Comments on: 38 weeks pregnant, baby moving way less! Is this normal?? ?

By: kaylaxkitten

kaylaxkitten — Thu, 20 May 2010 13:25:58 +0000

the baby just might be in a position where you arent feeling every movement. as long as the heartbeat is fine and you are feeling any movement at all then you have nothing to worry about. if you are seriously concerned, call your doctor/midwife.

By: loza500

loza500 — Thu, 20 May 2010 13:25:58 +0000

Baby is running out of room to kick thats all. If you can still hear a heatbeat I wouldn’t stress too much. Just chat with your midwife at your appointment.

By: heather

heather — Thu, 20 May 2010 13:25:58 +0000

I wouldnt rush to L&D yet if you have a doppler and can hear his heartbeat and its good.. i would say he is just very cramped in there im 36 weeks and i noticed my lil girls movements have dropped from what they were she is a big baby so i think she is a lil squashed in therei would just ask your midwife tommorow.. goodluck

By: Jaison W

Jaison W — Thu, 20 May 2010 13:25:58 +0000

yes its very normal, the bigger your baby gets the less room it has! dont worry ur fine

By: kbates1208

kbates1208 — Thu, 20 May 2010 13:25:58 +0000

Probably just being still if you are active. As far along as you are, its probably normal since there’s less room to play. My doctor always said to drink some juice and wait a while. If you are worried, I would go. It can’t hurt. You are too close to your due date to take chances in my book if you feel like something is wrong. Good luck, and relax!

By: Erin

Erin — Thu, 20 May 2010 13:25:58 +0000

They are usually more active in the evening. And when you are active during the day you won’t notice his movements as much. I would start doing fetal kick counts. You count for one hour a night and as long as you get 10 kicks you can relax (once you get to 10 you don’t have to keep counting but you want them all to be within a max 1hr time frame).

And yes talk to your OB about your concerns but it sounds normal to me.

By: Skatin'

Skatin' — Thu, 20 May 2010 13:25:57 +0000

First off, a good heartbeat that isn’t dipping slow - very good sign.

I am high risk and had to do kick counts. When I was 38 weeks they told me to look for 10 kicks in 2 hours, which basically translates into the baby being awake every 2 hours and kicking.

Now that I’m 40 weeks they have me counting 5 kicks in 1 hour - the baby should be awake every 40 minutes to an hour and they expect 5 kicks.

So when you say 2 hours, that was within my guidelines at 38 weeks. However, I just want to say that you should listen to your inner voice and if you are really worried, just go in and have them monitor you. They will take your concerns seriously and if you feel something has changed, just go in.

By: ashley b

ashley b — Thu, 20 May 2010 13:25:57 +0000

Yes, it is normal. The baby just has less room to move.