Sorry to be all negative lately. But I’ve barely felt the baby at all today. Yesterday I felt her non-stop. This keeps happening, the extreme differences.
I was at the OB yesterday and she said as long as I feel *some* movement every day, I am fine. The only thing they do at most appointments is check my urine and my blood pressure. Sometimes they’ll listen for a heartbeat. But I feel like the only thing they would catch is preeclampsia.
I can’t seem to banish the dead baby thoughts. I really hate this.
UPDATE: We stopped to pick up hamburgers on the way home (hey– I’m anemic!) and she hasn’t stopped moving since! What a relief! I guess I still find it hard to trust my body to keep her safe.
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Sometimes babies move to the back of your uterus, and even though it doesn’t seem like they are moving much, they just aren’t in a place where you feel them.
And, sometimes they just have a day of rest. Try drinking some orange juice. Between the cold and the sugar it may encourage her to pick it up a notch. But truly, some movement is fine. Really.
Hang in there. She’ll probably keep you up all night kicking the mattress.
My first was like that… I had an anterior placenta and movement was always sort of muffled and seemed to come and go like that. Try all the tricks people suggest and maybe rent a home Doppler? Whatever you need to make yourself feel better. The anxiety is so not pleasant.
As much as I love pregnancy, I hate that part of it. When you can’t SEE them, that movement is your only reassurance. I used to drink a Dr. Pepper when I got freaked out.
Baby loves her some burgers! I’m sorry the DBT’s are still plauging you.