Horrible day yesterday

[New Mrs W]

Well I had an awful day yesterday, which ended happily in the end.

I got up to take my husband to work and was back home by about 9 am. I took a bath and decided to get into bed for ten minutes or so. Well, of course, I fell asleep a little while later. I had felt my baby moving during the morning before my two hour cat nap!!

I was woken by the postman knocking on the door at about 12:30 and made myself some lunch, which I ate and then came back upstairs for a while. I was watching TV and trying to feel baby wriggling - which he wasn't. I tried laying in different positions, drinking a cold drink and even had a bowl of ice-cream which normally drives him mad - but all to no avail. I didn't really know what to think so I got myself properly dressed and did a few jobs thinking this would wake him up, but still felt nothing. I rang my husband at work and he said to try the hospital and see what they said. By this time it was about 4 pm. As soon as I heard the midwife's voice, I fell apart! I could tell her what was going on between my tears and she told me to come straight down and they would monitor me for a while. My husband was on his way home from work, but it's a good half hour drive from where he works to our home, and then about 20 minutes to the hospital, so I called my mum and she came down and took me. I felt calmer and thought I might have felt a shuffle in the car on the way, but all I could think of was the worst case scenario.

As soon as I got to the hospital, they hooked me up to a monitor and his heartbeat was loud and clear. My husband arrived a few minutes later (must've driven like Lewis Hamilton) and we just all sat listening to baby's heartbeat and I was trying to feel him move. The monitor seemed to suggest that he was moving as his heartrate was going up to about 165 every now and then, but I honestly couldn't feel it! After about an hour and several different positions the midwife said she was perfectly happy with the results from the monitoring and it could be that baby was just in an awkward position. She encouraged me to go home and call back in a couple of hours to update her.

Within about 5 minutes of being in the car on the way home, I could feel him. We stopped at the chip shop for tea and I got a huge kick in the side - I felt so relieved. When we got home I was sat on the couch and his movements just seemed to be completely normal. I called the hospital back to tell them and they were really lovely and said if I felt at all worried to go back without even thinking about it.

I felt a bit silly but I am much happier today. I didn't sleep much last night as I was aware of wanting to feel him moving through the night, which I did. I have been busy cleaning today and he has been wriggling round as per usual, so I am much happier today.

But man, I was scared yesterday . . .

 

[babytots]

hun its so scary isn't it when they don't move and have you panicking thinking the worst. Glad all is ok though and baby is back to moving around as usual. x

 

[sept2010]

i know that feeling...in early third tri i had the same experience...the drive to the hospital jus seem to go on forever...but when we got hooked up to the machine we could hear lil one's heartbeat..evn had hiccups which i cudnt feel...xx

 

[lakeecho]

Poor thing, glad to hear that all is well

 

[becci :)]

I had this at 27 weeks and went to the drop in clinic and sat down, midwife asked what she cuold do for me and I burst into tears, couldnt get a sentance out, she was so lovely about it though and let me listen on the doppler. I am so happy that the midwifes in our area are so nice, they make everything so much better for you!

 

[sherple]

Same thing happened to me on tuesday. Hadnt felt her move since the night before and even then it was no where near as much as she usually does. As soon as they hooked me up to the monitor she went crazy. They couldnt even get a heart rate reading as she was moving about so much! I felt a little embarrassed but the midwife was lovely saying shed much rather that than the other.
Glad your lo is ok.

 

[cdj1]

This happened to me about 3 weeks ago. We had bought a doppler a few weeks' prior and I decided to randomly listen in on baby. At first I could hear him but then it just started to fade away and then there was nothing! I told DH but he didnt take me seriously, but then I realised I hadnt felt baby move either and by this point I was in tears and thinking I had actually heard the last of the baby's heartbeat
DH then realised I was dead serious and bundled me into the van and raced to the hospital (he is a fireman so used to driving fast) but he drove so madly that he must have woken the baby up as at the traffic lights baby started to tickle me with his hands!

I have never felt so sick or scared in my life! I wouldnt wish it on anyone!