have you been told you need to count movements?

MrsQ · Sep 17th, 2009, 03:55 AM

Just called midwife to see if theres anything i can do to get the pain away from my KANKLES and she asked about movement and i said yea getting movement and she said 10 a day? I said i dunno i dont count but i am sure it is and she had a go saying your meant to count them but how am i supposed to know if i havent been told?

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LyndsayLou · Sep 17th, 2009, 04:03 AM

I've never been told anything like that!!

Like you say, how we supposed to know?? Guess??

xxx bex xxx · Sep 17th, 2009, 04:05 AM

iv not been told that either,but maddie defo moves more than that in a day.

polly78 · Sep 17th, 2009, 04:22 AM

I thought it was only after 30 weeks that you should let MW know if you dont get 10 movements a day as before then it can be a bit unpredictable as still a bit small.. although my LO seems to spend most of the days wiggling and kicking me

MrsQ · Sep 17th, 2009, 04:23 AM

WELL IF NO ONE HAS BEEN TOLD AND ops caps lock and molly you are a week ahead of me then i aint gonna be too worried!
STOOPID WOMAN!

Raven24 · Sep 17th, 2009, 04:25 AM

my midwife hasnt said anything about it tbh, i think as long as you are feeling the amount of movement that is normal to you then its fine.

new mummy h · Sep 17th, 2009, 04:33 AM

not been told anything! not seein my midwife til 7th october either - i definately get at least 10 a day although im not counting!
i think as long as i can feel summat every few hours im sure its OK

Kota · Sep 17th, 2009, 04:33 AM

yeah i was always under the impression this was from 28ish wks onwards.
Tell you what though, Oompa kicks plenty more then that each day!!

JayDee · Sep 17th, 2009, 04:34 AM

Looking at my pregnancy book they should tell you to do it later on, after 30 weeks as someone else said.

I was at the doctors last week and he just asked if I could feel him moving and I said "yeah, all the time" and he seemed happy enough with that.

Sometimes midwives do say funny things, I wouldn't worry too much. I'm sure you'd notice if your little one stopped moving/moved less than normal without having to count, I know I would.

kathylou26 · Sep 17th, 2009, 05:47 AM

My LO movements are so unpredictable, very busy one day and quiet the next, there's no way I would want to be counting them yet (anterior placenta). My midwife mentioned something about counting movements very early on, but she hasn't mentioned it since. I was under the impression you weren't supposed to do it until after 28 weeks, I assume we'll discuss it on our next appt. (26th sept) Your midwife sounds like a bit of a weirdo, you're not bloody psychic!

Sep 17th, 2009, 03:55 AM	#1
MrsQ Mum (Mom) BnB Addict Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Redhill, surrey Posts: 4,688	have you been told you need to count movements? Just called midwife to see if theres anything i can do to get the pain away from my KANKLES and she asked about movement and i said yea getting movement and she said 10 a day? I said i dunno i dont count but i am sure it is and she had a go saying your meant to count them but how am i supposed to know if i havent been told? x

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LyndsayLou Mum (Mom) Active BnB Member Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Lancashire, UK Posts: 567	I've never been told anything like that!! Like you say, how we supposed to know?? Guess??

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xxx bex xxx Mum (Mom) Chat Happy BnB Member Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: sheffield Posts: 1,718	iv not been told that either,but maddie defo moves more than that in a day.

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polly78 Mum (Mom) Active BnB Member Join Date: May 2009 Posts: 164	I thought it was only after 30 weeks that you should let MW know if you dont get 10 movements a day as before then it can be a bit unpredictable as still a bit small.. although my LO seems to spend most of the days wiggling and kicking me

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MrsQ Mum (Mom) BnB Addict Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Redhill, surrey Posts: 4,688	WELL IF NO ONE HAS BEEN TOLD AND ops caps lock and molly you are a week ahead of me then i aint gonna be too worried! STOOPID WOMAN!

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Raven24 Mum (Mom) Chat Happy BnB Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: uk Posts: 1,817	my midwife hasnt said anything about it tbh, i think as long as you are feeling the amount of movement that is normal to you then its fine.

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new mummy h Pregnant (Expecting) BnB Addict Join Date: May 2009 Location: Leeds Posts: 2,521	not been told anything! not seein my midwife til 7th october either - i definately get at least 10 a day although im not counting! i think as long as i can feel summat every few hours im sure its OK

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Sep 17th, 2009, 04:33 AM	#8
Kota Other BnB Elite Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: In a land down under.. Posts: 10,360	yeah i was always under the impression this was from 28ish wks onwards. Tell you what though, Oompa kicks plenty more then that each day!!

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Sep 17th, 2009, 04:34 AM	#9
JayDee Mum (Mom) BnB Addict Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: UK Posts: 3,629	Looking at my pregnancy book they should tell you to do it later on, after 30 weeks as someone else said. I was at the doctors last week and he just asked if I could feel him moving and I said "yeah, all the time" and he seemed happy enough with that. Sometimes midwives do say funny things, I wouldn't worry too much. I'm sure you'd notice if your little one stopped moving/moved less than normal without having to count, I know I would.

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Sep 17th, 2009, 05:47 AM	#10
kathylou26 Pregnant (Expecting) Active BnB Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Posts: 176	My LO movements are so unpredictable, very busy one day and quiet the next, there's no way I would want to be counting them yet (anterior placenta). My midwife mentioned something about counting movements very early on, but she hasn't mentioned it since. I was under the impression you weren't supposed to do it until after 28 weeks, I assume we'll discuss it on our next appt. (26th sept) Your midwife sounds like a bit of a weirdo, you're not bloody psychic!

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