Quite day should I be concerned?

[RC86]

My baby is usually very active during the day but today she's not moved very much at all...I cant say I've noticed any movement. It's only half 2 in the afternoon and my friend says while she way pregnant with her daughter she went though whole days that baby wasn't active and her daughter was fine.

When do I start to think something could be wrong? It's first day I've got this far into the day without feeling her movements.

 

[BabyMamma93]

i had a day like this, i was probably around 29 weeks my self, i laid on my side and seen if he moved, he did.. so i thought no more of it, i was worried but thought id leave it till next day.. next day came and all was normal.. i thought maybe he was just being lazy, we all have them days right..
when i told MW she said i should have phoned the hospital, but im not one to bother people, i laid on my side and he moved, so i knew he was okay, just been a lazy bones. You do what your gut tells you, if you wana go to hospital to be sure, then go. I wanted to wait it out see what tomorrow brings, and when it did everything was normal x

 

[MrsAmk]

I went through this last week. I went ALL day without feeling one single movement, but i had a doppler so I listened to his heartbeat. The next day started out the same, but felt him a couple times in the evening. Then this week, he is more active than he has been the whole pregnancy. I think all babies have quiet days. My amniotic fluid is on the low end too, so that coupled with less room as he grows, he just doesnt move so much. But with that being said, I have had a stillborn last year, and ALWAYS go with my intuition, even if its wrong. You know your body and baby best, and the only way to get reassurance is to listen to the heart and/or get an ultrasound. There is no shame whatsoever in going in as many times as your heart needs!

 

[xdxxtx]

Drink some cold water and lay on your left side and see if baby starts dancing. If not, try some orange juice or something else that is sugary and/or an ice pack on your belly - the cold sometimes bugs 'em so they try to shift away from it a bit. But, most importantly, listen to yourself. If you ARE concerned, call your doctor and get checked out. All of my babies have had quiet days, and it's okay and normal, but you know your body and baby better than anyone else.

 

[RC86]

Thanks ladies, I will try the cold water and laying down on my left side see what happens.

I think I will leave it till this evening and if I've still not felt anything then I think I will call the midwife. Just because she's usually such an active baby, I'm sure she's just having a lazy day but by this evening I think I'm going to be going out my mind if she's not moved so its properly best to check with my midwife see what she suggests.

Thanks for your suggestions ladies!

 

[Wannabe Mommy]

I've had this too. Laid down to give her more room to stretch out and prodded my belly a couple of times and she kicked back to tell me off for disturbing her

Think sometimes they're too busy growing and sleeping to do much else.

 

[mecia]

My doctor told me to drink a cold soda, and eat a snack then lay on my side to see if the baby moves. If baby doesn't respond, it could be in distress. I was in this situation two weeks ago. Baby is fine now but had to be monitored in the hospital because she was distressed.

 

[RC86]

My doctor told me to drink a cold soda, and eat a snack then lay on my side to see if the baby moves. If baby doesn't respond, it could be in distress. I was in this situation two weeks ago. Baby is fine now but had to be monitored in the hospital because she was distressed.

That's scary...what caused the distress do you know? How long did you lay on your side for before you went to the hospital?

 

[ALiKO]

i just went through this myself today. i so happened to notice that i hadnt felt her for hours and started to freak out even when i poked my belly i felt her leg and poked it but she didnt move, squirm, or anything i got so nervous. after some minutes she finally started to move on her own and i was soo relieved. but overall today has been an unusually quiet day for her as shes usually dancing ang jumping around.

babies do have periods of activity and sleep but i say as long as you can feel them squirm a bit all should be fine. if u are truly concerned def. let your doctor know but your not alone

 

[jenmcn1]

Drink a glass of juice or ice cold water, and lay down on your side. If baby is not active within 20-30minutes of this, call your midwife. Best to be safe

 

[mecia]

My doctor told me to drink a cold soda, and eat a snack then lay on my side to see if the baby moves. If baby doesn't respond, it could be in distress. I was in this situation two weeks ago. Baby is fine now but had to be monitored in the hospital because she was distressed.

That's scary...what caused the distress do you know? How long did you lay on your side for before you went to the hospital?

I have IU (irritable uterous) and I always have contractions, but apperantly they were much stronger than normal, and we're putting her under stress. I didn't even feel the difference at home, until I saw them on the contraction monitor. They gave me a med in an iv to calm them down.
She's ok now, but I get paranoid if I don't feel her.
The doctor told me, if you feel concerned at all do not hesitate to call or come in..it's way better to be safe than sorry.

Edit: after I drank the coke, and ate I later on my side for about 25 minutes and still nothing, so I went in. She is so active, to not feel her move once..I just knew something wasn't normal

 

[RC86]

Ok so I laid on my side after drinking cold water for about a hour before feeling nothing still I phoned the midwife and she told me to come down to just get checked. Went down to the hospital, midwife put me on the monitor after pushing really hard to find babies position the baby started to move!! Can you believe that?? Was so typical I felt nothing until then!! She monitored everything anyway and all turned out to be fine!!

Ive diagnosed myself "Total paranoid first timer" as I feared!!

 

[mecia]

Glad everything is ok!! Hey I'd much rather be checked out then sit at home worried!!

 

[birdlee337]

Just went through the same thing!! Called ob...said to come in to be looked at. My ob checked the heartbeat. All was good. She started kicking like crazy. She said should feel her twice a day at least kicking five times. If u r concerned at all call ur dr. They'd rather check u out then u be worried. Hope all is well.

 

[bookworm0901]

Glad everything is okay! And never feel bad about getting checked, better a silly appointment than a serious problem with your LO.

I had a slow day 2 days ago, I was freaking out. I would feel *tiny* movements that weren't like her, and then nothing for hours and hours. Then another *tiny* movement. Finally I drank a sprite and she moved a bit more than she had been, and I finally got to a point where I was okay with it. Finally around 9 PM, she went nuts and jumped and danced all evening. With my son, I had this around 30 weeks and got checked, he was fine and I had peace of mind- NO REGRETS!!

 

[RC86]

I did feel a tad stupid and as though I had over reacted once she started kicking when we was there. The midwife said to me though she would rather see 100 women that came down and everything was fine with baby then the one woman that sits at home and doesn't do anything about it and something is wrong. So I'm sure I did the right thing. I'm used to feeling her move loads and I know she's an active baby so when I hadn't felt her and it was 5pm I just had to do something.

She spent the rest of the evening and night making up for lost time mind you...lol

 

[bamm]

Don't feel stupid for going in! I've been in twice at around 25 and 27 weeks for quiet days and he's started up as soon as the monitor went on, they said it happens all the time! I've since noticed that he actually does moves, but sometimes, I just dont register it unless I tell myself to note it down in case he's quiet later. Always go with your gut, but am glad to know all is ok!

 

[BabyMamma93]

Glad everything is okay. I agree its better to go in and check if your gut is telling you to, especially as you didnt feel anything after laying on your side, thats the only reason i didnt go in, i felt much better feeling him when i lay down my gut told me he was fine.. They also say that they do actually move alot, but if your busy or otherwise occupied, you my not notice them, although at almost 34 weeks its very hard not to notice them ALL DAY routine? HA he has no routine he just never stops lol xx

 

[pinkpolkadot]

Glad everything is OK

 

[RC86]

Thanks everyone! Least I feel like I'm not paranoid when we must all worry about the same stuff!