are you meant to feel babies movements at 21 weeks?

[zoeross21058]

Hi,

I am just wondering whether it is normal to not feel the babies movements and kicks as often as i did when i was only 12+ weeks, I'm now 21 weeks and 3 days and dont feel her as much or as hard as i used to and have tried using a stethscope to hear a heartbeat and cant yet.
Are the movements setlled because she could be asleep, etcetcetc.

Please get back to me ASAP.

Many thanks


Zoe Ross

[TopCat1]

At 21 weeks you should feel the baby moving. When is your 22 week scan? You might find out that your placenta is at the front (like I did) cushioning the babies movements. Therefore you might not feel it as much as you normally would. Are you feeling some movement?

If you are worried, go to your maternity A&E, or midwife and get a scan done, or the heartbeat checked.

[zoeross21058]

i can feel her sometimes just not as often and not as obvious! enough to have noticed a difference.

I dont have a 22 weeks scan, I had a 19 wek scan and everything is fine and confirmed she was a girl.

xxx

[redcrx]

i think that midwives used to give out charts so that you could keep eye on movements. It may have been something like around 10 movements a day.
If you have any concerns then call your maternity unit or midwife straight away. If baby is a bit quiet it may just mean that theyd keep a closer eye on you both and give you regular scans.
Some babies are just quieter than others, my own never stopped moving at all 24 hours a day and that was just as worrying for me. I found once he was born though that he wriggles in his sleep and moves all night.

[yummymum]

I hardly felt my son move all the way through because he didnt have much room to move and the midwife said he was just a lazy baby. If you are really worried ii would go to A&E if only to put you mind at ease

[AniseedTwist]

Yes, my friend's baby hardly moved the whole time she was pregnant, and now she's got a very quiet baby. Mine on the other hand didn't stop moving and now she's a very active and noisy baby! Like other people have said, get the heartbeat checked by a midwife if you're worried.

Checking it yourself with a stethocope might not be very effective as you don't know what position your baby's in and so you don't know the right place to listen. Also, 21 weeks might be a bit early to hear it with stethocope, it's best for the midwife to use a doppler which is more sensitive.