Baby kicks not strong?

[MrsGax]

Hiii, paranoid parrot time here. So I started doing kick counts as suggested by my Dr... I HATE doing them. They stress me out, cause me more worry than anything else, and my son seems to be pretty active. Last night it took him 17 minutes to get 10 kicks and I was having a little bit of a panic attack. This morning, it took 9 minutes and 11 minutes 2 hours apart... so I think that is good?? But, his movements are very soft. Sometimes they are strong and hurt (that is rare, though)... he just rolls. Are they supposed to get stronger? He never wakes me up in the middle of the night, ever. Although I think he moves, cause DH woke me up snuggling this AM and the baby was moving a lot for him. Obviously, the movements are stronger than they were in the 20 weeks or so, but I thought he would be beating me up by now, especially since I am a little person. He is rarely in my ribs, he has always been low. I just worry unnecessarily, as always. I do not have another Dr appt until the 14th, so I will ask her then. But are the movements supposed to hurt? He is a roller and I can SEE every movement he makes but sometimes, I can barely feel it. am I just getting desensitized in there? Another thing, is my belly is sort of numb on the outside, could it be numb on the inside as well? For example, I am barely feeling him move but I am watching him squirm all around and if I were kick counting right now, he would probably get 10 kicks in 5 mins!

Also, I sometimes go HOURS without feeling him. Like 4-6 hours... is that him sleeping? Sorry for all the crazy worry wart questions, I am trying to get better about my worries. Every trimester I have been terrified of something. I am just looking forward to being almost done! SO THANKFUL.

 

[wamommy]

One option is that you have an anterior placenta, which makes the kicks "muffled" if that makes sense. I had it with DS and I didn't feel kicks until rather late, and even when I did they were softer than with my girls.

Also, my LO goes 4-6 hours without moving a LOT. I like to think that he/she will just be a great sleeper when they're born. Then it will wake up and move non-stop for hours. I think they all have their own moods.

 

[Chickensoup85]

Wow, I could have written this myself! It makes me worry so much! There is no way I could get 10 kicks in an hour, especially as I also go hours and hours without feeling a thing! I do have an anterior placenta so that's part of it.

Sorry no advice but you're not alone!

 

[Jencocoa]

Everything you said can be normal. Babies have active periods then less active. Also, the position makes a difference. When baby is facing out or in kicks feel different. Since baby sometimes kicks strong, I would not worry. My son had hypotonia so he didnt kick as much or hard compared to this baby...

 

[MrsGax]

Thank you for your responses, I have a posterior placenta, though... So I know that is not a cause. I just wonder if he actually moves strong enough or not... Ugh. I hate the unnecessary stress that pregnancy brings. I told DH that we are one and done! I cannot go through this anxiety over again. I think I will have a heart attack.

 

[gumb69]

I was hooked up to the ctg machine on Tuesday and today for softer/reduced movements. I was told to ignore the 12 movements in a day as each baby is different. I was told to get an ice cold drink and lie on my left hand side turn the TV off no distractions. If I don't get any movement or very little phone. So this happened today. I was freaking out. Got to the hospital and baby starting kicking like a looney. I normally feel like it is going to kick its way out.they just said better to come in and out your mind at ease instead of sitting at home. Ring if you are concerned xx good luck