Does anyone do kick counts ?

Question

My baby doesn't really have much of a pattern sometimes she moves all night and other days she sleeps when I sleep and kicks me all morning, other days I won't feel her kick in the morning I'll just feel her rolling around in there, I work a lot so she moves when I am standing up working all day. I'm so confused I try not to stress but people keep saying I'm supposed to feel her 10 times in a hour but I know every baby is different. Her heartbeat in s fine and everything so I don't know if I should calm down or do the counts. Help?!

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The best advice I ever got from my doctor was when I went in for a non stress test due to not feeling the baby as much. He told me to not do kick counts, as long as I feel the baby daily, I should feel good about that. It totally reduced my stress. He said you are not guaranteed to feel the baby every time you lay down. Mine doesn't have a pattern either and I don't worry about that.

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I did kick counts for a week but stopped because I get 10 kicks within five minutes. She literally moves all day. I have an anterior placenta so I thought I wouldn't feel her much...didn't feel her until almost 20 weeks but at 30 weeks her kicks make my boobs bounce! Makes me think she is going to be an energetic one when she is born.

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No because if I did I would be calling my OB every day. I've gotten used to the fact that my baby just isn't the norm they say. If I'm ever worried I try to push her around until I feel at least one little nudge

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I'm 35 weeks and I have never noticed any true pattern with my baby's kicks. They change often... Some days he is super active and other days he is more relaxed. Sometimes it's big kicks and sometimes I just feel him rolling. My OB told me that all movement counts as movement and if you are feeling baby then things are good. Ive had panic moments throughout and he has been just fine :) I think there is a lot of fear about kick counts that cause us to panic more than should be but on the other end it has helped others. Just go with your gut and if you feel something is off then call your ob or midwife and get checked.

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It's hard to keep track when you are busy and active all day. I wouldn't worry. As long as you feel your baby throughout the day everything is fine.

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I agree with not counting but I'm high risk due to hypothyroidism and the risk of still birth is very high so I'm required to do a daily count. ; ( it's very stressful.

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its not 10 times every hour its just 10 times at their most active time. I always thought my LG was very unactive just turned out my uterus was tilted toward my spine so didnt feel most of it. This one (#2) is crazy in comparrison, glad I didnt have this pregnancy first or I would have been worried sick.

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I try to, I have a little bit of a pattern but sometimes when i notice him being more active at a random time I will try to do my count the

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I started to worry too about my baby, there are some days I hardly feel her then there are days she won't stop moving. I try not to worry about the 10 kicks per hour. As long as I hear the heart beat each dr visit I am fine.

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I'm 29 weeks today too

Does anyone do kick counts ?

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