Reduced Fetal Movement

cillybean83 · Nov 8th, 2009, 22:20 PM

I wasn't feeling well today and at 7pm I started doing a kick count. I drank to large glasses of ice water, and I ate dinner...he's only kicked 8 times and it is now 9:20pm...

I read that I should drink a glass of cold juice and lay on my left side and he should kick 10 times in 30 minutes...the problem with that is I have gestational diabetes and CAN'T drink juice....any suggestions?

jules22 · Nov 8th, 2009, 22:24 PM

Hi there.. .I don't know if this helps or not but I was told baby needs to kick 4 times in 1 hour. 10 times in 30 minutes seems to be a whole lot. Then again it could be the hospital I'm in. (I'm hospitalized on bed rest.)

I'm not sure what to tell you about the juice, they always force feed me juice in the morning because my baby doesn't like to move a lot then. Usually eating a good meal does it for some people. But I'm not sure!

cillybean83 · Nov 8th, 2009, 22:41 PM

Thanks

I called my nurse line and they didn't know what to tell me considering that they are taught to have us do the juice thing and they weren't sure if they should have me drink juice as my blood sugar skyrockets to the 260s if I drink it...so they paged the doctor on call and he'll decide if i have to go in or not....

I haven't had to go to the hospital yet so I'm a bit freaked

letia659 · Nov 8th, 2009, 22:46 PM

Ive read its 10 times in 2 hrs but who knows either way ice cold water does the trick pretty well for me but if you are really worried go to the hospital its better to be overly concerned than something be wrong hope you get to feeling better

letia659 · Nov 8th, 2009, 22:48 PM

oops hadnt read your last post

and I went to the hospital fri night and the hooked me up to everything and took blood etc the whole nine and all I wanted was a BP reading as I was getting some higher readings on my monitor

BBonBoard · Nov 8th, 2009, 22:50 PM

hope everything is ok.

sun · Nov 8th, 2009, 22:59 PM

wow - 10 times in 30 min is alot - there are sooo many 30-min periods that my LO doesn't move that much for - and bubs moves on/off all day. But they usually have cycles of awake/asleep by now and will go quiet for some time.
xx

sera · Nov 8th, 2009, 23:57 PM

yea, i have just been sitting down for half an hour and havent felt bub move at all... come thinking of it, he hasnt moved alot today... im just putting it down to a quiet day. dont stress hunni!!
xoxo

southpaw23 · Nov 9th, 2009, 00:16 AM

Try making your hands REALLY cold (by holding ice in them for a bit), then put them on your belly on the side where you can tell LO is laying. My lil one doesn't like that at all and quickly changes positions. Good luck.

Squidge · Nov 9th, 2009, 03:11 AM

How is your LO? Any movements yet?

Nov 8th, 2009, 22:20 PM	#1
cillybean83 Pregnant (Expecting) Active BnB Member Join Date: May 2009 Posts: 664	Reduced Fetal Movement I wasn't feeling well today and at 7pm I started doing a kick count. I drank to large glasses of ice water, and I ate dinner...he's only kicked 8 times and it is now 9:20pm... I read that I should drink a glass of cold juice and lay on my left side and he should kick 10 times in 30 minutes...the problem with that is I have gestational diabetes and CAN'T drink juice....any suggestions?

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Nov 8th, 2009, 22:24 PM	#2
jules22 AutoSignup (SAAB) Active BnB Member Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Missouri Posts: 637	Hi there.. .I don't know if this helps or not but I was told baby needs to kick 4 times in 1 hour. 10 times in 30 minutes seems to be a whole lot. Then again it could be the hospital I'm in. (I'm hospitalized on bed rest.) I'm not sure what to tell you about the juice, they always force feed me juice in the morning because my baby doesn't like to move a lot then. Usually eating a good meal does it for some people. But I'm not sure!

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Nov 8th, 2009, 22:41 PM	#3
cillybean83 Pregnant (Expecting) Active BnB Member Join Date: May 2009 Posts: 664	Thanks I called my nurse line and they didn't know what to tell me considering that they are taught to have us do the juice thing and they weren't sure if they should have me drink juice as my blood sugar skyrockets to the 260s if I drink it...so they paged the doctor on call and he'll decide if i have to go in or not.... I haven't had to go to the hospital yet so I'm a bit freaked

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Nov 8th, 2009, 22:46 PM	#4
letia659 Mum (Mom) BnB Addict Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Tennessee Posts: 2,767	Ive read its 10 times in 2 hrs but who knows either way ice cold water does the trick pretty well for me but if you are really worried go to the hospital its better to be overly concerned than something be wrong hope you get to feeling better

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Nov 8th, 2009, 22:48 PM	#5
letia659 Mum (Mom) BnB Addict Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Tennessee Posts: 2,767	oops hadnt read your last post and I went to the hospital fri night and the hooked me up to everything and took blood etc the whole nine and all I wanted was a BP reading as I was getting some higher readings on my monitor

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Nov 8th, 2009, 22:50 PM	#6
BBonBoard Other BnB Addict Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Central California Posts: 2,981	hope everything is ok.

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Nov 8th, 2009, 22:59 PM	#7
sun Mum (Mom) BnB Addict Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Canada Posts: 9,982	wow - 10 times in 30 min is alot - there are sooo many 30-min periods that my LO doesn't move that much for - and bubs moves on/off all day. But they usually have cycles of awake/asleep by now and will go quiet for some time. xx

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Nov 8th, 2009, 23:57 PM	#8
sera Pregnant (Expecting) Chat Happy BnB Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: perth ,WA Posts: 1,181	yea, i have just been sitting down for half an hour and havent felt bub move at all... come thinking of it, he hasnt moved alot today... im just putting it down to a quiet day. dont stress hunni!! xoxo

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Nov 9th, 2009, 00:16 AM	#9
southpaw23 Pregnant (Expecting) Active BnB Member Join Date: Sep 2009 Posts: 111	Try making your hands REALLY cold (by holding ice in them for a bit), then put them on your belly on the side where you can tell LO is laying. My lil one doesn't like that at all and quickly changes positions. Good luck.

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Nov 9th, 2009, 03:11 AM	#10
Squidge Mum (Mom) BnB Addict Join Date: Oct 2008 Posts: 9,723	How is your LO? Any movements yet?

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