Decreased baby movement / losing mucus plug

Hey y’all I’m about to turn 38 weeks tomorrow, and ever since I got my cervix checked two weeks ago I noticed the baby hasn’t been moving a lot like his normal moving pattern. But yesterday I got worried he wasn’t moving at all I could feel a few kick like 2 or 3 every hour or two. I went to my birth center to get the baby monitor and luckily his heat rate was going good and out of no where he started moving. And the whole night he started to move like normally. Have your baby’s been sleeping more in your belly ? That’s what they told me that he’s just sleeping more. I haven’t had no signs of early labor I think but yesterday with him moving less and I also l lost my mucus plug I was worried.

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I feel like my bub has been sleeping more lately tbh but when he’s up he’s UP

Try eating sweets whenever I get concerned I kinda give myself a small sugar rush to get him moving or try to locate his head and gently touch it , he usually reacts to it

I’ve been stressing because my baby’s kick patterns have changed a little recently. I used to be able to count on him kicking anytime after eating or when I’d lay down, but now it’s kind of at more random times. But when he does move it’s quite a bit and such a relief!

Most definitely, to where my nerves be getting bad. I be like why am I not feeling her move 🤦🏽‍♀️

Just talked to my OB abt this yesterday she said eat something and lay down on your side for 30 minutes , if you feel baby move 5 times within that period you are ok . If baby did not move 5 times within that 30 minute period ( and you were paying attention closely) then call and they will probably want to see you . Since baby is getting bigger space is getting limited just be sure to pay attention closely!

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