did you kick count? 🦵 🤰🏽

Question

I’m 28 weeks and i just went to my monthly prenatal appointment with my ob, he told me everything was perfect from my weight, size of baby, movement, heartbeat, etc. Well after i leave the appointment, i get washed over by all my pregnancy subscription apps that i have to kick count. “Kick count??” went through my mind 😭, my doctor, nor my family has ever talk to me about this, remind you this is my first pregnancy. should i still kick count even though i’m not at high risk and my doctor never mentioned it for me?

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I don’t necessarily count unless i don’t remember feeling him move throughout the day.  But it’s always good to keep track of your baby’s fetal movement as if he or she stops moving it is dangerous and means you need to get checked out.  As long as you can remember him/her moving within the last few hours it’s a good thing, if you don’t remember, then it’s always good to sit in a quiet room and relax to see if he/she moves- you should get about 6 movements an hour if you’re staying still.

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From my understanding kick counts are outdated because they leas to unnecessary concern. What my doctor said and what I've seen a lot of other women post from their doctors is that babies have patterns. And doing a kick count during their sleepy time is going to freak you out even though nothing is weonf. If you feel your baby is off that pattern for the day or not moving much, then do them. I'm guessing your doctor has the same views or it would have been brought up.

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There's no magic number of times your baby should move. 
Some people say 10 times an hour is normal but if your baby normally moves 60 times an hour, 10 is significantly reduced. 
At my hospital we recommend you take a moment each day after 28 weeks to think about your movements, whether your baby's pattern is normal. As strong and as frequent. Not counting, as such. 😊

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I never did unless baby wasn’t moving as much.

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I only kick count if I can’t remember the last time I felt him. Like if I’m super busy for a couple hours and sit down and don’t feel him for a few minutes, I’ll wait until I feel kicks and such before getting up and doing more stuff.

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It’s not something you have to do everyday. But if you feel like baby isn’t moving enough one day, you’d kick count.