First trimester might be terrific for you and now it is middle of second trimester. You must be relaxed and settled in your new routine. As we know pregnancy is full of surprises, here is one more surprise for you in form of “Baby Kicks” at the end of 5th month of your pregnancy.
I still remember, when I was pregnant once we went out for shopping and while parallel parking our car touched the divider and as a reflection I got kicks from my baby!!!
One more experience I would like to share with you. Summer was just started and we went to lake. As I am fond of water I couldn’t resist myself to enter into lake and joined others in splashing. As soon as cold water touched my belly my little one started kicking like anything!!!
I have many more amazing experiences with kicks and I called them tricks as many times I intentionally encouraged my little one to kick me!!! Nothing can be more fun and frolic than this and thus here I am coming up with my article “Kicks and Tricks”
What does your baby do inside:
Initially baby bends by sideways and make tiny movements. As she grows she moves her tiny arms and legs; gradually she moves her head and also covers her face with her tiny hands; she may suck the thumb or finger of her favorite hand or leg.
Most of the time your baby will sleep in womb but there are some times when she is awake and she tells you that by her gentle kicks.
When will you feel kicks:
By the end of 5th month your baby becomes active and you feel light kicks as a result of her movements. Initial kicks are gentle like popping bubble but yes you can see clear picture of your baby’s legs or hands in 5th month Ultrasound if your baby is in good position.
If this is your first pregnancy, you may not realize these small kicks but by the end of 7th month these kicks will become stronger and harder. Sometimes you may feel vibration effect on fabric of your clothes too.
If you are in routine your baby will be in routine too. In this case if you will try to notice, you will defiantly get the exact time span of your baby’s sleep pattern so you can enjoy the kicks. For me every day we eagerly waited for evening 5 PM as it was her active time. We enjoyed her kicks and teased her a lot by shifting her position in those time span!!!
She won’t move all the times there will be time when they prefer to sleep and take rest. Don’t worry if you don’t see much activity during your ultra-scan but if you are lucky you will be able to see you active baby in full charm.
Why baby kicks you:
- Baby sleeps when you are awake or you are moving. Standing, sitting and walking positions give them effect of swing so at that time they will sleep. But when you will sleep or lay down they will awake and give kick to inform you.
- Baby kicks when she is hungry. Hungry baby kicks are really hard and continuous and if you want to measure wait for 2 min and see how your sweet baby demands for food. Once you will have the food they will stop kicking.
- Baby kicks to celebrate treats. When you eat something sweet or sugary they become active and give kicks. This is why doctors suggest to eat sweets when you miss your routine kicks. Have sweets or cold drink and wait for 15 minutes. Still if your baby is not responding you should concern doctor.
- Loud music disturbs your baby sleeps and so she wakes up. And when baby is awake she reminds you her presence in form of kicks.
- Normally temperature inside the womb is warm until you take bath in extreme cold or extreme hot water. And this is the reason doctor suggest to take bath in warm water only. Yes if its summer just try cold water bath and see how beautifully your baby kicks you in response.
What to do when kicks trouble you:
Baby kicks will get harder by the time and sometimes they kick like anything. Continuous kicks on same place might cause little pain or make you uncomfortable. Well in this case just try to move or shift the kicks by changing your position or press the part of your tummy little harder where you are getting kicks and your baby will move out from there.
Well this is when your baby kicks but what if she doesn’t?
By the end of the 7th month you will get the routine of your baby and so it will be easy for you to measure the kicks. Baby kicks 6 to 10 times in a day and if you think your baby is missing her routine try 1. Change the position 2. Eat sweets or cold drinks 3. Play some loud music 4. Take cold water bath 5. Press your tummy little harder.
Still if you think your baby is not moving and it’s been long time around 2 hrs. just make a call to your doctor. Don’t feel guilty if everything comes out normal. This is just like false contraction so better to take precaution than putting your baby’s life in risk. Feel free to call doctors as many times as you want in response of your concern and ask for the normal checkup.
Feel the touch and feel your baby
