What are normal baby movements?
Baby movements is your baby’s way of telling you all is well. A healthy baby should move. Imagine if you were really sick, you would still move around the bed and get up several times a day to go the toilet. If you lay in bed for many hours, not moving at all, you would probably be dreadfully ill.
A baby that’s doing nothing is not normal. 
And why are we so insistent about baby movements? If we look at unexpected stillbirths in the third trimester, an alarming number of those stillbirths are preceded by a couple of days of decreased or absent fetal movements.
This podcast covers:
•        How picking your baby’s pattern of movement is important
•        Why we moved away from ‘kick charts’
•        Why going to sleep on absent fetal movements is not a strategy
•        What to do if you think you have reduced or absent fetal movements
•        Why a baby ‘slowing’ down at term is not a sign you are going into labour.

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What are normal baby movements? Baby movements is your baby&rsquo;s way of telling you all is well. A healthy baby should move. Imagine if you were really sick, you would still move around the bed and get up several times a day to go the toilet. If you lay in bed for many hours, not moving at all, you would probably be dreadfully ill. A baby that&rsquo;s doing nothing is not normal.&nbsp; And why are we so insistent about baby movements? If we look at unexpected stillbirths in the third trimester, an alarming number of those stillbirths are preceded by a couple of days of decreased or absent fetal movements. This podcast covers: &bull; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;How picking your baby&rsquo;s pattern of movement is important &bull; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;Why we moved away from &lsquo;kick charts&rsquo; &bull; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;Why going to sleep on absent fetal movements is not a strategy &bull; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;What to do if you think you have reduced or absent fetal movements &bull; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;Why a baby &lsquo;slowing&rsquo; down at term is not a sign you are going into labour.
If you have a question you want answered, please leave your message on<a href="https://www.speakpipe.com/growmybaby"> speakpipe</a> to be chosen for Dr Pat to answer during a Q&amp;A:
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Join our <a href="https://growmybaby.com.au/i-am-pregnant">pregnancy and birth course</a>
Join our <a href="https://growmybaby.com.au/getting-pregnant">pregnancy course</a>
Instagram <a href="https://www.instagram.com/thekickpregnancypodcast/">@thekickpregnancypodcast</a>
Facebook <a href="https://www.facebook.com/GrowMyBabyDoctor/">@thekickpregnancypodcast</a>
Just pregnant? Download our <a href="https://growmybaby.com.au/just-pregnant">checklist </a>to take to your first appointment.
Website:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.growmybaby.com.au/">https://www.growmybaby.com.au/</a>

Everything you need to know about pregnancy and birth. Your host Obstetrician Dr Patrick Moloney and co-host Brigid Moloney focus on expert information about the essentials of growing a baby, with a good dose of relatable chats about their experience of being parents to four boys. Restore your calm and build your confidence during pregnancy and birth and take the next step to becoming a parent.

Want more? Join them in their week by week program at GrowMyBaby.com.au to tap into their evidence based and expert information built from the experience of helping more than 4000 babies to be born.

Everything you need to know about pregnancy and birth. Your host Obstetrician Dr Patrick Moloney and co-host Brigid Moloney focus on expert information about the essentials of growing a baby, with a good dose of relatable chats about their experience of being parents to four boys. Restore your calm and build your confidence during pregnancy and birth and take the next step to becoming a parent.
Want more? Join them in their week by week program at <a href="GrowMyBaby.com.au">GrowMyBaby.com.au</a> to tap into their evidence based and expert information built from the experience of helping more than 4000 babies to be born.

The Kick Pregnancy Podcast

Everything you need to know about getting pregnant, being pregnant, giving birth and bringing your baby home. Your host Obstetrician Dr Patrick Moloney and co-host Brigid Moloney focus on the essentials of growing a baby without heavy medical jargon and with lots of relatable stories of their work helping thousands of women have babies, as well as being parents to four boys. Each episode has expert led content that will help you cut through the swathe of pregnancy information, restoring your calm and giving you the confidence to know that mama, you got this!

Everything you need to know about getting pregnant, being pregnant, giving birth and bringing your baby home. Your host Obstetrician Dr Patrick Moloney and co-host Brigid Moloney focus on the essentials of growing a baby without heavy medical jargon and with lots of relatable stories of their work helping thousands of women have babies, as well as being parents to four boys. Each episode has expert led content that will help you cut through the swathe of pregnancy information, restoring your calm and giving you the confidence to know that mama, you got this!

212. What Are Normal Baby Movements?

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