice thing and it almost always worked. During the last few weeks I found that my movements did decrease quite a lot as well. Good luck with your baby, it's such an exciting time!

Pippa - posted on 03/17/2010

i was worried once when i didnt feel him kick all day ...they told me 2 drink ice cold water and lie on my side...worked lol

Laura - posted on 03/17/2010

awesome thanks

Marie - posted on 03/17/2010

I didn't feel my first 2 children much and used to here of people that were put on kick moniters and had forms that they had to record when they feel there baby. I didn't have any of that, however all my children are fine and have been quick on the early development stuff. So has no baring either on how active your baby will be. xx

Laura - posted on 03/17/2010

thanks guys that's really helpful!

Lianne - posted on 03/17/2010

their was nothing wrong with her it was just to be safe, because i had alot of bleeding through my pregnancy, they say drink ice cold water or ice cream that should get the baby moving,

my daughter is making up for it now trust me she dont stop moving!! rolled at 3months crawled at 5months and walked at 10 months!!

Carrissa - posted on 03/17/2010

they monitored me for precaution because my baby was running small but she was fine they jusdt wanted to make sure abasically

Laura - posted on 03/17/2010

was their anything wrong or was the monitoring merely a precautionary measure

Elizabeth - posted on 03/17/2010

Oh my god, I know just how you feel, I felt the exact same way throughout my whole entire pregnancy. Every baby is different, and it does get stressful worrying about whether your baby is moving enough or not. Don't let it worry you a lot, I did that and it made things a lot worse, I would frantically run to the hospital if I didn't feel her move for a long time, and I think they became pretty sick of me, lol. They told me to eat a big meal and then kind of lay around and then feel for baby to move, or if that doesn't work, drink something really cold bc that startles the baby and makes it move. But if all fails and it is really starting to worry you, don't ever be afraid to go to the hospital bc they will hook you to monitors and watch the baby. Somedays they move like crazy and other days they don't, and they may even be moving and you just don't feel it. But this anxiety is completely normal, just make sure that you don;t gettoo bent out of shape and stress yourself out bc that is bad for both of you, and don't ever be afrid to call the docotr or er and ask.

Lianne - posted on 03/17/2010

hi, my daughter hardly ever moved i only felt her kick once!! and the rest of the time a few wriggles. i had to go to hospital every other day so they could monitior her,

Laura - posted on 03/17/2010

thanks I have an appointment tomarrow I'll ask

Carrissa - posted on 03/17/2010

mine did that too they put me on a ,acine found she was small but healthy have them check if ur worried