Scientific fetal movement counting method

Fetal movement is a sign of the baby's life. At the same time, it can also reflect the baby's well-being in the mother's womb. Some people figuratively compare fetal movement to a weather map of the fetus's physical and mental health. A sudden and drastic change in the rhythm of your baby's movements may indicate that your baby is in danger, such as intrauterine hypoxia. Therefore, counting fetal movements is used by pregnant women as a way to monitor fetal intrauterine distress. If you are a high-risk pregnant woman, your doctor will probably pay more attention to the necessity of counting fetal movements in the later stages of pregnancy. In the later stages of pregnancy, the increased weight of the fetus reduces the area where it can move in the amniotic fluid of the pregnant woman, and the fetal movement also decreases accordingly. Although prenatal check-ups are conducted regularly, professional staff's assessment of the fetus is still intermittent. If you want to know whether your baby is healthy in the womb, the best way is to count the number of fetal movements every day and record them carefully. In this way, the mother can continue to understand the baby's condition. Once there is any abnormality, consult professional medical staff immediately to create precious time to save the baby.

When can I feel my baby moving?

The fetus will begin to move in your uterus around the seventh or eighth week, but you should not be able to feel him kicking you until the 16th to 22nd week. Women who have been pregnant before are more likely to notice this change (also called early baby movements) than new mothers because they have been through this experience before and they know the difference between baby movements and abdominal discomfort. Thin women can also feel the baby's movement earlier than fat women.

What does it feel like when your baby moves?

The baby's movements are often described as sounding like intestinal gas, flying butterflies, raised popcorn, or a fish swimming. In fact, when you can sit still, you can more easily feel the fetal movement, and when you learn to habitually feel the fetal movement, you will be able to distinguish that the feeling of fetal movement is very different from the feeling of hunger.

What is the normal frequency of fetal movement?

The number, speed, height, etc. of fetal movements often indicate the well-being of the fetus. Therefore, people call fetal movements the symbol of fetal well-being. The baby's fetal movement is normal, indicating that the placenta functions well, the oxygen transported to the fetus is sufficient, and the fetus is growing and developing well in the uterus. The little life lives happily in the womb. According to the observation of obstetricians and gynecologists, normal and obvious fetal movements are no less than 3 to 5 times per hour; the number of obvious fetal movements in 12 hours is about 30 to 40 times or more. However, due to individual differences between fetuses, some fetuses may move more than 100 times within 12 hours. However, as long as the baby's fetal movements are regular, rhythmic, and the changes are not big, it means that the baby's development is normal.

How to count fetal movements and special tools for counting fetal movements.

At the latest by the 28th week of pregnancy, your doctor will suggest that you take paper and pen to record the number of fetal movements every day. To do this job well, you need to choose the time of the day when the baby is most active, and make sure the baby is so active at this time every day.

The common clinical method of counting fetal movements is to count them once in the morning, noon, and evening every day, with each frequency being one hour. Only one valid fetal movement is counted as the fetus moving continuously for several times. After recording the number of fetal movements each time, calculate the number of fetal movements in 12 hours, draw a daily fetal movement data chart, and provide it to the doctor during the prenatal check-up. It is rather inconvenient for expectant mothers to count fetal movements on a regular basis. Here we strongly recommend a medical device called "Intelligent Fetal Movement Meter with Blanket". Expectant mothers can just press the fetal movement button anytime they feel the fetal movement. It can automatically detect and continuously detect the fetal movement, record and calculate the number of fetal movements within 12 hours every day. After connecting to the mobile phone, the app can also analyze the fetal movement data, draw a fetal movement data chart throughout the pregnancy, and diagnose the periodicity of the fetal movement. At the same time, the data can reach the doctor's side. If the fetal movement is abnormal, the hospital expert can contact you anytime and anywhere to provide solutions.