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>>Lissa Daimaru-Enoki, MD OB/GYN
- Prior to 28 weeks,
baby's movement may not be
very predictable, sometimes babies are
really active, sometimes they're resting.
>>Eric Warshaw, MD OB/GYN
- As your pregnancy progresses,
particularly in the third trimester,
you're going to want to keep a
close eye on fetal movements.
>>Fonda Mitchell, MD OB/GYN
- So this is when the fetal movement
becomes a little bit more prominent.
You're going to start
to feel full body turns
as your baby's doing somersaults,
a little kick, a little punch,
those kind of sensations are
going to be more frequent.
>>Julia Barnes, MD OB/GYN
- And we sometimes
suggest that you do what
we call fetal kick counts.
Which is actually where
you're focusing on your baby's
movements, and getting
used to what's normal
for you and normal for your baby.
>>Esther, 20 Weeks Pregnant
- After the baby started kicking,
when I didn't feel the baby kick,
it would make me a little bit nervous,
but I think I, yeah, I found a lot of
reassurance from feeling the baby kick
>>Alexa, 29 Weeks Pregnant
- I do feel worrisome sometimes
when the baby is not moving.
There are moments when all
of a sudden I'll feel a lot,
and then you know, an hour or two goes by
and I don't feel anything that's like,
is everything okay?
>>Kevin Oberbeck, MD OB/GYN
- You often are distracted during the day,
and you may not feel
the baby move as often,
and if you're worried about that,
lay down in a dark, quiet area, and count.
>>Eric Warshaw, MD OB/GYN
- In a two-hour period
you should feel the baby
move ten times, if you
haven't it's important
to contact your doctor,
and it's very important
that you don't say oh,
I have an appointment
the next day, I'll just follow up then.
Any change in the fetal movement,
particularly decreased fetal movement,
is important to let your provider know.
