https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Thu, 23 Apr 2026 08:07:21 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/why-are-fetuses-awake-at-night#post-52117 Fri, 13 Jan 2012 14:50:53 +0000 mrsjazz 52117@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My baby is pretty much active at all times of the day. I'm starting to learn her patterns and I'm realizing that I will never sleep for 8 hours a stretch again. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/why-are-fetuses-awake-at-night#post-52086 Fri, 13 Jan 2012 13:59:05 +0000 BananaPancakes 52086@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I've always heard it had to do with how your blood sugar changes when you go to sleep. Hmmm...maybe I'll look it up. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/why-are-fetuses-awake-at-night#post-52083 Fri, 13 Jan 2012 13:56:47 +0000 BSB 52083@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@artbee: That's really interesting and cool! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/why-are-fetuses-awake-at-night#post-52081 Fri, 13 Jan 2012 13:55:26 +0000 lemondrop 52081@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>During the day I would only notice him periodically- on the morning commute, at lunch time, and on the drive home. Cameron was most active from 8-10 pm, then I'd never notice him once I went to sleep. I know during the day I would get so busy that I definitely didn't notice anything he did. He did like to sleep in a lot- of course now that he is out, his patterns are changing. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/why-are-fetuses-awake-at-night#post-51907 Fri, 13 Jan 2012 10:53:14 +0000 tequiero21 51907@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>also, i think it's when you're still that you realize just how active they are. when you're active, you don't feel it as much. at 27 weeks though, they get active at all times of the day. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/why-are-fetuses-awake-at-night#post-51897 Fri, 13 Jan 2012 10:45:11 +0000 BabyBoecksMom 51897@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@winniebee: You sit a lot during the day, but all those trips to the printer, bathroom, lunch, etc. will rock him back to sleep. At night, you move a lot less so he's a lot more active. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/why-are-fetuses-awake-at-night#post-51847 Fri, 13 Jan 2012 09:54:28 +0000 winniebee 51847@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@artbee: Interesting! Lately, I've been just sitting at my desk lately so thought he would be more active. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/why-are-fetuses-awake-at-night#post-51842 Fri, 13 Jan 2012 09:49:54 +0000 heffalump 51842@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Your movement during the day puts them to sleep because they're rocking back and forwarth. So at night time when you're still they like to be awake. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/why-are-fetuses-awake-at-night#post-51839 Fri, 13 Jan 2012 09:46:02 +0000 tequiero21 51839@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>i think someone said somewhere that that's god's way of training you for when they're here! haha. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/why-are-fetuses-awake-at-night#post-51836 Fri, 13 Jan 2012 09:43:25 +0000 Mrs. Jacks 51836@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>They are awake all night to make sure that you never have a full night's sleep again. I think my last uninterrupted sleep was in July, 2009! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/why-are-fetuses-awake-at-night#post-51835 Fri, 13 Jan 2012 09:40:44 +0000 winniebee 51835@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I'm just about 21 weeks and have been been feeling baby boy move more and more (have an anterior placenta so it took pretty much til 20 weeks). I feel a few kicks during the day here and there....but at night, he goes nuts! Like an hour after dinner until I go to sleep. Then, if and when I wake up at night to pee (and I always do) around 3 or 4 a.m. he's going nuts again, sometimes making it hard for me to go back asleep! Why is that? I love any movement I can get now....but is there a way to sleep train a fetus? LOL </p>