Keeping “kick counts” is recommended by most doctors late in the second trimester. To do a kick count, you count the number of movements or kicks. After you get to 10 squiggles, rolls, kicks or flutters, you note how long it took from the beginning to the end of the session.
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One of the more exciting aspects of pregnancy, aside from decorating the nursery, is getting to feel your baby move inside your womb. The first flutters that begin to appear anywhere from Week 16 to 25 make the pregnancy suddenly feel more ‘real.’ There’s life growing inside you, and now you can feel it! For [...]
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What a thrill it is for first time mothers to feel their baby`s first kick. Before the days of ultrasound, this was the probably sign of life that the mom may feel. It`s as if the baby`s saying ?I`m in here mom and I`m fine.?
Fetal movement is indeed an important way of monitoring your baby`s [...]
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