23 weeks pregnant, baby stopped moving - is this normal?
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I am 35 weeks and sometime my baby doesn't move either. I get so scared. I go to the hospital just to make sure that he is ok. When i went one time, im glad i did because his heartbeat dropped. They were able to get it back up. I wouldn't have known if i didn't go. I was told that my placenta is high, so sometimes if he kicks or moves i don't feel him. I was told to eat something, and then lay on my left side and count the kicks. You are suppose to feel 4 kicks within the hr. If u feel two, recount again the next hr starting over. If u don't feel anything go to the emergency just to be on the safe side. I would rather go to the emergency room and sit there all night then to find out later that something may be wrong.
Yes.probably sleeping!
Get it checked out. Better to be safe.
get it cheacked out better to be safe than sorry
good luck
Don't be stupid call your midwife straight away and ask her advice, Not the people here!!!!
Go to the Doc now and have a scan and check.
Yes it is normal as the space in your tummy is getting smaller for a growing baby, but saying that I would make an appointment with your GP ASAP just to reassure yourself you may be worrying for nothing but its better to be safe than sorry.
Good luck.
This can happen, I know it happened to me various times through my 3 pregnancies and yes you do worry, but like you say the only thing that will put your mind at rest is to have a check up, whats the betting by the time you get to the docs the little one will be turning somersaults, good luck and congratulations
Get it checked out. You will feel a lot easier in your mind if you do rather than sitting there worrying about it. Hope all is well and he or she is just resting after all the moving house inside.
Get it checked to put your mind at rest, your GP should have a doppler at the surgery. But its probably something minor like its sleeping or conserving its energy for something.
Also is your wife eating less at the moment due to a stomach upset or anything? this can also be a facotr, babies ususally have somersaults after a big meal for the mummy.
I would get it checked out - better to be safe than sorry.
No, it's not normal to feel NO movement. Even decreasing movements can indicate a potential cord compression or other fetal compromise. Didn't your doctor tell you about kick counts? You should count about 10 movements each hour baby is awake. Sometimes baby is sleeping, so to check that have your wife drink some orange juice and lie down for awhile, usually baby wakes up and moves around. Sometimes poking baby will wake him/her up also, if you can nudge a foot or a knee with your hand.
However, if you have not felt the baby move at ALL the last 2 days, especially not even small movements, get to the L&D unit of your hospital now!
I think you should go to the doctor with your wife ASAP. When I was 37 weeks pregnant my son only kicked two times in a day and I knew that something wasnt right, My doctor told me to go to the ER and 2 days later I had to have an emergency c-section cause the umbilical cord was wrapped around him (he was ok and so was I). That doesnt seem right especially since she is used to feeling the baby move alot. Go ask for an ultrasound to make that the babys development is ok. Best wishes
your that worried you thought you would ask on yahoo instead of going to the doctors that makes sense
Get her checked over to be on the safe side, and get reassurance.
get it checked out, but babies are getting bigger at this stage and some dont move around as much as others
It is normal, but for your peace of mind you should get it checked, that's what the health service is there for! Good luck to all 3 of you!
Most probably the baby is resting but you sohuld definetaly go to the doctor and check it out, you can do without the stress this is causing you.
Take care!
you should feel a certain amount of movement every day if the baby has stopped moving entirely than you should seek medical attention immediately.
go to your ob-gyne immediately so that he/she can have an ultra sound on ur wife and check the heartbeat of the infant..
During your third trimester you can expect to begin seeing your practitioner from every 2 weeks to every 1 week as your due date nears. Your health care provider will continue to monitor your blood pressure and weight, as well as the activity and movements of the fetus.
Around 33-36 weeks your provider will also screen you for group B streptococcus (GBS), which typically lives harmlessly in the body. A
culture taken from just inside the vagina and rectal area is tested for the bacterium. Although GBS poses no risk to you, women who harbor it may pass the bacterium to their babies during labor and delivery. If GBS is found, antibiotics will likely be given to you once you go into labor.
A few weeks before birth, most babies have moved into the head-down position in the uterus. Your health care provider will check your baby's presenting part — the part of your baby farthest down in your pelvis, ready to be born first. This is usually your baby's head. During a vaginal exam, your health care provider can feel your baby's head in your lower abdomen just above the pubic bone, or at the top of the birth canal. If the baby's position still can't be determined, an ultrasound may show the presenting part. If your baby is positioned headfirst, you're good to go. If your baby is positioned rump-first or feet-first, (breech presentation) it's a major cause of Caesarean births due to possible problems that can occur trying to fit through the birth canal backwards. However, If your baby is in a breech position and isn't already too far down your pelvis, your health care provider may recommend trying to turn the baby into the proper position in a few weeks. This procedure is called an external version, and it works about like you think it would. Your health care provider applies pressure to your abdomen to try to move your baby into the proper headfirst position. Medication is often used to relax the uterus and relieve pain. External version is generally tried two to four weeks before the due date.
Closer to your due date, your health care provider will check for effacement and dilation. Your practitioner can determine the "station" of the presenting part. This refers to how far down in your pelvis the presenting part is. Dilation and effacement is checked by a vaginal exam to determine how much your cervix is beginning to soften, as well as how much it has opened (dilated) and thinned out (effaced). The progress of this process is expressed in centimeters (cm) and percentages. For example, your cervix may be 3 centimeters (cm) dilated and 30 percent effaced. When you're ready to push your baby out, your cervix will be 10 cm dilated and 100 percent effaced. Don’t put any faith into those numbers though as this type of exam doesn't tell much, with the possible exception of how well labor induction might work. You may go for weeks dilated at 3 cm, or you may go into labor without any dilation or effacement at all beforehand. In fact, unless you're being considered for induced labor, your health care provider may not even perform the cervical exam.
As with any appointment keep asking questions and make sure you are receiving clear answers. If you don’t understand something speak up until you feel comfortable with the answer.
Your health care provider should begin discussing a birthing plan, including options for managing pain. He or she can give you information about prenatal classes that teach different birthing techniques and strategies for labor and delivery. Make sure your practitioner is aware of your labor plans and your chosen feeding method.
it is not normal. when one is pregnant she has to fill the baby moving in her womb. when there are no movements it can be that that baby is dead.
just call your the on call midwife, she will probably come out, find the babys heartbeat then be on her way, its probably nothing but better to be safe
Yes but get it checked out anyway
it happened to me and she is fine
This could be a period of inactivity, but its worth having checked out immediately. Rather be safe than sorry. I lost a baby who had not moved and I was told not to worry, but in the end I miscarried after a week and was told the baby had been dead for a few days. DON'T HESITATE OR IT MAY BE TOO LATE!!
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