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@Mrs Hedgehog: When I had that happen I was told to drink something cold and then something hot. If the sugar didn't wake LO up, perhaps the temperature changes will. Also, can you put a loud noise next to your belly? Like a buzzer? During Non-Stress Tests, that's how they get babies to move around.

This happens to me, except it was like 24 and nothing! They told me to drink an entire glass of OJ and then lay on my side. It worked! The sugar of the juice, mixed with my position really shook him up and got him moving.

Sometimes they are moving, but are in a place in the uterus that makes you unable to feel the movement, so moving yourself around in diff positions helps.
Sometimes they're asleep, so getting something sugary and cold is good for getting their tush in motion;)
Good luck.
If it doesn't work within 20mins, I'd call and see if the nurse can suggest anything else.

I would go get checked.

This happened to me at 34 weeks. He wouldn't respond to sweet drinks, so I ate sweet cookies and he finally moved a bit. I went in to be monitored and of course by the time I got there he was very active! Try eating something sweet, drinking something sweet and cold (my LO always moved for cold Gatorade) and lay down in a quiet room... If you still don't feel anything, I'd go get checked right away.

This happened to me with DS. They told me to drink OJ and lay on my side. If that didn't work to do the same after eating a lot of sugar. I still had no movement so they brought me in for a non-stress test. Turns out DS was moving around just fine, I just couldn't feel any of it! I was even having some mild contractions and I felt nothing. Anyway during the test, as part of their attempt to get me to feel movement (and lower my anxiety), they banged large metal spoons really close to my belly, hoping the noise would get DS kicking around. Maybe you could try that, but in all honesty I would be calling your OB/midwife/on-call doctor now just to be on the safe side.

@Mrs Hedgehog: hope you're doing okay. Any updates?

Hoping all turned out fine and you got Lil Baby to move

@Mrs Hedgehog: call! For your peace of mind and for the baby. That's what those people are there for.

@Mrs Hedgehog: I'm glad she moved around a little for you! Please still call your doctor, and try to take it easy today. I had a couple days when I thought my LO wasn't moving enough, or I couldn't remember how long it had been since he last moved, and I freaked out! The FTM worries are totally normal! Listen to your gut, you know your baby best! (((Hug)))

@Mrs Hedgehog: very concerning to me. I would definitely call. I'd want some fetal monitoring to make sure everything was fine.

I'd definitely call/go in for peace of mind. It's most likely nothing, but would be more than worth it just to make sure.

This happened to me at 35w3d and I went in to find my fluid was low (they thought it had broken) and the cord blood flow was severely lacking. They delivered LO a few hours later. BUT I had IUGR and high blood pressure, which contributed to the situation so please don't freak out, just go get checked out.

I'm with everyone else; please get checked out just to be on the safe side. Thinking of you, fellow August mama!

While drinking something sugary/cold to see if you can get your baby to move, I'd also call just for peace of mind. I'd feel better getting monitored and knowing for sure everything is okay.

@Mrs Hedgehog: great news!!

I would go in for monitoring if they don't go back to normal soon. I had low amniotic fluid, and this was how I knew that it was becoming an issue. That was way at the end, not so early like you, but still. I would be concerned, personally.

@Mrs Hedgehog: That's good! I'm glad you called though.