Movement Patterns

[Monkey]

When did you start to feel a pattern in your baby's movements? I have heard that they should start to follow a similar pattern daily which helps you to "count the kicks" and be able to tell if something may be wrong.

Being nearly 28 weeks I honestly thought I would have a proper pattern going on but she can go days with little movement and others with non stop movements where I feel like I am getting bruises from her kicks. This is starting to get me a little worried and just want to see where others are at before actually getting full on stressed out about it.

 

[ceris]

my little peanut has just started kicking properly... and it at the moment it is totally random... i am sure it is nothing to worry about hon, some babies dont have a pattern, and it can depend on whether you have a set time to eat etc too... xxx

 

[tinks77]

We seem to have a definate routine Monday to Friday probably because I have a definate routine for work so I know when she'll be awake etc but weekends are a bit more go with the flow as I may sleep in/be up super early etc
Also I don't feel so much when I'm standing so doing the housework etc she will seem quiet

 

[TiffanyJaynexo]

Hmm I think I have a bit of a pattern going on.
She's lively after I've ate breakfast but she'll still be fast asleep if I don't eat most of the time.
She's lively at night too (especially half an hour ago! She kicked super hard a few times). I'm not sure if it's a pattern or just coincidence xxx

 

[nik106]

My LO doesn't seem to have a pattern, sometimes i have days where she's really active and others where she barely moves and at first i worried, especially as i have a doppler and couldn't find the heartbeat. I was sat at work getting myself worked up and considering calling my midwife and all of a sudden she proper booted me!

I've noticed that my LO doesn't tend to move much when people are talking atound me, especially if people want to see her and i tell them she's moving! I think she stops to listen to us, she's fine with the TV but doesn't move to music, and she's made a pointed lack of all movement if my nan's around I also think sometimes i don't notice the little movements because i'm busy doing things, like the other day my OH was giggling cos she was moving slightly and i couldn't even feel it cos i was concentrating!

To check if she is ok, i will have a cold drink and/or something sugary to eat and then lie on my side for a bit and concentrate on what she's doing. She always moves around then, they're just often smaller ones i wouldn't feel if i was distracted by anything