I'm eight months pregnant and I'm not moving much.

In the later stages of pregnancy, the fetus is basically formed in the belly and fetal movement will occur. If you feel that the fetus is not moving after eight months of pregnancy, you must go to the hospital for examination in time. Some mothers have more sebum on their abdomens and cannot feel the baby moving in their belly, while some mothers have more sensitive bodies, so different judgments must be made according to different situations. The safest way is to do a comprehensive examination.

1. There are two possibilities why the fetus does not move much. One is that your subcutaneous fat layer is relatively thick, and you cannot feel slight fetal movements clearly. The second is that there is a problem with the fetus itself, which may be caused by many reasons.

2. It is best to go to the hospital to check fetal movement. The hospital has special instruments to measure fetal movement. You can make a judgment based on the measured values. It is inaccurate to rely on your own feeling. Generally speaking, first-time pregnant mothers will feel fetal movement for the first time around 18-20 weeks of pregnancy, but the amplitude of the fetal movement is very small. Most pregnant mothers can clearly feel the movement of the fetus after 4 months of pregnancy, that is, from the 5th month.

3. Fetal movement in the fourth month of pregnancy is a normal situation. Some pregnant mothers are more sensitive and can feel fetal movement very early, but others need to feel fetal movement later. If fetal movement does not occur as expected, pregnant mothers should not be anxious. It may be that the baby is too small and the amplitude of the movement is not large enough for the pregnant mother to feel. If you are still worried, you can go to the hospital for a check-up to observe the condition of the fetus. As long as the prenatal check-up is normal, there will be no problem with the fetus.

Fetal movement refers to the body movement of the fetus in the uterus. It may be local movement, such as breathing, opening the mouth, opening and closing the palms, etc., or it may be whole-body movement, such as rolling, stretching the limbs, etc. Normal and healthy fetal movement is a sign of the healthy growth of the fetus in the pregnant woman's body. In fact, fetal movement already exists at the beginning of the fetus's formation. However, because the fetus is still too small and there is a barrier of amniotic fluid, pregnant women cannot feel fetal movement. Only through B-ultrasound can the subtle movements of the fetus be seen.