Is frequent fetal movement while lying down a dangerous sign?

For many pregnant mothers, fetal movement is a very critical thing during the entire pregnancy. Checking the frequency and number of fetal movements makes people concerned every moment. Some people often feel frequent fetal movements while lying or sitting. If the fetal movement is less than 20 times within 12 hours, or less than three times per hour, then this situation may be due to lack of oxygen, but if the frequency of fetal movement is relatively high and accompanied by abdominal pain, it should be considered as a precursor to premature birth.

Fetal movement is something that pregnant mothers look forward to very much during pregnancy. However, if the fetal movement is abnormal, it often makes pregnant mothers nervous. Because it concerns the health of the fetus. So, is it normal to have frequent fetal movements when lying down?

Is it normal to have frequent fetal movements when lying down?

If the fetal movement is less than 20 times in 12 hours, or less than 3 times per hour, it indicates that the fetus is suffering from hypoxia and its life may be seriously threatened. In the early stages of hypoxia, the number of fetal movements will increase, and the fetus will become restless due to hypoxia. When fetal intrauterine hypoxia continues to worsen, fetal movements gradually weaken and the frequency decreases, which is a sign of danger to the fetus. If no emergency measures are taken at this time, the fetus will stop moving and even its heart rate will disappear, and the heart will stop beating, resulting in death. This process takes about 12 to 48 hours. Therefore, once a pregnant woman finds abnormal fetal movement, she must not take it lightly. She should go to the obstetrics department immediately for treatment. Timely treatment can often turn danger into safety.

How to prevent frequent fetal movements :

Through self-monitoring and family monitoring after pregnancy, fetal abnormalities can be detected in time and treated in a timely manner. Generally, fetal movement can be felt between 15 and 20 weeks of pregnancy, reaching its peak between 28 and 32 weeks of pregnancy, and gradually decreasing after 38 weeks of pregnancy. Pregnant women should measure fetal movement from the 28th week of gestation. Once a day in the morning, noon and evening, each time for 1 hour. Pregnant women can sit or lie on their side and place their hands lightly on the abdominal wall to feel the fetal movement. Normal fetal movement is 3 to 5 times per hour. You can also multiply the number of fetal movements measured 3 times by 4, which is equal to the number of fetal movements in 12 hours. The sinking should be more than 30 times. Increased or decreased fetal movement indicates that there is something abnormal with the fetus and you should seek medical attention promptly. After 36 weeks of pregnancy, you can teach your family to listen to the fetal heart sounds in the pregnant woman's abdomen. The heart rate of the sinking fetus is 120 to 160 beats per minute. If you find that it is irregularly faster or slower, it is an abnormal situation and you should go to the hospital for examination in time. It is better to ensure 8 hours of sleep and lie on your left side.

What is fetal movement

The movement of the fetus in the uterus is called fetal movement. Fetal movement is a sign that the fetus is doing well in the uterus. During a normal 18-20 week pregnancy, pregnant women can feel fetal movements, 3-5 times per hour. The more weeks of pregnancy, the more active the fetal movements, but they decrease in the late stages of pregnancy. Generally, fetal movement reaches its peak after 28-32 weeks of pregnancy and gradually decreases after 38 weeks. Fetal movements are relatively even between 8 and 12 in the morning, are least between 2 and 3 in the afternoon, then gradually increase, and reach their highest between 8 and 11 in the evening.

Fetal movement is an important indicator for understanding the condition of the fetus in the uterus. Fetal movement can be used to understand the condition of the fetus in the uterus. Reduced fetal movement is a signal of fetal intrauterine hypoxia. Reduced fetal movement is common in weakened placental function and chronic intrauterine fetal hypoxia, and is an important indicator of fetal distress. After fetal movement completely stops, the fetal heart rate will also disappear within 24-48 hours. Therefore, pregnant women should pay attention to this and go to the hospital in time to avoid missing the rescue opportunity. However, frequent fetal movement is often a precursor symptom of the disappearance of fetal movement and should also be taken seriously.

Pregnant women should start counting fetal movements from the 7th month of pregnancy. This is the most feasible and simplest way for pregnant women to self-monitor the safety of the fetus in the uterus at home. The method of fetal movement monitoring is: from the seventh month of pregnancy to before delivery, observe for one hour each morning, noon and evening. Multiply the total number of fetal movements in three hours by 4, which is the number of fetal movements in 12 hours. The normal number of fetal movements is about 30 times within 12 hours. If it drops below 20 times, or less than 3 times per hour, it means that there is abnormality in the fetus and you should go to the hospital for examination immediately.