Counting fetal movements! Doctor, I recently felt little fish spitting bubbles in my belly. That’s fetal movement. Doctor, I feel like my belly is always bulging here and there lately. That’s fetal movement. Doctor, I recently felt a feeling of intestinal peristalsis in my belly. That’s fetal movement. Fetal movement is so amazing, different people have different feelings; the baby’s development level is different, the fetal movement feels different. Why do you count fetal movements? Generally speaking, counting fetal movements is the most direct and affordable way to keep track of your baby’s physical condition. So, mothers must master this skill. Oh, by the way, fetal movement is an experience that males can’t perform, compatriots, have a hint of pride? When to count fetal movements? Generally speaking, the fetus will show more obvious and regular fetal movements only after 24 weeks of pregnancy, more than five and a half months and 168 days. It is generally recommended to officially start the skill of counting fetal movements after 30~32 weeks. How to count fetal movements? Some fetuses are naughty and can’t stop moving, but that can only be counted as one fetal movement! No matter how long the fetus has been moving, it is only counted once! After stopping for a few minutes, it will move again for the second time. It is generally recommended that the fetus move no less than 6 times in 2 hours; if there are really less than six times, you need to do fetal heart monitoring and ultrasound and other tests. The new mother should not panic, counting fetal movement is only a rough judgment, and fetal movement is also determined by the situation of their own baby, some love to move, some like quiet, so do not worry about anxiety, relaxed mood is the most important. The benefits of counting fetal movements: some fetuses in the mother’s belly may have umbilical cord winding, umbilical cord knotting, placental abruption and other conditions, which are important factors leading to fetal asphyxia, counting fetal movements is to ensure that the fetal vital signs are normal. Do I need to count fetal movements every day? No, it is not. Only mothers with the above conditions need to pay extra attention and count every day. Mothers with normal conditions, especially if the fetus is very active, do not need to count every day. In the later stages of pregnancy, there may be a decrease in fetal movements, so mothers should pay extra attention to fetal movements and count them once in the morning and once in the evening, just like the three meals.