Is it normal for a baby to kick 10 times in two hours?

Answer 1

Your Baby's Movements

The moment you feel your baby move inside you for the first time is a huge thrill - proof that she actually exists. Even though you may have had an ultrasound scan, which showed your baby moving about in the womb, she'll seem much more real when you feel her for yourself. If she's your first baby, you'll probably first notice her movements inside your womb at about 18-20 weeks. If you've already had a child, you may feel movements at 16-18 weeks or even before. The earliest noticeable movements of the baby - known as the quickening - make a delicate sensation that's been likened to the fluttering of wrings. First time mothers other mistake this feeling for indigestion, wind or hunger pangs, but the experienced mother knows what to expect, so is quickerto identify these feleings as movements of her baby.

Why your baby moves:
Your baby stretches and flexes her growing limbs as they develop. This activity is vital to help her muscles grow properly and starts around the eighth week, when she begins making tiny movements of her spine. In those early weeks you might not notice her movements, ut by about the end of the sixteenth week, you may feel the vigorous kicking of the now fully formed limbs, although you might not recognise them.

Your baby will kick, push, punch, squirm and turn somersaults and you'll often see as well as feel her movements. She'll move more and more as she grows and is at her most active between weeks 30 and 32. The typical baby averages 200 movements a day at week 20, rising to 375 a day at week 32, but the number of movements a day can range from 100 to about 700 over a period of several days.

After week 32, it will become harder for your baby to move as she grows to fill the uterus. Although restricted, she'll still be able to give plenty of sharp kicks. When her engaged head bounces on your pelvis floor muscles, you'll feel a jolt.

Changing position and emotional reactions:
Your baby need s to exercise and coordinate her growing muscles, but she also moves around for other reasons.

She may, for instance, shift her position because she feels like a change, or because you're sitting or lying in a position that's uncomfortable for her. OOr she may be trying to find her thumb that she'd ben happily sucking before she moved.

She may also be moving around in response to your emotions. Hormones, such as adrenalin, are released into your bloodstream when you're physically or emotionally stimulated. Pleasure, excitement, anger, stress, anxiety of fear can also stimulate the production of chemicals that will pass acrossthe placenta and into your baby's bloodstream. These hormones affect your baby, so if you get angry or very anxious, she may become agitated and start kicking and squirming. If you can, sit down in a quiet place and practice your relaxation techniques. This will help to calm both you and your baby.

Counting the kicks:
Just like the rest of us, your baby will feel and be more active on some days than on others, but her daily pattern of movements will become more consistent after about week 28. From themn on yu can keep a check on your baby's movements. On average, most women can feel about nine out of every 10 of their baby's movements, although for some women the proportion is only six out of every 10.

Whether you feel a movement or not depends on its direction and strength, and the position your baby is in when she makes it. For instance, if she is facing and kicking in towards your spine, you wont feel the sort of short, sharp jab that you get if she kicks out towards your belly or up towards your ribs.

Answer 2

Totally normal. My precious "Adjo Adjo Jr" was the kicking queen during certain periods of the day and sleeping at other times. Each baby is different as you will learn. Just remember to log your baby's activity on your "kick count sheet." And, congratulations Mom! ;)

Answer 3

yes, it is very normal. i'm 5 months pregnant now and it seems now more than before my baby kicks quite often, usually numerous times in an hour. its a great feeling though, unless the baby is kicking hard, then it hurts.

Answer 4

All babies are different. This sounds pretty normal, but some babies could kick a lot more and some a lot less. You should just pay attention to your baby's habits and decide if its normal for your child.

Answer 5

Call your Dr. and ask about this and don't be afraid to ask these questions. Sometimes foods, music, and positioning of the fetus can cause a great deal of movement. And you need to check to see some of the normal things to expect at specific ages. Great book to get.."What to Expect When you are Expecting." Give it a read and you do need to speak with your MD..go ahead they give you a number, give them a call they understand, nothing is too trivial, that's why they do what they do! Have a happy pregnancy!

Answer 6

Let him kick as many times as he wants!!! You only need to be concerned if hes not kicking at all...

Answer 7

oh yes definately, the more active he is the better. if you feel him/her move less then 10 times a day thats the time to be worried. sounds like ur little bub is happy and healthy, good luck sweety.

Answer 8

I'm assuming you're asking because you're pregnant: the further along you are, the more the baby will move around. Don't worry - I thought my second was doing karate moves!

Answer 9

sounds like the baby is active..which is healthy!!
But it may be because of what your eating or drinking.. orange juice has enough natural sugars in it to wake the baby up and get her/him movin! God bless!

Answer 10

I take it that you are pregnant...yes that is a healthy sign of a well baby..of course ultrasounds and fetal heart monitoring is the gold standard for fetal well being..