How often does baby move around when in the oven and is baby ever in up-side-down position?

Answer 1

How much they move varies a lot from baby to baby. Talk to your prenatal doc about the specifics of what you can expect at what stage.

I believe the baby shouldn't be upside down, at least not fully, until shortly before birth.

Answer 2

The 'baby' moves from the first moment of conception until it's born ... you only 'feel it' moving when the fetus is of a size where you can detect it's larger movements. And some babies are 'upside down' throughout the WHOLE pregnancy (head down, feet up inside the womb) ... while others 'turn over' in all directions. I had one daughter who 'stood up' (head up, feet down, legs straight) the whole pregnancy ... they 'turned her' manually and she promptly flipped back and 'stood up' again, so I was 'sentenced' to have a C-section, since a baby born 'feet first' can cause extreme problems. Two days before the C-section was scheduled, on a Sunday morning at 6:45, she 'flipped over' and labor started at home. She was born at 7:10 the same morning, at a hospital over ten miles away ... and the ambulance drivers and I got stuck on the elevator to the delivery room for 6 minutes!
And do you know why being pregnant is called 'having a bun in the oven?' It's because the fetus isn't a 'real baby' yet, any more than the 'raw dough' is a real bun. It's only 'real' when it's 'done' ... out of the 'oven' and cooling. I think it's a cute but sort of 'sexist' way of saying 'pregnant' but in this forum, I think saying 'in the oven' for your question is better than 'in the womb' because you wanted a real answer, and not to have your question deleted.

Answer 3

I just read recently that the baby actually moves about 50 times an hour while in utero... but the mother does not feel the baby move nearly this much. At 21 weeks, I may feel my baby several (not 50!) times in one hour, or not at all for many hours. When you get later into pregnancy, you are supposed to be able to feel the baby about 10 times per hour.

Babies can be in any position they want because they are floating in water. They do spend a significant amount of time in upside-down position. This is the optimal position for a baby who is nearing full-term. This is how most babies come into the world.

Answer 4

It depends on how far along you are for movement. It will be a little bit at first (a flutter here and there) around 5-6 mo. It gets harder (more like kicks and baby turning) as you get further along. You generally should feel baby move at least once an hour once you get into later months. And yes, baby can be upside down, and that's the way you want him to be for delivery. If he's not, it's considered breech, which can increase your chances of having to have a c-section.

Answer 5

By "oven" I'm certain you mean "womb" right?

Assuming that's what you mean, the baby moves around differently for everyone. It is normal for the baby to move alot or sometimes not at all for a period of time. When nearing the end of your pregnancy the baby should be head down and can be head down anytime they chose as they are free floating.

Answer 6

The further along, the more movement and the baby changes position all the time, upside down, sideways, diagonal, front & backwards. By the time you get ready to deliver, the baby usually will position itself head down to move into the birth canal.
Can be painful at times when baby is bigger and they stretch out while moving.

Answer 7

The baby has sleep and wake cycles and is more active when awake, and yes the baby is in the upside down position most of the time. It rides upside down and when the head is up that is called the breech position. My daughter was in the breech position less than 3 weeks before birth.

Answer 8

I'm at 37 weeks and my baby's been head-down for at least 3 weeks. I'm not sure how he can stay in that position for that long, but it's not unusual once you are close to delivery.

As far as movement, I felt it almost constantly starting at 18 weeks. If I went more than an hour without feeling something that was a long time. Every woman's experience is different though.

Answer 9

Babies shouldn't be put in the oven. : )

The baby moves around some in second trimester and often in you third trimester, and towards the end of pregnancy the baby starts to shift down and stay with head towards your cervix.

Answer 10

Every baby is different as far as how much they move around. Yes babies are upside down closer to the end of your pregnancy. If they do not flip the baby is considered breach and usually the doctor will try to flip it before you begin to push.