Baby's Movements Toward The End Of Pregnancy

Nearing the end of your pregnancy there appears to be some confusion as to how often your baby should be moving. I believe it to be an urban myth that your baby’s movements slow down as this is not exactly correct.

By now you have developed quite an intimate and close relationship with your unborn baby. You know what triggers movements, how often baby moves, when they tend to be awake and some women even have the luxury of being able to feel body parts, and believe it or not, can practically tickle feet!

Toward the end of your pregnancy your baby should still be as active as always but the movements just may not be as strong. It is obvious that your baby is running out of room but again, their movements should still be as frequent.

If you think your baby is not as active as normal have an icy cold drink and something to eat, sit down on the lounge for an hour and wait for baby to move. The movements do not need to be great big kicks, but movements none the less.

If you feel baby’s movements have slowed down over the past couple of days or you haven’t felt baby move despite a cold drink and food then give the hospital a call. Often they will then want you to present to the hospital for assessment. Do not panic or get yourself worked up unnecessarily, just wait until you have been reviewed.

Once you are in the hospital the midwife will take your normal observations such as blood pressure, obtain a history from you and then do a CTG, this stands for cardio toco graph. A CTG monitors baby’s heart rate and any uterine changes or tightenings you may be experiencing. You will be given a button to press or shown where to press on the monitor every time you feel baby move. The monitor also picks up any movements and sometimes you don’t even feel these.

It is obviously an anxious time toward the end of your pregnancy, every woman always feels nervous toward the end hoping all will go to plan and that everything will be alright. We are never really happy until we have out baby in our arms. Be reassured by your baby’s movements that all is okay and continuing along normally. Again, contact the hospital if you are in doubt and always trust your gut instinct. There is a lot to be said about a mother’s intuition.

Good Luck,

Alxxx
Alison Johnston
al@alshintstipsandtricks.com

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