How to just calculate fetal movement is too frequent?

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Fetal movement refers to the movement of the fetus in the uterine cavity of the expectant mother, which impacts on the uterine wall. After four months of pregnancy, that is, from the fifth month, the expectant mother will feel the activity of the fetus. How to just calculate fetal movement is too frequent? Let's talk about it

How to just calculate fetal movement is too frequent?

Fetal movement less than 20 times in 12 hours, or less than 3 times per hour, indicates fetal hypoxia, small life may be seriously threatened. In the early stage of hypoxia, the number of fetal movements will increase, because of hypoxia, the fetus is restless. When the fetal intrauterine hypoxia continues to aggravate, the fetal movement gradually weakens and the number of times decreases, which is a dangerous omen for the fetus.

Generally speaking, fetal movement is not less than 3-5 times per hour, but if the fetal movement is more than 10 times per hour, it should be considered as frequent fetal movement. If the fetal movement caused by pathological reasons is frequent, it means that the fetus has encountered adverse conditions in the mother. Therefore, expectant mothers should learn to self detect fetal movement frequency and timely understand the health of the fetus.

Normal pregnant women start to move consciously at 20 weeks of gestation. With the increase of gestational weeks, the fetal movement also increases gradually. The peak is at 32-34 weeks of gestation, and the fetal movement gradually decreases after 38 weeks of gestation. If the fetal movement is greater than or equal to 30 times / 12 hours or greater than or equal to 4 times / hour, it is normal. If the fetal movement is less than or equal to 3 times / hour for 2 consecutive days, it is abnormal.

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Expectant mother can also look at the fetal movement when the stomach bulge shape to distinguish. Generally speaking, when a boy is active, he bulges a small bag, just like his little foot or fist on his mother's stomach. And when the female baby activity, can obviously see the belly is high drum up, just like the baby in the belly raised buttocks.