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"&amp;lt;p&amp;gt;Most pregnant women begin to &amp;lt;a href=&amp;quot;https://www.verywell.com/feeling-your-baby-move-in-pregnancy-2760164&amp;quot; data-component=&amp;quot;link&amp;quot; data-source=&amp;quot;inlineLink&amp;quot; data-type=&amp;quot;internalLink&amp;quot; data-ordinal=&amp;quot;1&amp;quot;&amp;gt;feel fetal\u00A0&amp;lt;/a&amp;gt;&amp;lt;a href=&amp;quot;https://www.verywell.com/feeling-your-baby-move-in-pregnancy-2760164&amp;quot; data-component=&amp;quot;link&amp;quot; data-source=&amp;quot;inlineLink&amp;quot; data-type=&amp;quot;internalLink&amp;quot; data-ordinal=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot;&amp;gt;movements&amp;lt;/a&amp;gt;\u00A0between 18 and 25 weeks of pregnancy. First-time moms tend to feel movement later than moms who have given birth in the past. But many moms worry when they are not able to feel their babies move.&amp;lt;/p&amp;gt;&amp;lt;p&amp;gt;If you are not yet 25 weeks pregnant and you have not yet felt any fetal movement, most likely this is not the sign of a problem\u2014especially if it is your first pregnancy. If you have been attending your prenatal medical appointments, then your physician has been monitoring the development of your pregnancy and should be able to give you some reassurance that your baby is growing the way he or she should.\u00A0&amp;lt;/p&amp;gt;&amp;lt;p&amp;gt;If you &amp;lt;em&amp;gt;have&amp;lt;/em&amp;gt; felt your baby move, but the movements have not been regular, remember that you may not feel the movements consistently until your baby is larger. As your pregnancy progresses and you reach your third trimester, you should feel your baby move regularly. That&amp;amp;#39;s when you should begin to pay closer attention to your baby&amp;amp;#39;s movements, because as your pregnancy continues,\u00A0a sudden change in the amount of fetal movement may be a red flag that there is a problem.\u00A0&amp;lt;/p&amp;gt;&amp;lt;h3&amp;gt;Monitoring Your Baby&amp;amp;#39;s Movement&amp;lt;/h3&amp;gt;&amp;lt;p&amp;gt;By the time you are about 28 weeks pregnant, you should be able to recognize some kind of pattern to your baby&amp;amp;#39;s movements. For instance, maybe your baby is extremely active during certain times of the day, when you exercise, when you eat something sweet or drink something cold, or when you lie down.\u00A0It&amp;amp;#39;s a good idea to pay attention to your baby&amp;amp;#39;s routine so that you can notice any decrease in fetal movement. Some physicians advise monitoring the baby&amp;amp;#39;s &amp;lt;a href=&amp;quot;https://www.verywell.com/fetal-kick-counts-2753550&amp;quot; data-component=&amp;quot;link&amp;quot; data-source=&amp;quot;inlineLink&amp;quot; data-type=&amp;quot;internalLink&amp;quot; data-ordinal=&amp;quot;3&amp;quot;&amp;gt;kick counts&amp;lt;/a&amp;gt; to detect changes in the baby&amp;amp;#39;s routines.&amp;lt;/p&amp;gt;&amp;lt;p&amp;gt;For example, the &amp;lt;a href=&amp;quot;http://www.acog.org/&amp;quot; data-component=&amp;quot;link&amp;quot; data-source=&amp;quot;inlineLink&amp;quot; data-type=&amp;quot;externalLink&amp;quot; data-ordinal=&amp;quot;4&amp;quot;&amp;gt;American Congress of Obstetricians and Gynecologists&amp;lt;/a&amp;gt; (ACOG) advises that you time how long it takes to feel 10 fetal movements. ACOG recommends doing this around the same time every day (whenever your baby is most active), starting at 28 weeks (or at 26 weeks if you&amp;amp;#39;re having a high-risk pregnancy). It&amp;amp;#39;s best to sit with your feet up or lie on your left side while performing the kick count.\u00A0If you feel that your baby is not moving as much as you&amp;amp;#39;d expect, have a snack and then sit or lie down again to see if your baby begins moving.&amp;lt;/p&amp;gt;&amp;lt;h3&amp;gt;When to Call Your Doctor&amp;lt;/h3&amp;gt;&amp;lt;p&amp;gt;The goal is to feel a minimum of 10 fetal movements within two hours, though it may take only 15 minutes or less. Different physicians and midwives have different guidelines over exactly when to call, but, generally speaking, if you don&amp;amp;#39;t feel at least 10 fetal movements in two hours, call your doctor to make sure that you&amp;amp;#39;re not at risk for stillbirth. If you&amp;amp;#39;re more than 28 weeks pregnant, your doctor may ask you to come in for a &amp;lt;a href=&amp;quot;https://www.verywell.com/non-stress-test-2759326&amp;quot; data-component=&amp;quot;link&amp;quot; data-source=&amp;quot;inlineLink&amp;quot; data-type=&amp;quot;internalLink&amp;quot; data-ordinal=&amp;quot;5&amp;quot;&amp;gt;non-stress test (NST)&amp;lt;/a&amp;gt; to make sure that your baby isn&amp;amp;#39;t in distress.&amp;lt;/p&amp;gt;&amp;lt;p&amp;gt;If you&amp;amp;#39;re not confident about your kick count or if you simply can&amp;amp;#39;t stop worrying about it, call your physician.\u00A0You may feel hesitant to call your doctor if your baby&amp;amp;#39;s movements are decreased, fearing that you&amp;amp;#39;re feeling anxious over nothing. Even though there is a chance that your baby will begin kicking up a storm the instant you arrive at the doctor&amp;amp;#39;s office, taking that chance is preferable to sitting at home and feeling scared that something is wrong with your baby. After all, if it turns out that something &amp;lt;em&amp;gt;is&amp;lt;/em&amp;gt; wrong, your doctor may be able to intervene.&amp;lt;/p&amp;gt;&amp;lt;p&amp;gt;&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;Sources: &amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/p&amp;gt;&amp;lt;p&amp;gt;&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;American Pregnancy Association, &amp;amp;#34;First Fetal Movement: Quickening&amp;amp;#34; Jul 2007. Accessed 28 Jun 2008.&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/p&amp;gt;&amp;lt;p&amp;gt;&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;&amp;amp;#34;&amp;lt;a href=&amp;quot;http://www.acog.org/Patients/FAQs/Special-Tests-for-Monitoring-Fetal-Health&amp;quot; data-component=&amp;quot;link&amp;quot; data-source=&amp;quot;inlineLink&amp;quot; data-type=&amp;quot;externalLink&amp;quot; data-ordinal=&amp;quot;6&amp;quot;&amp;gt;Special Tests for Monitoring Fetal Health&amp;lt;/a&amp;gt;.&amp;amp;#34; American Congress of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (2013).&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/p&amp;gt;&amp;lt;p&amp;gt;&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;&amp;amp;#34;&amp;lt;a href=&amp;quot;http://americanpregnancy.org/while-pregnant/kick-counts/&amp;quot; data-component=&amp;quot;link&amp;quot; data-source=&amp;quot;inlineLink&amp;quot; data-type=&amp;quot;externalLink&amp;quot; data-ordinal=&amp;quot;7&amp;quot;&amp;gt;Kick Counts&amp;lt;/a&amp;gt;.&amp;amp;#34;\u00A0American Congress of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (2015).&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/p&amp;gt;"^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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