Counting movements!
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Topic: Counting movements!
Posted By: Bizzy
Subject: Counting movements!
Date Posted: 09 March 2008 at 10:35am
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So i am on to my third pregnancy now and not once have i been advised to count my babies movements. I see the chart in the books and understand all about it but was just wondering how many of you do it and how many were never told about it?... And from what stage of pregnancy do they advise this? ------------- http://www.myfitnesspal.com/weight-loss-ticker"> 
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Posted By: Kels
Date Posted: 09 March 2008 at 10:51am
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I was told to do the a movement chart with all my pregnancies and if I hadnt felt movements was sent to the hosp for a ctg everytime. I cant remember the exact time I was advised to start counting but it was somewhere around 35weeks. ------------- http://lilypie.com"> 
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Posted By: Bel
Date Posted: 09 March 2008 at 11:26am
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I just talked to a friend who is due in 12 days, and she has been told to count movements...
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Posted By: cuppatea
Date Posted: 09 March 2008 at 11:51am
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I was never told about it, but then I was in hospital from 35 weeks onwards with twice daily ctgs so that might be why. ------------- 
 
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Posted By: ElfsMum
Date Posted: 09 March 2008 at 12:17pm
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i never was either though the mw would ask if he was moving like normal and then the backup asked for ten movements a day.. (at week 37 onwards) .. ------------- Mum to two amazing boys! |
Posted By: mummy_becks
Date Posted: 09 March 2008 at 12:55pm
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From 32 weeks I was asked with Josh and it stopped at 37 weeks as I was having CTG's done every couple of days. ------------- I was a puree feeder, forward facing, cot sleeping, pram pushing kind of Mum... and my kids survived! |
Posted By: Redbedrock
Date Posted: 09 March 2008 at 12:57pm
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I know I was asked and it had to be before 35 weeks when she was born, thinking back it must have been about 30-32 weeks ------------- http://www.babysfirstsite.com"> 
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Posted By: Mum2ET
Date Posted: 09 March 2008 at 12:58pm
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I was never asked to count movements, just MW asked if she was moving regularly. ------------- Mum to Ella (5) and Tom (2) |
Posted By: james
Date Posted: 09 March 2008 at 1:40pm
it was around 20 weeks for me but i was a paranoid mummy to be and it can be one set of ten movents as well which i got all the time ------------- <a href="http://lilypie.com"><img src="http://b4.lilypie.com/nLJ5p13.png" alt="Lilypie 4th Birthday Ticker" border="0" /></a> |
Posted By: tishy
Date Posted: 09 March 2008 at 1:41pm
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The MW mentioned '12 movements a day' once I told her I had started feeling movements.
I was moved to the high risk Obs hospital team at 28 weeks and they wanted me to monitor movements more closely to the stage where I had to try and distinguish between both babies and get on average 4 movements from each baby an hour. 
I had in total 2 weeks of hospital stay and I got 2 CTGs a day. |
Posted By: Rachael21
Date Posted: 09 March 2008 at 3:20pm
same with both of mine |
Mum2Ella wrote:Posted By: busymum
Date Posted: 09 March 2008 at 7:33pm
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I was also asked if I felt lots of movements, but in the last few weeks I occasionally got the talk that if the baby moved less than 10x per day to call asap - but not exactly told to count. ------------- |
Posted By: yummymummy
Date Posted: 11 March 2008 at 6:39am
I've been counting movements from when I was about 28 weeks - it gives me a peace of mind to know I can feel 10 easily when bub is active.  ------------- http://lilypie.com">  http://lilypie.com">
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Posted By: Shezamumof3
Date Posted: 11 March 2008 at 7:55am
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I asked my MW about this at my last visit and she said that as long as I feel 10 movements a day then its fine. If I dont feel anything all day then call her. ------------- |
Posted By: rosewood
Date Posted: 11 March 2008 at 8:11am
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I was told at 28 weeks to count 10 movements a day and to contact mw if I hadnt reached this figure and we could go to the hospital for a ctg.
Also told that if baby did seem a bit quiet to have a cold sweet drink and sit for a little while as this would just wake baby up a bit and get them moving again. ------------- Gill http://lilypie.com"> 
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Posted By: Freesia
Date Posted: 11 March 2008 at 8:48am
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I was told to count at about 34-35 wks but I had signs of pre-eclampsia and cholestasis so I was being monitored closely - CTG's twice a week as well. -------------  
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Posted By: emz
Date Posted: 11 March 2008 at 12:52pm
| I was told to count from 34 weeks when they realised Jack was IUGR cos he was cutting off his umbilical cord. At 38 weeks I was getting monitored and had CTG every couple of days, so I just counted in the day between. Had to feel 10 movements by 9pm. |
Posted By: Maya
Date Posted: 11 March 2008 at 3:44pm
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I was never told to count as such either time, but I did subconsciously coz I knew I should. With the gremlins my Sienna was lying funny so I couldn't feel her move, the OB could see her kicking me on the u/s and yet I couldn't feel it at all so I had to have CTG's every 2 days to check on her. Mercedes was a different story, she bounced around all over the place. ------------- Maya Grace (28/02/03)
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The Gremlins:Sienna Marie & Mercedes Kailah (14/10/06)
Lil miss:Chiara Louise Chloe (09/07/08)
Her ladyship:Rosalia Sophie Anais (18/06/12)
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