Bumping belly

[Taurean]

Hi Taurean
It is very unlikely that you have caused any harm to your baby. Feeling your baby move after you fell is a good sign. However if your baby is not moving as much as normal then a check up may be a good idea.

Thanks Alan. Bubs has been super active since Sunday but there isn't as much action today which could just be me stressing or bubs could be snoozing I guess. I think it's unlikely that I did any damage too given it didn't really hurt me but it's so hard not to worry. I'll monitor the movement for a couple of hours and see my OB if I'm still worried.

Thanks again for popping in, I really appreciate it

[alioops]

Taurean - To get baby moving drink some icy cold water or put an ice pack on your belly briefly.

[Taurean]

Taurean - To get baby moving drink some icy cold water or put an ice pack on your belly briefly.

Will give that a go now. I'm at work so I'm going to close my office door and lay on the floor for a bit. Hopefully little Tarko will give me a little hello... Thanks so much for the advice

[Taurean]

Thanks for the advice everyone. Have been to my OB's office and the midwife found the heartbeat immediately on the doppler - fast, strong and healthy. She too said it was unlikely I'd done any damage to bubs but it's best to check - especially given how worried I was. She told me to have a nice cold, sugary drink and some food then lay down a bit and bubs should make itself known. I just have to keep an eye on movement over the next few days and see them if I'm still worried.

It does feel much better just to get these things checked out. I think I'm just a bit emotional these days too (had a big sob on the phone to the OB's receptionist, my mum and my DH!) and that ad on tv over her in Perth really is freaking me out - and it seems I'm not alone!!

[{sarah}]

Just wanted to let you guys know what happened to me.... At around 34 weeks I had a big fall straight onto my belly - I was going to fall in the pool but as I tried to get my footing I fell straight onto my belly & hard. Same as you both I panicked! I went straight to the hospital & had monitoring done to make sure everything was ok. Essentially the hospital said bub would be fine as Alan has said, the only concern would be if there was an issue with the placenta detaching & in that instance you'd have bleeding as a symptom.

Try not to worry about bub, as hard as it is I know, but they are nice & snug in there so thy probably hardly felt a thing, just mummy being worried

[Taurean]

Just wanted to let you guys know what happened to me.... At around 34 weeks I had a big fall straight onto my belly - I was going to fall in the pool but as I tried to get my footing I fell straight onto my belly & hard. Same as you both I panicked! I went straight to the hospital & had monitoring done to make sure everything was ok. Essentially the hospital said bub would be fine as Alan has said, the only concern would be if there was an issue with the placenta detaching & in that instance you'd have bleeding as a symptom.

Try not to worry about bub, as hard as it is I know, but they are nice & snug in there so thy probably hardly felt a thing, just mummy being worried

Now that is really scary! Thanks for sharing, I feel so much better. I don't know where I'd be without the Belly Belly girls (and you too Alan!)

[*Ang*]

Dont worry ladies you are not the only one who hates that ad...I change channel as soon as it comes on.

Taurean, glad that bubs is ok.

[Cassius2]

yep, i too had this massive fear when i was pg with DD. i became totally clumsy around the 27 week mark onwards and ended up falling over a number of times. the biggest was when we were in italy and i fell forwards sprawling across cobblestones. i was so freaked out, so had it checked (great when you can barely speak the language LOL!) but like the others have said they tend to be pretty well protected in there. i, on the other hand was covered in bruises and scrapes.