I am so tired of worrying about everything but its like I cant help it! Does anyone else have this problem? I worry that he isnt kicking enough especially on days when he is super quiet and I dont feel anything all day. Or I worry that my uterus isnt growing enough, my doc hasnt been measuring me like I have heard they are supposed to. I worry that I am standing too much with work and that it will somehow harm the baby or put me into preterm labor... the list goes on and on!! I feel crazy! I just needed to rant about it for a minute cause its kinda stressing me out. I dont know if its hormones or what but the last week or two have been ridiculous for me. I have a doc appt on tuesday and that normally calms my nerves.

Does anyone else worry about the amount of movement?? He was super active between my 19th and 20th week and from then til now he hasnt been moving nearly as much. Some days he doesnt move at all. I have heard that babies are more active at night but he doesnt move much, he has only woken me up twice and that was during his super active week. Other than that I rarely feel him move when I get up for potty breaks at night. AAhh. Im crazy!!

Yeah I worry about lack of movement too. I havent felt anything since yesterday lunch time, but junior is usually more active in the evening and when I go to bed. Ive prodded him/her a few times and I even had a bath last night but nothing! Unfortunately I think Im at the stage where you can go days without feeling anything, but I hate it. I havent stopped worrying since last night

I hope you start feeling less stressed soon hun, do you have a scan coming up to put your mind at rest?
xxx

Get yourself a doppler - I couldn't recommend one enough after all my worries this helped! Using them early the MW worries it worries you but it did the opposite for me from 10 weeks. Also one thing to consider is if you get a digita display or not should you get one the display can worry you when the HB isn't as high as earlier/day before it did me a couple of times so maybe one without although it was normal! Just a recommendation anyway

Each carrying Mum will feel movements different - My Caitlin was more active at night but sometimes not as much I assume she moved when I was fast asleep!

The movement counts don't start til about 30 weeks but certainly if your concerned contact your MW. Is this your first? At this stage of my first I wasn't even SURE of kicks.

Yes get a doppler they are great I dont use mine much anymore as baby is moving frequency where I know he is alive. I was a worrier in the early stages until my second scan really I would worried that he is not alive . Just worry about everything. I would worry now If I didnt get any movement in a day but i would use my doppler to hear heart beat to put my mind at rest.

I got mine off ebay paid about £11 I think or even less well worth it

I asked for one for xmas but my dad said it was a silly thing to pay money for and refused to get one! I think Im going to though, Ive still got just under 4 weeks til my next scan.

When I was pregnant with Nathan if he didn't move for a while I'd drink cold water and lay/sit still and then he would normally move or just resting anyway can make them move. Nathan always woke up just as I was going to sleep

I agree with Wobbles though about the doppler, well worth the money. I also agree about the heartrate display it's good at first so you know it's baby's heartbeat and not yours but if it goes down compared to what it had been it can worry you sometimes.

Babies at 18 to 21 weeks or so are going through an active time, they are getting big enough to fill up the uterus so they are testing those muscles and the brain is sending out pulses to get those muscles going (And we begin to feel those little flutters and tiny jabs and kicks)

Following the 21st week or so is a period of RAPID growth again. This will last until the 24-26th week (or so) This rapid growth time, our babies are sleeping 90%-95% of the time. It takes a lot of energy to grow that fast!

(We should know, we are way more tired now too and we're growing big )

So 90%- 95% of 24 hours is 1.2 to 2.4 hours in a whole day. Our babies are awake and have the opportunity to move a lot. Then during this time they have to kick us where we can feel it Right now, I can tell my baby is horizontal in my pelvis most often (though it's spending more time right side up or upside down ) and that its back is to my belly button. So a lot of it's little movements are getting lost in my organs and torso.

Anyway, try not to worry, baby's just doing what they do best

Its normal to worry hon. I know I did if I didn't feel the baby move as much as the day before but I think its only natural for us to do so. Motherly instinct and all. Very soon, you'll notice the active periods and sleepy or quiet periods of the baby.

For me now the baby is really quiet during the day, maybe a few kicks here and there but is super active at night.
I'm sure your little one is just fine


Marg, you're the greatest. The amount of information you give is awesome. I love reading your posts! You're like a pregnancy book

I do worry as well, but I do my best to let it go as I know it is not productive and just does my head in. My midwife had a big talk to me about worrying and so I am trying to take her advice.

I totally agree with you getting a dopplar. It is such a reassurance to hear that little heart pumping away when ever you want.

I've only felt my baby move about 3 times total. It's been about a week and a half since I felt anything. My Dr. said, it's really not until 24-25 weeks that you can feel almost every movement.