Baby movements decreased, help!

My baby has decreased movements the last 4 days , anyone else has experienced this? His active times are usually at night but even then I don't have the strong kicks anymore.What shall I do?

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Go to the doctor now

I would go up to triage x

Please don’t wait, go now and get yourself check. Better safe than sorry and decrease in movements can be nothing but could also mean an emergency, pregnancy is like that.

I would go to triage, I had to recently and it all made sense as baby is now transverse and kicking into my placenta

My perception of my babys movements change depending on which direction he's facing to kick but he's still moving. If you even have the slightest doubt please do as the others above have said\ring your maternity assessment unit or just go straight to it now and get checked. I have gone to mine with my first pregnancy and kiddo was line dancing soon as I got plugged up to the monitor, there were 3 other girls in with me for the same thing you will not be scoffed at! They're there to help for exactly this kind of situation.

Your midwife might have given you the number for your MAU on your notes but if not just Google your hospital name + maternity assessment and you should get a number. You don't need to go through midwife or GP at this point in pregnancy

I called my midwife and I have to triage now. does this indicate labour? what did the doctors tell you?

Go to triage

Go to the Pregnancy assessment unit. I went recently. They checked over the baby - checked heart rate and did like an ECG type thing, and they checked my blood pressure and urine etc.

Don't worry about feeling like you might be overreacting, it's always better to be safe and get peace of mind. That's what it's the for 🌸

Definitely get checked it’s not worth waiting

Call your triage xx

I had the same experience. I was on a more extensive monitor for about 5-10 minutes, and they said everything was fine with my baby’s heartbeat.
They only noticed something in my urine and sent it to the lab. I asked for a scan, but they didn’t do one and they advised to come back if I have any concerns.

I am glad to hear everything seems to be fine with the baby. Likely her position or perhaps you've sent her to sleep with your movements 😊 I presume If the baby was in distress the heart rate would likely be higher/lower than expected. Don't feel afraid to go back though if you still don't feel right. 🌸

The baby had an acceleration and was moving a lot, which they said is normal. I just don’t understand why he was so slow before... I am happy I went and they checked my urine too bc maybe I have an infection.. hopefully not as I don't want to start antibiotics..

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I opted for the foley balloon which was inserted at 8am Saturday morning, I had to stay in hospital due to hypertension and protein urine however usually you can just go home once this has been done. The insertion of the balloon was not painful, was slightly uncomfortable as there was slight pressure. I actually found having the cervix checked prior to be worse (again not painful at this point just uncomfortable) The balloon had little effect and after having it removed I was still only 1cm. Removal also was pain free and hardly even noticeable.

I then had my first dose of the gel and definitely noticed a difference, I started experiencing period like cramps almost immediately however they were light and manageable. After 6 hours I had another cervix check and although my cervix was soft it was still only 1cm and was only open at the front. I had another dose of the gel and felt an increase in pressure and more intense cramping where I now required pain relief (codeine). After another 6 hours I had another cervix check and I had now dilated to 2-3cm however was still quite difficult to get all the way through so a third gel was recommended which I agreed to.

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If I had to be induced again I would skip the balloon and opt for the gels immediately as thy had a quicker effect and I would have been out a lot sooner if I had done this to begin with.

One more thing, I’ve never believed when people say “you forget the pain once they’re here” but I can honestly say this is true. It’s been 4 days and I would do it all again in a heartbeat.

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