kicks

[maggie]

Hi, just wondering how many movements others feel at appr 26/27weeks. SOme days i feel really hard kicks, which almost startle me, and other days i can see the kicks thru my belly, then the nxt day, there could be still hardly any movment. I know before 28w we shouldnt monitor or take any real notice of fetal movement. but just curious , if others get like strong kicks on the hr, or every frw hrs, may get a few kicks, or are they still just getting flutters as well as kicks. thanks

[*Belle*]

this is normal Maggie, also depends on your weight too, for me I am overweight just over 100kgs my babies kicks range from small kicks, to flutters to maybe 2 hard kicks a day, generally moving every 4 hours but everyone's baby is different. You can do what they calla kick chart and see if your baby moves regularly during the day/night..My OB says best to lie on your side and concentrate on feeling the baby in a quiet room.

[maggie]

Emma, love your website, good for you to doing it......... hmm maybe i should get onto doing one

[Nelle]

As well Maggie, I reckon that I don't notice the movements I used to, since I feel them so much these days, if that makes sense.
At the start I would freeze and think 'was that something?' whereas now, I don't think it registers with my body so much. If I stopped and concentrated more, I might notice more.
Depends how busy you are too, if you're moving around lots or doing things, you might not have your focus on the movements?

[Melbo]

Maggie ... also some babies are real wrigglers and others are a bit more sedate. Mine was a wriggler. My sister told me her first never stopped moving but the second one was much quieter.

[Lorin]

at 24 weeks which i am at now, my baby will move so much that i stop what i am doing so i can feel all its little movements, because sometimes i dont feel any thing, i have a small figure so i would imagin to be able to feel all movements, or atleast alot of them. Which i guess i do but some days i get worried because i dont feel it doing anything. I beleive all babies are different some may be lazy babies and some active. My partner recons when ours gets kicking its pratising its soccer skills where as i recon its stretching for Balle... See how we agree on everything he he.

[maggie]

Thanks guys for the reassurance..... you are all wonderful.