31 weeks Decreased movement today?

[lalamomma]

I'm 31 weeks and  I am still feeling baby moving, just not nearly as much yesterday evening and today. He moves regularly but they aren't as strong. I am thinking maybe he is turned to the back a bit and thats why I'm not feeling it as much.  Anyone else noticing similar? My logical brain says not to overreact but my pregnant self says "FREAK OUT RIGHT NOW". If I wasn't feeling him move I would go in immediately but I am feeling him just not as strongly or as often. I don't remember this with DD.

[laurenlou83]

I'm a FTM, so I may not have the best advice, but I would say that if you are still feeling him that you are all good. My OB mentioned that decreased fetal movement is a cause for concern, but only if you aren't feeling the 10 movements per 2 hours they suggest when doing kick counts. I would drink a large glass of water with a lot of ice and eat a little snack, go lay on your left side for at least an hour and do a kick count. ANY movement within the hour counts, and should be at least 5. If you have trouble with that, then I would call your doctor.

The baby could have moved or simiply be sleeping/relaxing. I've also heard/read that towards the end they start running out of room to move around as much, so the movements will be decreased and different.

[Widget123]

I felt something similar around the same time but his movements are back to normal now. If you are really worried you can bring it up with your OB or MW but from what you said i wouldnt be concerned

ETA probably just position related.

[Deleted]

This one was unusually quiet most of today. And then about half an hour ago he tried to punch, kick, and claw his way out of my right mid side like an alien. They definitely start to slow down a little as they run out of room and my guy's movements feel completely different now than they did a month ago.

[mrsmonogrammed]

This just happened to me last week! It was definitely because she was turned and facing my back, I was not feeling "subtle" movements, which was making me a little nervous. I think as long at your feeling regular movement you're fine, but make sure to stay UTD on your kick counts just to make sure. And it's always better to be safe than sorry if it makes you more comfortable to be monitored by your dr/the hospital:)

[hannahl201477]

This happened to me also! I was still moving him often but they were much smaller kicks.. I mentioned it to my OB and he said as long as we are feeling movement not to worry. Then I had an ultrasound this Wednesday and he was facing my back so that explained everything.

[lalamomma]

Thanks ladies. I didn't think it was worth a trip to L&D (my OBs office doesn't really do weekends you just go to L&D) when I was still feeling him pretty regularly. Certainly not as much as I'm used to. I think it was the sudden decrease that got me and because I'm only 31 weeks.
My last OB wasn't big on kick counts so much as just regular movments.

Since I noticed it some last night I have been drinking loads of extra water today to make sure I was plenty hydrated too and I've been taking it easy. I really think its just his position (which I can't seem to figure out exactly).

[sapphyre0702]

Apr 26, 2015 19:55:49 GMT -5 lalamomma said:

I'm 31 weeks and  I am still feeling baby moving, just not nearly as much yesterday evening and today. He moves regularly but they aren't as strong. I am thinking maybe he is turned to the back a bit and thats why I'm not feeling it as much.  Anyone else noticing similar? My logical brain says not to overreact but my pregnant self says "FREAK OUT RIGHT NOW". If I wasn't feeling him move I would go in immediately but I am feeling him just not as strongly or as often. I don't remember this with DD.

There was something on either TD or another baby tracking site that said the movements may get less strong over time because of the decreased space and therefore they aren't flipping as much. The key is that there are movements not necessarily the strength of them. So if you are still feeling frequent movements, I.e. 10 an hour than probably nothing to worry about. But that being said if calling your Dr. or going to L&D would make you less nervous, I personally would do that.

[lalamomma]

I'm going to just keep an eye on it. He just moved some more so I know he is in there. I have a strong feeling he is facing my spine and thats why I'm not noticing as much. I'm having a hard time even knowing his position at this point other than that he is suddenly taking up camp on my right side

[jcprn]

Try doing what normally elicits movement from your LO (ie eating, moving around, sitting still, listening to music). If that doesn't do the trick, something that I learned in my childbirth class today: blue powerade. The L&D nurse swore by it.

[mrskblack11]

I have days where he is quieter aka he is not being a ninja warrior.

Agree that you should try eating or drinking something with a little sugar to get him moving.

[Deleted]

This happened to me the other day and I panicked. I drank an Italian soda and ate a Popsicle. I admit I over did it because he moved like a maniac after but it was reassuring!

[leenziepops]

As long as he's moving you are fine. I would only worry if movement stopped completely. My book and MW tells me the movement styles will change as the baby gets bigger.

[wormgerm]

My popple has been the same. Last Sunday I freaked out because I hadn't felt him move in the middle of the night or all morning like I used to. Had a glass of oj and laid down and by the time 20 minutes had passed I counted more than 10. He feels different and I miss the big gymnastic flips. That said if not feeling so much means he's getting bigger and hopefully head down and facing my back I can't complain.

[carolyngrace]

Just wanted to add my reassurance that this has happened to me, too.. Even lately I'll have days where the movement is much less. Or like usually in the morning DB is super active once I eat, and then one day I won't feel anything after I eat. I think it's normal to feel freaked out by the changes because we're all so attached to these little ones by now!

[periwinkledaydreams]

I'm 31 weeks also, currently sitting here with the same thoughts/concerns right now, trying not to let it turn into worrying or overreacting. I went to bed with the usual bladder stomping last night, LO letting me know she's still stubbornly upside down! I woke up this morning and I haven't felt my usual "good morning" rib punches. Typically the last month or so when SO wakes up to leave for work he tells us both good morning with a kiss to the belly and she responds with a punch to my ribs/his face I've been awake for 2 hours and I'm still waiting. My doctor hasn't said anything about kick counting at this point, so I wouldn't have thought to call her but now that I'm reading this thread I wonder how long I should wait..

ETA perhaps she went ahead and flipped herself over while I was sleeping.. wouldn't that be nice!

[dogmama22]

Apr 27, 2015 8:21:19 GMT -5 periwinkledaydreams said:

I'm 31 weeks also, currently sitting here with the same thoughts/concerns right now, trying not to let it turn into worrying or overreacting. I went to bed with the usual bladder stomping last night, LO letting me know she's still stubbornly upside down! I woke up this morning and I haven't felt my usual "good morning" rib punches. Typically the last month or so when SO wakes up to leave for work he tells us both good morning with a kiss to the belly and she responds with a punch to my ribs/his face I've been awake for 2 hours and I'm still waiting. My doctor hasn't said anything about kick counting at this point, so I wouldn't have thought to call her but now that I'm reading this thread I wonder how long I should wait..

ETA perhaps she went ahead and flipped herself over while I was sleeping.. wouldn't that be nice!

Our morning routine is the same and DH also gets a kick to the face almost everyday. It cracks me up!

[teenybird]

Babies are sleeping close to 90% of the day by sometime in the 30-week range, so hopefully your little bean is just starting a new bigger-bub routine. I also noticed less strong movement when my bub turned toward my spine (he had been sideways for a while, so I was worried I was having an octopus for a bit - kicks/punches everywhere!).

I agree with the lot of these lovely ladies that, as long as your bundle is making some movements, it's probably just a change in routine or position. A little sugar and a side lying rest usually helps too My midwives are a little more lenient with kick counts, but they say that if you feel less than 6-8 movements in an hour *during a time when baby is usually active,* then it could be worth a quick check-in call to your provider.

Here's hoping your little one is just growing and settling in for due day!