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Am I the only one who is petrified that something is wrong with the baby? Don't get me wrong. There are absolutely no signs of a problem. My NT scan was normal. All my ultrasounds were normal. I feel my boy move often and every day. Compared to some of the baby movement clips on YouTube , mine look minimal.
This fear started kicking in when I started to see and feel his little head stick out of the right side of my ribs. I'm convinced that his head is too small now because he is breeched. I even asked the OB today about his measurements and he said the baby's head is just fine and joked that if I was having a vaginal birth I wouldn't be saying that.
Also, his movements are slow but big. Kicks are less frequent but when he kicks , they hurt and are very low. LOL! When I look at my stomach I have a hard time believing he is really in there. Where is his whole body fitting exactly?
Could it be I'm just nervous because of the loss of my brother's baby a while back?
You must all think I'm completely nuts...
I think what you're feeling is normal. Madeline's movements have changed a bit this week, too, and so I'm a little paranoid about it...but she is moving.
A moving baby is good! Dont worry unless he's not active at all. My movements feel more like pressing/stretching/pushing rather than the constant kicks, rolls, etc. As they have been in the past.
Everything's fine in there. He's chilling waiting for his body to signal that it's time. I'm sure his head is head sized. Harper had a tiny head, thank god, but it was still head sized. I'm sure all his bits are where they are supposed to be and he's perfect.
Fear is normal Melanie. Especially when you can't see on the inside and all you see is a big round belly. Everything will be fine and your new baby boy will be here soon!
I think most of us, if not all, have some deep rooted fear that something may be wrong with our little ones. It's hard not to worry about these precious bundles we're about to bring into the world.
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I worried like that with my first. All these girls in my DDC had babies that were constantly kicking and going nuts, and my DS barely moved. Let me tell you...........when he was a newborn........he slept almost 24 hours a day. He woke up to eat every 3 hours and then went straight back to sleep, never cried, never had colic, was the easiest baby anyone that met him had ever seen!
So maybe you'll get lucky and have an angel baby too since supposedly they behave out of utero, very similar to in utero.
I have another "lazy" one on my hands.......she barely moves........so my fingers are crossed it's just because she's going to be a really easy baby too! Can I get so lucky twice?!?
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It's completely normal to worry but everything you're describing sounds absolutely fine honey.
Baby's movements do change towards the end because they run out of room and also they drop lower, eventually getting their head engaged, it's also said that they don't move about so much when they're preparing for labour as they have a "knowing" and rest and conserve their energy. My baby has definitely slowed down but I still get regular movement, just lower and much more gentle, and more of the pressing/pushing than actual kicking.
I think you'll feel better when you have baby in your arms and can see him!
I will definitely feel better once he is I'm my arms. A big part of what gets me nervous is that sometimes he is standing straight up in there and his head looks so darn teeny under my ribs.
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