So at my last appointment, my doctor didn't really instruct me to do kick counts, but did mention that I should be feeling Kaua move at least six times after I eat. Now, I should have asked him, how soon after I eat? And how soon should I feel the six movements in conjunction to the first and the last? but I didnt. So I went on line and did some research on how to do kick counts. I found some very very helpful information here:
http://www.americanpregnancy.org/duringpregnancy/kickcounts.htm
And based upon this information, created my own little table for me to record Kaua's kicks. Here's a sample of what it looks like. (shucks, guess you cant paste a table from a word document in here). Well, it sorta looks like the tables here:
http://health.utah.gov/rhp/pregnancy/preged/duringpreg/kickcounts.PDF
except that I tweaked it a little more to fit my preferences. Last night, I started doing the kick counting for the first time at 27 weeks 4 days. I started at 7:45 pm and lo and behold, Kaua finished his 10 kicks in 6 minutes! Crazy! Wonder if it will always be that quick? My goal is to try and do the kick counts after dinner, when I feel his first movement. We'll see how that goes.
DH comes home tonight for the weekend! Yippee! We can finally set up his crib!
Hey, thanks for your comments on my blog - sounds like you know how I'm feeling - so much unknown with a baby, huh?? Scary... but I know it will all work out for both of us and we we'll never look back when our babies get here!
ReplyDeleteNow remember - they slow down a lot right before they come out to see you.
ReplyDeleteHow fun to keep track!
I'm stealing your kick counts chart!
ReplyDeleteThanks for the links!
ReplyDeleteI was worried about Cade's movements now that he has gotten so big. I don't feel the big movements like I used to, mostly just shifting. My doc knows what a worry wart I can be and she said as long as I feel him move every two hours, everything is perfect. She told me everytime I feel him move, look at a clock and think, "Okay, I need to feel him again by two hours from now."
When she puts it like that, I feel like he moves all the time!