https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Mon, 01 Jun 2026 10:44:26 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-count-kicks-in-the-3rd-tri/page/2#post-2145318 Wed, 15 Apr 2015 17:30:32 +0000 getjazzy 2145318@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Ummm.. officially making a new routine of counting kicks once my toddler is in bed. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-count-kicks-in-the-3rd-tri/page/2#post-2143590 Tue, 14 Apr 2015 13:01:09 +0000 kes18 2143590@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Not normally. Although there were a few times I thought her movement was decreased so I did them. I thought it was 10 within an hour though. Even those times, she was well within that. I wasn't told kicks though, just movement. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-count-kicks-in-the-3rd-tri#post-2143533 Tue, 14 Apr 2015 12:35:06 +0000 Mrs.Pinecone316 2143533@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My doctor tole me I didn't need to count kicks, just to report if the babies normal activity level changed. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-count-kicks-in-the-3rd-tri#post-2142974 Tue, 14 Apr 2015 07:15:59 +0000 edelweiss 2142974@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>no, i just kept general tabs on whether there was movement that day. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-count-kicks-in-the-3rd-tri#post-2142948 Tue, 14 Apr 2015 06:46:54 +0000 Mae 2142948@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My ob said to count kicks. Then I switched to a midwife and she told me to just be aware if her movement because it would br obvious to me if it was wrong. So then I stopped and just made sure I felt her moving as normal </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-count-kicks-in-the-3rd-tri#post-2142935 Tue, 14 Apr 2015 06:36:21 +0000 miramira 2142935@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Here we are told not to count them but just to be vigilant, looking out for any changes in movement patterns. So, no, I didn't count. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-count-kicks-in-the-3rd-tri#post-2142882 Tue, 14 Apr 2015 05:46:24 +0000 ValentineMommy 2142882@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I never did. I always felt DS1, and pretty regularly, so I felt like that was enough. If I worried, I paid closer attention to it, but I don't think I ever sat and counted every kick. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-count-kicks-in-the-3rd-tri#post-2142841 Mon, 13 Apr 2015 23:55:12 +0000 QBbride 2142841@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>In my first pregnancy my midwife said to only worry about counting kicks if i hadn't felt him in awhile. But honestly he was so active (even with an anterior placenta) that I never did. This time this baby is so active, I don't think I'll have to either. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-count-kicks-in-the-3rd-tri#post-2142827 Mon, 13 Apr 2015 23:16:01 +0000 turquoisemama 2142827@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Yes, my doctor told me to start doing it at 24 weeks. She said 10 movements in 1 hour and if I didn't feel them, call ASAP. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-count-kicks-in-the-3rd-tri#post-2142823 Mon, 13 Apr 2015 23:11:01 +0000 MsMini 2142823@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@simplyfelicity: I just chose a time I could do it every day, for me, I chose the evening usually, either before or after I went to work (I work day and night shifts). I would drink a glass of water, lie on my side and kick using my kick count app, it kept track of my times so I had a good record of time to achieve 10 kicks. I think using a "more active" time of day would be best in general. Baby #1 was a kick monster for me and baby #2 was a mellow little belly-dweller, so each took a different amount of time to get to the 10 kicks, but specially with #2 I didn't mind the dedicated rest time ;) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-count-kicks-in-the-3rd-tri#post-2142820 Mon, 13 Apr 2015 23:06:31 +0000 ChiCalGoBee 2142820@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@simplyfelicity: Just saw you ask when is best....according to my doc in the evening is when baby is typically most active. I would always do it between 9-11 P.M. Fortunately my guy was super active so I got to 10 counts within a few minutes:-). He also "got up" in the morning when we did, so I'd always do it first thing in the morning, too. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-count-kicks-in-the-3rd-tri#post-2142819 Mon, 13 Apr 2015 23:05:30 +0000 ChiCalGoBee 2142819@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Yes....unfortunately while I was in my second trimester I attended the funeral of a friend's 38-week stillborn :crying: . She didn't feel kicks during kick counts and went into the doc and....I know how rare that is, but you better believe that I was all but prodding my baby on a daily basis until I felt him move if I hadn't in a while as a result of that. Of course you don't want to be paranoid, but I think it's pretty important to be aware of movement. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-count-kicks-in-the-3rd-tri#post-2142806 Mon, 13 Apr 2015 22:29:23 +0000 Mrs.KMM 2142806@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Nope - my anterior placenta means that I don't feel her move very often or regularly. So she would "fail" any kick count I attempted but that doesn't mean that she isn't just fine! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-count-kicks-in-the-3rd-tri#post-2142626 Mon, 13 Apr 2015 18:33:58 +0000 simplyfelicity 2142626@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@MsMini: When is the best time to do your daily check? When the baby is most active? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-count-kicks-in-the-3rd-tri#post-2142603 Mon, 13 Apr 2015 18:02:42 +0000 MsMini 2142603@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Yes! I have worked in NICU for 8 years and you would not believe how many times a Mom has saved her baby's life by promptly noting and reporting changes in movement. I looked at it more like a trend though. If my kick counts usually took 10-20 minutes I would have gotten checked if they took an hour or more. I always followed the same "procedure" for my kick counts as well. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-count-kicks-in-the-3rd-tri#post-2142596 Mon, 13 Apr 2015 17:59:08 +0000 LAZB 2142596@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Yes I did both pregnancies, but especially the second. I know many women from my infant and late term loss support group that lost babies and only went in after they didn't notice movement for a while. Some of them believe if they had noticed the lack of movement earlier that the result may have been different. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-count-kicks-in-the-3rd-tri#post-2142589 Mon, 13 Apr 2015 17:52:48 +0000 getjazzy 2142589@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I only counted once with my first pregnancy because I thought that I hadn't felt much movement that day. Besides that I just kind of know baby's active time and see if she moves when I expect her to. If she doesn't one day then I will count. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-count-kicks-in-the-3rd-tri#post-2142571 Mon, 13 Apr 2015 17:39:48 +0000 Mrs. Oatmeal 2142571@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My midwife told me I should count once every few days. I usually was aware of her movement - I even had an app where you could just tap the screen every time the baby moved, and it buzzed when you hit 10.<br /> There was once where I couldn't get 10 kicks in 2 hours, and I panicked. The midwife was going to have me come in for an NST, but asked me to drink some cold juice and lie down. Sure enough, she started kicking up a storm. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-count-kicks-in-the-3rd-tri#post-2142561 Mon, 13 Apr 2015 17:35:11 +0000 GoGoSnoGirl 2142561@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I have been on an irregular basis. Most days baby girl is plenty active, but if I haven't felt as much movement I'll do an actual count. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-count-kicks-in-the-3rd-tri#post-2142478 Mon, 13 Apr 2015 16:29:14 +0000 Mrs. Pen 2142478@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Rainbow Sprinkles: oh my gosh!!! What a scary story! That's amazing she caught that. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-count-kicks-in-the-3rd-tri#post-2142476 Mon, 13 Apr 2015 16:28:17 +0000 Mrs. Pen 2142476@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Yeah- around 28 weeks my midwife had me do a fetal activity chart and bring it into my next appt </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-count-kicks-in-the-3rd-tri#post-2142470 Mon, 13 Apr 2015 16:26:35 +0000 coopsmama 2142470@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Rainbow Sprinkles: Oh wow, amazing story. So glad she was paying attention and that they were able to save his life. Thanks for sharing! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-count-kicks-in-the-3rd-tri#post-2142414 Mon, 13 Apr 2015 15:47:38 +0000 Rainbow Sprinkles 2142414@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I never have. In fact, while pregnant, I hardly paid any attention. Obviously I would feel the kicks when they happened, but I didn't ever notice if it had been X amount of hours since the last time I felt the baby. HOWEVER, I think that might change this time around. I will start paying closer attention.</p> <p>A dear friend of mine was pregnant with her third child (fourth pregnancy), but had a miscarriage at 16 weeks during her most recent pregnancy. So, she was pretty "paranoid" in her own words, and paid a lot of attention to baby kicks. On a Tuesday, at 31 weeks, she had an appointment and got to hear the baby's heart beat. Everything was looking good. On Wednesday evening just a day later, she noticed he wasn't kicking at all. By Thursday morning, she hadn't felt a single kick and insisted she go in and have a last-minute ultrasound. Turns out, something happened to the umbilical cord and he was getting very little oxygen. In just a matter of hours, she could have lost the baby. She went in for an emergency c-section and the baby was born about 60 minutes after her ultrasound at 3 lbs, 1 oz. He was in the NICU for 5 weeks, but tomorrow she gets to bring home her healthy (but very little) baby boy. </p> <p>That was kind of a wake-up call to me that maybe I should pay more attention! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-count-kicks-in-the-3rd-tri#post-2142403 Mon, 13 Apr 2015 15:35:07 +0000 Mrs.Someone 2142403@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Anytime I thought about it, I could usually get 10 in 5mins or so. Baby was super active both inside and out! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-count-kicks-in-the-3rd-tri#post-2142372 Mon, 13 Apr 2015 15:21:02 +0000 Mommy Finger 2142372@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My doctor asked me to but I really don't. This baby moves more at night so that's when I really pay attention if he's being quiet. It makes me nervous that he's going to be a night owl! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-count-kicks-in-the-3rd-tri#post-2142363 Mon, 13 Apr 2015 15:16:23 +0000 Greentea 2142363@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Yes. I always just sort of stayed aware. But LO was a mover even in her sleep. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-count-kicks-in-the-3rd-tri#post-2142360 Mon, 13 Apr 2015 15:14:13 +0000 Anya 2142360@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My midwife said to do it only if I felt like I wasn't feeling as much movement as usual. The only time I ended up counting kicks was during the NSTs with the clicker thing. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-count-kicks-in-the-3rd-tri#post-2142352 Mon, 13 Apr 2015 15:11:42 +0000 Mrs. Champagne 2142352@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My midwife said if I noticed I wasn't feeling much to THEN start a two hour timer and make sure I felt 10. A couple times I thought I hadnt felt much and would lie down and feel about 20 kicks in 10 minutes. </p> <p>Basically if you notice a lack of movement, drink some water and sit down and pay attention to make sure you feel some movement over the next couple hours :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-count-kicks-in-the-3rd-tri#post-2142346 Mon, 13 Apr 2015 15:09:53 +0000 Corduroy 2142346@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>No, my doctor asked me to with my first and I didn't. I'm pretty sure I didn't even put a mark on my kick count card with my first. This time around they sounded even more strict about it but I couldn't even tell you where my kick count card is. It just seemed like busy work to me. </p> <p>If there was a real baby movement question they would send me in for a non-stress test immediately, not based on my kick count card at a routine appointment. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-count-kicks-in-the-3rd-tri#post-2142338 Mon, 13 Apr 2015 15:06:18 +0000 Torchwood 2142338@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Don't plan to make a big deal of it unless she's not moving much. But I'm curious (and will ask my midwife) whether the arbitrary number in a set time matters as much if she's usually WAY more active. Right now she can do 10 in 5 minutes. Should I be concerned if she suddenly won't do much for a while, even if she's making the official cutoff? </p>