It is an amazing process for a baby to grow from an embryo to a baby in the mother’s tummy. Doesn’t it excite mothers every time they move during the merging?
The danger of not listening to fetal movement
Fetal movement is the activity of the fetus inside the mother’s womb.
The fetal movement is an important indicator to understand the situation of the fetus in the womb, through which you can understand the situation of the fetus in the womb and is a signal to respond to mom and dad.
According to research, the miscarriage rate is only 3% for those who have fetal movement at 7 weeks of gestation, while the miscarriage rate is as high as 98% for those who have no fetal movement.
Therefore, mothers should pay great attention to fetal movement.
How to count fetal movement correctly?
Before counting fetal movement, you should urinate first, and when counting fetal movement, you should take a semi-recumbent or sitting position in a quiet and stable environment, one hour after meal.
It is generally recommended to count the fetal movements at 8-9 am, 1-2 pm and 8-9 pm.
The mother-to-be starts to monitor the number of fetal movements from 28 weeks of pregnancy. Every morning, noon and evening, the pregnant woman sits down or lies down (side lying is best) and starts to count the fetal movements quietly. Add up the number of fetal movements for each hour and multiply it by 4. Then you can calculate the number of fetal movements for 12 hours.
For example, if the fetus moves 4 times at 8-9 am, 3 times at 1-2 pm and 4 times at 8-9 pm, the number of fetal movements of the pregnant woman for 12 hours is – (4+3+4) X 4 = 44 (times)
If the result is more than 30 times, it means that the fetal movement is good and there is no problem of oxygen deficiency in the uterus, so the pregnant woman just needs to continue monitoring;
If the result is around 20 times, it means that the fetal movement is suspicious and the fetal distress and hypoxia are suspected, then the pregnant woman should do strict self-monitoring, if the situation is still the same the next day, she should go to the hospital for fetal heart monitoring;
If the result is less than 10 times, the fetal movement is reduced and the pregnant woman should go to the hospital immediately for examination.
How soon can the mother-to-be feel the fetal movement?
Expectant mothers can usually feel fetal movement in the fourth month of pregnancy, and those who have experienced pregnancy and childbirth may feel it a little earlier.
Having fetal movement in the 4th month of pregnancy is a general condition. Some pregnant mothers are more sensitive and can feel the fetal movement very early, but some need to feel it a little later.
Analysis of fetal movement
18-20 weeks of pregnancy
If you are pregnant for the first time, you are likely to feel the fetal movement for the first time between 18-20 weeks of pregnancy.
Since the fetus is still small and weak at this time, the sensation of fetal movement is as light as a butterfly flapping its wings. As the weeks go by, the mother will gradually feel that the baby is getting stronger and stronger, and the fetal movement is getting stronger and more regular.
20-24 weeks of pregnancy
In the middle of pregnancy, the fetal movement is very active, the fetal baby will keep kicking and somersaulting in the mother’s belly, all kinds of movements, and the mother will feel that the fetal baby’s movement is getting stronger and stronger.
24-28 weeks of pregnancy
At this time, pregnant mothers may feel their bellies jumping and bouncing, don’t be nervous, this is the fetal baby hiccups.
During the 24-28 weeks of pregnancy, the amniotic sac has enough amniotic fluid for the baby to move freely in the womb.
The baby can hear the outside world, so you may feel the baby suddenly move from time to time because of the external sound stimulation.
Generally, from 28 weeks of pregnancy, the baby can develop a more regular rhythm of life, he will have a sleep and wake cycle.
When the baby is awake, the mother will find that the number of fetal movements is high and the amplitude of fetal movements is also high. When the baby is sleeping, the number of fetal movements decreases significantly, and if there are fetal movements, they are small.
It is important for the pregnant mother to know the pattern of fetal movement of the baby and to keep counting the fetal movement every day from 28 weeks.
29-32 weeks of pregnancy
This is because as the baby grows, the space in the mother’s womb becomes narrower, limiting the baby’s activities.
At around 32 weeks of pregnancy, fetal movement will reach its peak. The frequency of the baby’s fetal movements increases significantly, and the fetal movements become diverse.
33-36 weeks of pregnancy
At this time, the baby may have learned the position of curling up with the head down.
Mothers can feel their baby poking their belly with their little arms and legs. Sometimes, this little one may also kick the pregnant mommy’s ribs until they hurt. Will mommies be able to tell if it’s a boy or a girl based on the strength of the little one?
37-40 weeks of pregnancy
The baby is getting bigger and bigger, but the range of motion in the womb is limited, so moms will notice that the baby’s big flip-flopping fetal movements are not as frequent.
In the last two weeks of pregnancy, the fetal movement may slow down a little and the baby’s growth rate may decrease a little, which is normal.
The pattern of fetal movement
1, the whole body movement: fetal baby’s entire trunk movement, such as turning over. This kind of movement is stronger, and each movement lasts longer, usually 3-30 seconds.
2, chest wall movement: shorter and weaker, generally not easy to feel.
3.Limb movement: the fetal baby stretches its arms and twists its body in the pregnant mother’s womb, and the duration of each movement is usually 1-15 seconds.
4.Lower limb movement: fetal baby’s kicking movement. This kind of movement is very fast and weak, and the duration of each fetal movement is usually within 1 second.
When is the most obvious fetal movement
Before going to bed: On the one hand, because the baby is more energetic at this time, on the other hand, usually at this time the mother-to-be can quietly feel the baby’s fetal movement, so it will feel the movement especially much.
After a meal: After eating, the blood sugar level in the mother’s body increases, and the baby is also “full and strong”, so it will move well.
Bath: Because in the bath, the mother will be more relaxed, this emotion will be conveyed to the baby, the baby will become more energetic.
Talking to your belly: When mom and dad communicate with your baby, your baby will respond to mom and dad and express its feelings by way of fetal movement.
When listening to music: stimulated by music, the fetal baby will become fond of moving, which is also a way to convey emotions.