i am six months pregnant and i have a very active baby but yesturday he wasnt moving as much or as hard as he usually does and today he has been moving more then yesturday but not as much as ususal. does it sound like he is okay or should i go to the doctor about it. i heard that the farther along you get the less the baby moves. can someone please help me i live two and a half hours away from my doc so i can just run to him for every little thing. i really need some answers.
2007-11-06 08:19:47 · 11 answers · asked by sweetcheeks_855 1 in Pregnancy & Parenting ➔ Newborn & Baby
Sounds normal to me. As long as your baby is moving every hour don't worry. Also, if you've been more active today, walking around, shopping, etc., you might be rocking your baby to sleep and be too busy to notice every movement. You can always call your doctor without having to go there just to get a piece of mind.
2007-11-06 08:24:12 · answer #1 · answered by Precious 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
What you should be doing around this time in pregnancy, is kick counts. I don't know how many weeks you are, but doctors usually recommend starting around 25 weeks. You do them daily. What you do is, pick a time in the day when the baby is usually most active. A great time is about 20 mins after you eat. Then you lay on your side and start counting movements. Once you get 10 movements, you can stop counting. This reassures you the baby is doing well. If you get less than 10 kicks in one hour, call your doctor.
2007-11-06 16:29:32 · answer #2 · answered by *Moni* VOTE 08! 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You should be doing kick counts, You should be able to feel the baby kick 10x per 2 hours. Less than that you should call your doctor. Sometimes babies are very active and then they get tired. they are growing so much so quickly, especially at 6 months pregnant, that growing can make them tired. Don't worry and if it still bugs, you call your doctor, they like to know what is going on, and your stress can be worse for the baby than all of it's acrobatics.
2007-11-06 16:47:30 · answer #3 · answered by cfrattle 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Drink a large glass of orange juice or similar natural sugared fruit juice and sit down in a quiet room....As long as you get 10 distinct movements in 2 hours most doctors will consider the baby is fine. It could be any number of things...baby could just be having a quiet day or squirmed around on you and is facing your back today so you aren't feeling as many distinct kicks as the previous days.
Babies are like that sometimes....Try to relax and see what the kick count shows.
2007-11-06 16:32:21 · answer #4 · answered by starfire978 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It is true the further you are the less the baby will move cuz the less room it has but I would be checked just to be on the safe side. Drink some soda or orange juice to see if that will make him more active. good luck hun.
2007-11-06 16:26:21 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
i'm sure your baby is ok just like a person some days we feel lazy and dont want to move (like me right now haha) and other days we feel something new and get really antsy. if you think about it it makes sense the longer theyre in there the smaller theyre space gets and they cant move as much. hes probably just getting used to all the different movements and having fun. if your really worried call your doctor, but dont stress that can agrivate your son
2007-11-06 16:34:54 · answer #6 · answered by The Gypsy 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
my sister was terriied when she didn't eel her baby (who was normally really active) move for three days but when she went to the doctor he told her exactly what everyone else has told you....when you get further along in your pregnancy the baby gets bigger and has less room to move around so they just move less....and when they do move you cannot feel it as much as you did before....i hope that could be of some help to you good luck!
2007-11-06 16:31:12 · answer #7 · answered by tinkerbell 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
probably no big deal. babies, even i uterus...are well, people. they have their own personalities like we do. somedays we feel energetic...some days we want to sleep all day!hehe. babies have up days and down days too. it always made me feel better to talk to my doc. anyways though for peace of mind. you could eat or drink something and then lay on your side for a while and see if the baby moves. if it has been moving at least a little it s probably no big deal though. put it in Gods hands and dont worry!
2007-11-06 16:51:29 · answer #8 · answered by jamlynne 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
the baby probably is just running out of room....as the baby gets bigger, they have less room to move around. i had the same scare when i was pregnant...except my baby did not move for like 7 hours. and everything was okay still....
2007-11-06 16:23:38 · answer #9 · answered by Chelsea F 1 · 3⤊ 0⤋
well if the baby isnt as active as normal it could mean many things but if your worried go to the doctor...Nothing anyone can say online can relieve the fear other than a doctor.
2007-11-06 16:23:38 · answer #10 · answered by Amber 1 · 2⤊ 2⤋