How do you count the baby movements?

[michelles1985]

Hi all. Sorry if this question sounds silly but i was just wondering how you are meant to count the baby movements from now on. I know you had supposed to feel baby move at least 10 times a day but what do you count as one movement? For example, if baby moves and kicks, then does so 5 minutes later, is that counted as one movement or two? My LO moves around quite a lot when awake but then there will be a few hours when i don't feel him at all.

Was just wondering what is the best way to count the minimum of 10 movements. Thanks. xx

 

[BEX101]

A flurry of movements count as 1, but if there is a gap you count as 2. Can be confusing i know.

At one point my LO wasnt moving much and only getting 7/8/9 a day. but at least 1 set of movements a day were really strong so i was told not to worry.

 

[michelles1985]

Is it best to write down the times I feel movement then? That would be awkward as I'm feeling them all day on and off. Sometimes he just won't stay still. lol. He seems to have fallen into a pattern pretty quickly. I generally feel him move early in the morning (for AGES), at meal times after I have eaten and at night time (again for AGES in the early evening then again when I go to bed late in the evening).

 

[michelles1985]

Midwife has told me to keep an eye on his movements but I just want to count them for my own peace of mind too really. I think it just makes me more paraniod now though cos I know I should be more aware of his movements so if I don't feel him for a few hours, I start to panic.
For some reason, the past 3-4 weeks, LO tends to not move much on a Sunday. My partner laughs saying it's the day of rest so he's entitled to sleep all day just like his daddy. Hmmm.
I suppose i'll just try to make a mental note of his movements. I just wanted to know if 2 separate ones over a very small time period count as 1 or 2 so I know how I should be counting them. xx

 

[Josephine_Beth]

I lost count many times, this baby never stops moving!!!!!

I suppose that's a very good thing huh

 

[Kylie1007]

I saw a bracelet somewhere that you counted baby's movements on.
http://www.jacobsaddershop.co.uk/index. ... AT&catid=1

http://www.mumstheword.com/productdetai ... ductID=308

The notes I've got from the midwife also say that hiccoughs don't count as movements.

 

[Kylie1007]

Different health authorities maybe have different criteria - you know how it varies for scans etc!!

 

[Redshoes]

A lot of LO's movements can be missed if we're up and about and busy, and so its best to note their fave times, like first thing in the morning, they say 10 movements in a 24hr period is expected? This link may help;
http://www.babycentre.co.uk/pregnancy/a ... ements/#20

 

[michelles1985]

Thanks Redshoes. I have read that and it has put my mind at rest. Like I say, I think my LO has already got a sleeping and waking pattern. It seems like he has anyway cos I notice kicks around the same time each day. I suppose we get told different things by diffeent people because there is no set 'rule' to say how many kicks we should feel. I think as long as we are aware of our LO's, I suppose all is fine in there xx