Browsing Category: "Fetal Movements"

Baby position

Looking at my tummy, I am wondering how my baby positions herself inside. Sometimes I felt her little head moving in the lower part of my tummy. Especially when I sat, I felt her little head or fist turning aournd anxiously there, urging me to stand up. Sometimes I felt a little bump near my [...]

tags | datetime May 22, 2008 12:57 pm | comments Comments (0)

Fetal hiccups

What is fetal hiccups? How come baby has hiccups inside the tummy since there is no air there? Here are the answers I found.

tags , , | datetime April 22, 2008 7:32 am | comments Comments (0)

Changes of fetal movements

With her body growing, there is less and less room in the uterus for her to play. Therefore, there are less kicking, punching and knocking. Instead, there are more swirling, turning and rolling.

tags | datetime April 15, 2008 8:40 am | comments Comments (0)

Understanding fetal movements, part 4

Message 4: I don’t like noise Nobody likes noise, either does my baby. One night, I washed dishes near the sink. The clashes of dishes, glasses, silverware, and pots struck up an unharmonious tune. I didn’t notice it until I felt baby moving restlessly in my tummy. I didn’t notice her movements when I washed [...]

tags | datetime March 25, 2008 7:32 am | comments Comments (0)

Understanding fetal movements, part 3

Message 3: I like rubbing and patting Since I felt my baby’s first movement, I have been noticing she likes rubbing and patting. When she is agitated, anxious, or restless, rubbing and patting always calm her down, or moderate her movements. Along with rubbing and patting, sometimes I talk to her, telling her what I [...]

tags | datetime March 19, 2008 12:57 pm | comments Comments (0)

Understanding fetal movements, part 2

Message 2: I need more space My baby and I have to come to a compromise on what position I should sleep. Whenever I tried to sleep on my left side, I felt my baby begin to move, kick and stretch. When I moved to my right side, she didn’t like it either. When I [...]

tags , | datetime February 26, 2008 8:52 am | comments Comments (0)

Understanding fetal movements, part 1

Fetal movement refers to motion of a fetus caused by its own muscle activity. It is usually felt around the 17th – 20th week from the last menstual period. Cyclic patterns of activity/sleep are thought to take place with “quiet” sleep cycles lasting from 10 to 60 minutes. Daily number of movements varie from 50 [...]

tags , | datetime February 19, 2008 8:43 am | comments Comments (0)