My baby still hasn’t developed a pattern yet:(

Hey lovelies🤗.

I’m 26 weeks tomorrow so I’m 25+6 today I’m pregnant with a girl & she has not really developed a pattern yet she moves daily all the time but definitely not at the same times she just moves everyday but being at the stage I am surely she should have a pattern no? I’m a ftm so I’m anxious all of the time do I need to be checked if she hasn’t developed a pattern yet?
Any advice would be amazing

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Im 26+4 and my baby hasnt really established a pattern yet either. They dont always develop a proper pattern until 32 weeks. Remember theres still quite a bit of room in there at the moment.

thank you so much x

thank you so much I was told from 26 weeks but I am reading if it’s your first time then it can take a little longer so hopefully that’s just the case xx

Im 27 weeks, and I went to Triage on Friday due to three days of no movement. Luckily, little man is happy and healthy 🥰 The consultant told me some babies don't have patterns and it's nothing to worry about. As long as you feel baby frequently, that should be enough reassurance.

First time mum here. Are they meant to have a pattern? My baby is always moving I though more movement the better ?

lots of movement is reassuring! I think the pattern is just useful for us mums to know if there’s been changes/less movement than usual, so we can get it checked out

there’s never been a day where I don’t feel movement I always feel some sort of movement daily! So I take that as reassurance! So glad your little man is healthy and happy! Thank you for your reply it means alot x

My first never had a pattern of movement, I'm 26 weeks with my 2nd and there's no pattern but tend to feel more movement in the evening & night

Second time pregnant, didn’t notice a pattern last time. Don’t notice one this time either 😳 if I haven’t felt him move for a couple hours I’ll just pay more attention and try and get him to move. That’s about it! ☺️
For me it takes the pressure off. I’d be more panicking if I was expecting something that didn’t come

I was getting a lot of movements on a nighttime and didn’t really feel him during the day and I was sure that was his pattern now he just seems to want to move all day and night

My midwife said baby won’t develop a proper pattern until 28 weeks x

I’m 27 weeks and still no pattern so I wouldn’t worry ☺️xx

Mine hasn’t either, she’s always active around 9pm but apart from that it’s random. In my first pregnancy I never had a pattern the whole way through! X

The most of a ‘pattern’ mine has (28weeks) is that he’s more active in the evenings/night but no real time frames or patterns, just a little wiggle bum!

yeah mine is active in the mornings then just random throughout the day makes me feel better that I’m not the only one without a pattern x

makes me feel better that patterns are not always there she’s active in the mornings or when I lay down or sit down more but I can stop panicking now haha xx

thank you means alot you took time out to reply to this you put an anxious pregnant persons mind at rest 😂😂xx

same with me I feel my baby more in the mornings and she tends to settle down more at night xx

yeah I’m just taking to the fact they move most of the day but it’s just at random times! Thank you for replying puts my mind at rest! Me thinking about patterns stresses me out haha if they move most of the day I’m taking that as they are well and wiggling around!😂xx

usually moving in the mornings can also be part of a pattern x

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