pregnancy

While receiving prenatal care isn't it your prenatal doctor to tell you to do the kick counts at 28 weeks, especially if you have no knowledge of it?


This discussion is related to Stillbirth of a Child.

[alaysha]

My doctor didn't tell me to start doing the kick count until I was past 30 weeks. The reason is because at around 28 weeks is when the babies kicks start to become more regular, but they are still small enough to find hiding spots sometimes.

[Super_sally888]

My doc hasn't asked me to do kick count yet. I'm 33 weeks now.

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[martikadragoon]

Bibi~ My Dr. didn't tell me to do Kick counts UNTIL my son was kicking a TON each and every day.

every baby is different, some women feel their baby kicking every day all the time by 25 weeks or so (usually with the second or third pregnancy tho)
some don't feel it til about 32-35 weeks. Mine told me to begin them around 33 weeks because at that point I felt him kick alot.

And this is what he told me to do:
He said to ONLY count an hour after eating, because otherwise the baby might be sleeping and I would freak myself out over nothing.

He told me as long as I count 5 kicks OR movements within an hour after eating... that all was fine!