Struggling to keep track of kicks/movements

Hi there!

I'm really struggling to keep track of baby's kicks and movements.
I had my midwife appointment yesterday and the baby is head down, butt up high and her face is facing my back, heart rate is normal and strong and nothing to worry about but I'm struggling to keep track of baby's movements, im unsure if it's coz of the position she is in? Or if its coz im used to feeling her move that my head just ignores it.
Got her heartbeat checked today and she's fine FYI but still find it hard to track her movements and don't wanna keep pestering triage.
Any advice?

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Im the same boat I have a anterior placenta which doesn't help either I wanted to pester triage as well. I figured out baby pattern he moves on the morning then moves at night
.Somehow at night he kicked down into my cervix. I think if your really worried just call .

For the last day, I’ve started using the app kicks count with a purple foot icon. I too find it hard to track baby’s movement generally, and in particular when I am busy and working.

I don't know how I'd keep on top of tracking it? Mine kicks, wriggles, punches, squirms, hiccups and twists about every other minute - it'd be a full time job tracking it! I try to keep track of longer periods of stillness instead- ie. He's really peaceful at night and late mornings and late afternoons. If those periods go on for a while or he's suddenly still all morning long - that'd be a worry to me. That's just what's working for me though and possibly an alternative way of looking at it?

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