The nervous system of a growing fetus is interesting and complex, to say the least, the main components it contains are; the cerebrum, the cerebellum, a brain stem, the pituitary gland, and a hypothalamus. Be sure to ask your obstetrician what part of growth and development is happening this week for your baby. There are pregnancy tracker apps that are fun and useful that help you see what big developmental leaps your baby is making.
It helps to visualize the size of your infant when trying to determine the cause of the movement in the womb. Babies are sensitive to react when they feel any type of sensation in the womb, so when your baby starts kicking more all of a sudden, it could mean that they just felt their umbilical cord and are trying to move it away.
Sometimes the umbilical cord will actually wrap around their feet or arm, causing them to kick and punch in a flurry to push it off. Having an irritable uterus feels similar to having Braxton hicks contractions except you will experience contractions more often. The contractions that happen from an irritable uterus are sometimes more painful than Braxton hick contractions are.
A lot of women mistake an irritated uterus for real labor and ask to be seen by their health care provider. The frequent bouts of contractions oftentimes cause your baby to kick and move more rapidly as well. Your fetus will feel the extra contractions and move along with the contractions, on the outside wall of this movement will feel almost like your baby is having a seizure.
The movements from your baby and the false contractions of an irritated uterus together have been confused by many mothers — sometimes an irritated uterus will send mothers to the birthing center questioning if their baby is okay. Sometimes if your uterus is irritated it can develop into early labor — in the case of early labor prior to 37 weeks you will need to attempt to have your labor stopped.
If you are experiencing contractions before 37 weeks a series of tests will be performed to determine what needs to be done next.
Doctors will perform tests with a soft belt that is sensitive to the pressure of contractions which will give doctors the information they need about the length, strength, and duration of your contractions. If you think that you have an irritated uterus, you can begin treatment right at home to see if it will calm down before heading to the hospital.
A fetus who all of a sudden stops moving is far more concerning than a baby continuing to have rapid movement. If your baby stops moving it could mean that your baby has stopped moving to conserve energy.
A kick count is when you diligently count the number of kicks coming from your fetus in a few hours. Decide on a quiet time that you can relax and sit for a bit to fully focus on the movement in your belly.
If your baby moves less often than 10 times in 3 hours, you should call your obstetrician to see if there is any cause for concern, or if you need to be further evaluated. When you sit down to count the number of times your baby is moving around, have a snack and some water to help your body relax so you can get a good sense of how your baby is doing. I would get pretty stressed out, call my midwife, and then rush to be evaluated at the birthing center. And while at that time it was a good choice for me to be evaluated since I was so stressed at the time.
If I could go back and tell myself one major piece of advice, I would tell myself to not stress until I was given more information about the state of health that my baby was in instead of just stressing based on my assumptions. If you drink coffee you can expect that your baby will be quite a bit more active, the caffeine in coffee tends to make babies move in a more rapid way.
All the little movements your fetus makes during your pregnancy is an important thing to pay attention to, but sometimes it can be concerning the way your baby is moving, especially when the movement feels similar to a seizure. Feeling your baby move is one of the most exciting milestones of your pregnancy.
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When to see a doctor. But I had my checkup yesterday and the doc was fine with the hb so all should be fine. It just feels soooo weird and scary st times. I get this a lot! I am a FTM and it did worry me at first but googled prob not best idea and seems to be normal! Feels like spasms, especially when lying a little bit curled on side. Sometimes even when arms resting on belly. I too just change positions. Fewf feel so much better now, I really appreciate hearing about all your experiences.
It does make sense if she's trying to get comfy and lacking in space in there, I had a scan last week and the little munckin is 3 weeks ahead of herself. Don't worry Loz it didn't freak me out, I actually wondered if she was cutting off her blood supply but she seems to be moving normally now : I think for me it's when I go to bed and lying down that starts her off.
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