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Definitely good to talk/check with your doctor especially if there is a decrease in movement but my first was super spazzy and really fast with kicking at times and it turned out he was just hyper and liked to kick. I asked my doctor about it and she just shrugged.

If it makes you feel better my doctor told me that if something is wrong they just quietly stop moving. Frantic movement or “struggling” as I asked about when I was pregnant and paranoid isn’t a thing that indicates issues!

My daughter had one specific spazzy movement that kicked in during my second trimester. I got scared and called the docs because it felt like she was having a small seizure in utero. My doctor thought for sure it was fine. She’s still super wiggly, and shakes her feet sometimes when she’s on her back, which I think is what I was feeling. It’s probably normal.

Also a trick I learned from the high risk nurses, if you’re really worried drink 12-16oz of fruit juice in 5 minutes or less, and most babies will move within 15 minutes or so when all the sugar hits your bloodstream.

@Sams Mom: Yes! With my first. It looked and felt crazy. My OB explained they can start having a startle response. She is very busy on the outside as she was in the inside.