Thursday, May 03, 2007
Fetal Lesson #14 - How to Freak Mommy Out
Don't move for an entire hour after mommy wakes up. In fact, don't respond to any stimuli... that includes mommy jumping up and down, jiggling her belly, shining lights on you and placing an ice pack on what she can only assume is your rearend. Don't even move when she breaks out big brother's bumble ball and jiggles the heck out of your head.
(in Too's defense, I WAS woken up by my baby daddy at the obscene hour of 4:50a.m. as he was leaving to go catch a train, so really this all pretty much fell during what is probably prime deep sleep time for the kiddo.)
Since then, I have felt a few small movements... which does not leave me entirely UNconcerned. I'm waiting until I can eat something though to see if that gets Too going. I realize there is not much room in there anyway, but c'mon, throw me a bone... some squirming and hiccups would be nice....
p.s. none of my paranoia is helped by the fact that I've had a couple of freaky baby dreams lately. Oh how I could SO do without my hormone-influenced subconscious!
p.p.s. a sugar-laden chocolate chip muffin seems to be slowly waking Too up as it currently feels like he/she is doing some intra-utero morning yoga moves.
(in Too's defense, I WAS woken up by my baby daddy at the obscene hour of 4:50a.m. as he was leaving to go catch a train, so really this all pretty much fell during what is probably prime deep sleep time for the kiddo.)
Since then, I have felt a few small movements... which does not leave me entirely UNconcerned. I'm waiting until I can eat something though to see if that gets Too going. I realize there is not much room in there anyway, but c'mon, throw me a bone... some squirming and hiccups would be nice....
p.s. none of my paranoia is helped by the fact that I've had a couple of freaky baby dreams lately. Oh how I could SO do without my hormone-influenced subconscious!
p.p.s. a sugar-laden chocolate chip muffin seems to be slowly waking Too up as it currently feels like he/she is doing some intra-utero morning yoga moves.
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I seem to recall that BOTH my children got very quiet a few days before birth. My mom told me they were resting up for the big event.
If you are really concerned, check with your doctor. She can probably put your mind at ease.
If you are really concerned, check with your doctor. She can probably put your mind at ease.
If it comforts you at all (probably not) I don't really feel movement in the morning...maybe a small little foot shuffle here and there. It's not until evening that the kid goes nuts, kicking and turning and stuff.
Yeah, I'm thinking that's the case with Too as well... he/she was VERY active yesterday evening and usually isn't crazy moving in the morning. I'm just paranoid. But I've eaten something and now I'm just waiting to do a kick count and see if a call to the doc just to double check things is in order.
Joan! ack! Don't suggest I might be close to going into labor! That would be a VERY bad thing for the next four days... VERY bad... particularly bad TODAY.
Re read what I posted - the babies got quiet "a few days" before birth, not half a day. Seriously, relax. Morning yoga moves are a good thing! :)
I was going to say the part about impending labor as well...
Bella was always sluggish, she was just quite content to be snuggled up and asleep. Still is that way. She is full tilt when she is awake and asleep like a bear in winter when she sleeps.
Bella was always sluggish, she was just quite content to be snuggled up and asleep. Still is that way. She is full tilt when she is awake and asleep like a bear in winter when she sleeps.
Right at the end of my second pregnancy, I wasn't feeling movement either. So we hustled down to the hospital, they hooked me up to the monitors, and said that the baby was moving quite a normal amount. I just wasn't feeling the subtle movements, I guess.
I went into labour during that night...wait, maybe I shouldn't have revealed that part...I don't want to cause more panic than Joan S. did!
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I went into labour during that night...wait, maybe I shouldn't have revealed that part...I don't want to cause more panic than Joan S. did!
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