No Movement from Baby in 2 Days!!!

Grab a TALL ice cold glass of water and go to ER ASAP. Drink the water and hopefully he will start kicking.

I'm so sorry J.. I've had 3 miscarriages and can't even begin to imagine how difficult and sad you are. When you're ready, there are support groups in the LA area.

Sorry again, my heart is so sad for you.

Stephanie

yes, my doc always told me ALWAYS to call if I hadn't felt movement in 24 hours. it'll make you feel better to call.

This happened to be during my pregnancies, and each time the doc had me come in for an ultrasound to make sure all was OK - and it was! Call your doc's office - MR is right, that is what they're there for. Happy thoughts!

Call your ob with your concerns - they're there to answer your questions :)

Call your Dr. ASAP!! They will want to check, just to be sure.

Yes you need to call your doc asap. They will put you on monitor to check for movements.

J., I am SO SORRY for your loss, it's so devastating, I have been there.
I am involved with a support group called Empty Cradle www.emptycradle.org
PLEASE call us at ###-###-#### for phone support (you leave a msg and we will call you back the same day, and set you up with a support volunteer who has suffered a similar loss) We have meetings in Vista and Temecula, I know it's not that close to you but if you want to come you are MORE than welcome! Please do call though, we can definitely provide support from someone who has suffered (and, survived!) a similar loss. You can call anytime and leave a message, and we will return your call within 24 hours. Just take one day at a time...again, I am so very sorry for what you are doing through. Just know that there is help out there, for the immediate grief as well as for long time healing. I hope to hear from you whenever you are ready to call. You will survive this grief, it's a long road but it's worth it. I am sending big hugs to you and your family. :'(

I would have been at the ob yesterday!

Edited: I am so sorry for your loss. Please look into joining a support group.

Ok, this literally happened to me like 4 days ago. Yes, I would call the your Dr, but don't freak out. Drink a glass or 2 of ice cold water, then lay on your left side for 30 minutes or so. You should feel something. I did. I still went to the Dr. the next day and everything was fine. My baby is back to moving on his regular schedule now. I think they just get tired for a day or two. Don't freak out though.

I would call your doctor and ask for a sound check and/or an ultrasound. he could be faced butt out and so when he kicks he kicks your lungs or air instead of ribs and such.

M.

My condolences to you for your loss and wish you strength as you get through this. I lost a pregnancy at 18 weeks and it was miserable but we survived and I now have two heathly children.
Good luck to you and please talk to others; friends, support group, counselor, other mamas. You can and will get through this, even though it seems insurmountable right now.

J.,
I am so sorry. You are not alone. When I miscarried a friend of mine suggested that I name the baby and make a potted plant with an arrangement of beautiful flowers and bury the ultrasound pictures under it. It was very healing. Now when I refer to our baby I refer to her by name and there is always a sweet reminder of her on our front porch when we enter our home. And.. it does get easier as time goes on.

GO to your doctor for a non-stress test. Not normal at all. Good luck to you! Hope everything is ok~ Let us know what happens--

M

Seriously, get an ultrasound to confirm. A friend of a friend had this happened and when they went to the doc - doc said it was nothing to worry about. They got a second opinion at the ER and the cord was around the neck and brain damage resulted. I would definitely get it checked out -- better safe than sorry. Don't mean to scare you but that's what I would in that situation. Not satisfied with 1st opinion, get 2nd opinion and insist on an ultrasound. Good luck and keep us posted!!!!

You may have mis-calculated your due date and be closer to term than you think. Sometimes they settle down and don't move as much right before labor starts but I'd get into the doctor today, just to be sure.
In some cases Moms can have a regular period the first month of pregnancy. So you could be 4 weeks off.

I just read your answer...I'm so very sorry for your loss. I lost my twin daughters at 24 weeks and three years later still think of them every day...I will keep you in my thoughts and prayers. Please take care of yourself. My heart breaks for you...
-M

that happened to me once and i went to labor and delivery (at the hospital) , where i needed to go once my water broke. they checked me within mins and everything was fine. IDK how things work in your area but if you can't do that call your dr. good luck.

Updated

that happened to me once and i went to labor and delivery (at the hospital) , where i needed to go once my water broke. they checked me within mins and everything was fine. IDK how things work in your area but if you can't do that call your dr. good luck.

i am sooo sorry for your loss!!! I lost my little girl, Alexis, at 20 weeks. I did NOT deliver her - they did the DNC and then an autopsy.

DO NOT LOSE HOPE!! PLEASE DO NOT!!! I know the sadness and loss you are feeling - been there - please know and believe me - that even 6 years later, i still feel my loss - it's just not as sharp and raw.

Ask your OB to refer to you to a specialist to help in grief. You can find out what went wrong - that's why we had the autopsy done. It might help to know what went wrong.

My heart and prayers go out to you. Please know that I am holding you TIGHT right now!!!

I am SOOO Sorry for you. You are not the only one. Your life does have meaning and it will be very difficult for a while. I encourage you to seek out a counselor or other professional and a support group. May God bless you and comfort you.

I don't want to scare you, but my DD stopped moving 1 day when I was only 9 days from my due date. I kept drinking cold ice water and eating sugary things and still nothing. I called the hospital, they said to give it a few more hours. When nothing changed, I went in and ended up having an emergency c-section right away because the baby was in distress. Turned out the cord was around her neck twice and all the nurses told me that my "mommy instincts" are what saved her. She ended up being fine with no brain damage or residual effects at all.

Please get to the hospital if you have not already - I hope everything is okay...

@RachelK

"I would have been at the OB yesterday!"................while your answer is honest it also comes off sounding very judgemental and maybe you should have explored the thread a bit more to see the other responses or even read it to yourself a few times before hitting send and hopefully realize that it was an unecessary comment.

J., there is a plan for this baby the little life that was lost. Please feel warm as you are wrapped in everyones prayers. Take time to grieve and know that you can and will recover in the way and time that is best for you.

Be well.

Call the doctor! In the mean time have a big glass of water and lay on your right side. Stay calm but please call your OB.
EDIT... OMG sorry, sorry your left, is better. But on your side either way. Good luck. I hope all is well.

YES, call your dr ASAP, tell no movement in two days, what they SHOULD do is tell you to come in to check to make sure everything is normal.

After this, you should do kick counts every day. Don't let it get to the 2nd day before you call, call the 1st day.

http://www.americanpregnancy.org/duringpregnancy/kickcoun...

I am so sorry. My thoughts and prayers are with you and your family...
xoxo

May God give you the strength to get through this very difficult time J.. Please take good care of yourself even while you are going through the grieving process. I hope that you give Bunny D. from San Diego a call as soon as you are ready.

My prayers are with you.

My heart is breaking for you. I lost my little girl at 22 weeks, the exact same way. I know where you are. I feel your pain. I will be praying for you. Please seek help, whether it is a doctor or a support group. You will jot want to at first, but you will need it. So incredibly heartbroken for you.

Call your doc, bet they can get you in for a non-stess test the same day. I wouldn't go to the ER unless you know they are awesome with obstetric emergencies. Odds are they would ask you to go to L&D to have baby looked at. Get to the doc asap. Odds are everything is okay but it's not worth the risk to wait. Good luck momma!

Oh, I am so so so sorry for your loss. Take care of yourself and please get the support from family or friends you will need in the coming days...

My heart breaks for you! I am sending you warm thoughts and prayers during your healing. I found out I lost my son at 26 weeks. I know there is nothing anyone can say to make it better...just know you are thought of and don't keep any of your feelings bottled up...be sure to talk to your family. Slowly and in your time it will get better!

J.,

I am sorry sorry for your loss! Words can not describe what you must be going through. Your life has plenty of purpose...I hope your family is there to comfort you during this time. Please become part of a grief support group and counseling..Don't be alone. I am so sorry.

I am so sorry to hear this J., my thoughts and prayers are with you and your family.

Sorry for your loss... Take care

J.,

I am so sorry for you loss.

I am so very sorry you have to go through this after being pregnant for so long. I had two miscarriages, six months apart. I was only 12 weeks each time. This will be a period of mourning. Please take good care of yourself. I am sorry and I will send loving thoughts your way.

I am so sorry this has happened to you. My heart sank when I read your post. This happened to me a year and a half ago. I know your pain. No one should have to go through this. Make sure that you take care of yourself, talk to anyone who will listen, take the time to grieve. Your in my thoughts and prayers.

I am so sorry for your loss.

I am so sorry for your loss.

Dear J.,

My heart is breaking for you. I know exactly how you feel. This happened to me two years ago when our first DS was 32 weeks. I had to do the same thing. It's unthinkable.

My sister, there are no words to describe the pain, but you can do this. There will be another side to this. In the meantime, grab onto those who love you with both hands.

I am praying for you and sending you hugs from far away. Our sons are safe, whole and well...playing together perhaps and waiting for us most definitely. That is my only comfort. I pray for peace, strength and healing for you. <3

I went through a few days where my baby quit moving when I was around 20 weeks. I was so scared, went into the doctor and everything was fine. Go have it checked out, but don't assume the worst, sometimes they are still moving and you just can't feel it! Good Luck, wishing you the best!

Call the dr!!! Neither of my girls moved very much. My first got stuck between my pelvic bones w/her feet behind her ears and couldn't turn...so I couldn't feel her. My placenta abrupted at 29 weeks and she was born emergency c-section (the vertical kind!) that thankfully being monitored because of premature labor was caught in time! My second I quit feeling by about 30 weeks so at many appointments had to be monitored. At 36 weeks they couldn't pick up any movement and did eveything they could to get her to move...strong heartbeat though just wouldn't move. They sent me on my way til the next week saying there was no sign of early labor, stitch and progesterone shots working just a stubborn baby and I'd no doubt deliver at my scheduled c in 3 weeks. Except my water broke less than 12 hours later and she was born the next morning!!! (mommy instinct was right the day before!)
...Oh and they always told me to drink mountain dew to get the baby moving. The first time I didn't worry too much until the day I drank 76 oz the day before & onto almost 32 oz that day then asked a coworker if it was weird I wasn't feeling baby anymore she told me to call dr. when they told me to get ahold of a mt dew and I told them how much i had already had, they said drop everything and get here now....then I worried!

Worry - no, concern yes! but any questions I always say ask the dr/midwife just to be sure! Better to be safe! and let us know the outcome when you can please!!!

J., I am so so sorry for your loss. My sister lost her little girl at 39 weeks more than three years ago. Her daughter will never be forgotten. I will keep you and your beautiful baby boy in my thoughts and prayers.

Lucy

If you are worried (and you must be since you asked about the situation here), then I wold call the doctor as most mamas have suggested.

However, I will tell you from experience though that a day or two without movement THAT YOU ARE AWARE of can be common. I have had it with all my kids (I am now on infant number 3) and it seems that just when I start to panic that I have not felt anything for x days that Baby wakes up and gives me a good ole kick! I think sometimes the babies get tired. They also start to run out of space so they slow down a bit. Also, I think that you are distracted by the rest of your life or that you are sooo tired or that you get so accustomed to the feelings that you do not notice the movements as much unless they are really really pronounced or you are having a very quiet moment. I know that especially with my last pregnancy that Hubby was move likely to feel the movements then I was.

I would relax and stop stressing. I would think that you were just at the docotor's office anyway (at 28 weeks) and if things were good then, I would be less concerned. It also depends on how much medical "intervention" you are willing to tolerate... I generally refuse all US after 20 weeks so no movement after a few days can be a bit more disconcerting for me since there aren't any "recent" pictures.

Call the doc and see what he says and then decide on your course of action. Taking some time out to relax and focus on the baby should help.

Good luck.
~C.

J. - I am praying for strength and healing for you. So sorry to read your update. Sending love and hugs your way.

I dont even know how to convey how saddened I am for you, and how sorry I am that you have had such a loss. My heart is breaking for you, and I am so, so, so sorry. You have to be strong, and know that this too shall pass. It is so hard to see that now, and I cant imagine how difficult this must be, but be strong for yourself and know that you can get through this. Remember too, that there are so many people to support you whether it be family, friends or a support group, to help you through this, and try to overcome this sadness. I wish so much I could say something else to try and ease your pain, but I hope you find comfort in knowing that we all here are thinking of you, and are in our prayers. Hugs and comfort your way. <3

I am so very sorry for your loss. You are in my prayers.