Is it normal to have a decrease in fetal movement during the due date?

In the middle and late stages of pregnancy, when pregnant women go to the hospital for prenatal check-ups, an important item is to check fetal movement. Fetal movement is an important indicator for understanding the vital characteristics of the fetus. There are many factors that affect the speed of fetal movement. For many pregnant women, fetal movement will be significantly reduced when they reach their due date. Don't be nervous if this problem occurs. This is mostly a normal phenomenon. You just need to do a serious prenatal check-up and everything will be fine if there are no other abnormalities.

Is it normal to have a decrease in fetal movement during the due date?

It is normal to give birth within two weeks before or after the due date. If the baby is born between 24 and 36 weeks of pregnancy, it is considered a premature birth (early birth), while if the baby is born later than the expected date of delivery, that is, after the 42nd week, it is considered a post-term birth (overdue birth). If a pregnant woman has passed her due date and has not yet shown any signs of labor, she must pay attention to the following points:

1. Don't be too nervous. Even if the gestational age is accurate, the impact on the mother and baby will not be significant when delivering within two weeks after the expected date of delivery, but you should pay attention to fetal movements. Fetal movement monitoring is the best means of self-monitoring in the late pregnancy. It can reflect the survival status of the fetus in the uterus. Once the fetal movement is less than 3 times per hour or less than 20 times in 12 hours or the fetal movement weakens, you need to go to the hospital for further examination immediately. The doctor will decide the timing of delivery based on the situation.

2. Continue with prenatal checkups and tell the doctor the results of early pregnancy examinations (such as B-ultrasound, blood tests, pregnancy tests, etc.) and the time and results of fetal movements, and ask the doctor to check the gestational age again.

3. Strengthen prenatal examinations, shorten the intervals between examinations, keep in touch with the doctor at any time, inform him of the intrauterine fetal movement, and follow up the amniotic fluid volume with B-ultrasound. If there are no abnormalities, the pregnancy can be continued under close monitoring.

If the due date is postponed to 14 days later, reaching the so-called clinically overdue pregnancy, the placenta of some pregnant women will age and the fetus will suffer from lack of oxygen and suffocation, which will cause great harm to the child. You should go to the hospital in time to take measures.

What is the cause of frequent fetal movements?

Frequent physiological fetal movements refer to an increase in the number of fetal movements caused by activities or stimulation of the pregnant woman. Normally, pregnant women will feel frequent fetal movements in five situations:

1. After eating: After eating, the blood sugar level in the pregnant mother's body increases, and the fetus also absorbs sufficient nutrients, so the fetal movement will become more frequent than before meals.

2. When taking a bath: Pregnant mothers are usually more relaxed when taking a bath. This emotion will be transmitted to the fetus. Infected by this emotion, the fetus will be more energetic and the number of fetal movements will increase.

3. Before going to bed at night: Generally speaking, the fetus moves the most at night, and at this time the pregnant mother can calm down and feel the baby's fetal movements, so she will feel that the baby moves particularly a lot.

4. When listening to music: From the second trimester, the fetus can hear the sounds of the outside world. He prefers soothing and gentle music. Under the stimulation of music, the fetus will become more active, which is also a way to convey emotions. It should be noted that pregnant mothers should not listen to music that is too intense or loud, so as to avoid adverse stimulation to the fetus and cause abnormal fetal movements.

5. When talking to the belly: Studies have shown that the fetus can hear what mom and dad are saying. When communicating with the fetus, the fetus will respond with frequent fetal movements.