Remind me- when does the 10 movements a day thing kick in?

**Moffgal** · 17-02-2009, 07:23pm

Just wondering as bubs is wriggling around like a nutter right now.

When does the 'have you felt 10 movements a day?' rule start?

**minkiemoo** · 17-02-2009, 07:35pm

I don't know - hope someone comes along soon that can enlighten us

Is this a fairly new thing?? I don't remember this last time around

**WeeBird** · 17-02-2009, 07:42pm

I always thought that it was much later in pregnancy - like 35 weeks when you started counting the movements. I think because they are less able to move freely by then, as long as you feel 10 a day everything is assumed to be OK.

I could be wrong though

**parkejm** · 17-02-2009, 07:42pm

I think it's from week 28, but if you're feeling lots of movement you shouldn't need the test

Also I don't think it's a rule by any means, but something to bear in mind if you start worrying about the amount of movement you are feeling.

**parkejm** · 17-02-2009, 07:49pm

A quick google seems to imply that it's starting to be recommended as routine screening now so ignore my 2nd statement in the post above!

**Puddser** · 17-02-2009, 07:50pm

I heard about this before but it hasn't been mentioned to me by my GP or consultant yet and I'm 28 weeks.

**funky_totts** · 17-02-2009, 07:54pm

I thought it was from 3rd trimester

**parkejm** · 17-02-2009, 08:14pm

Originally Posted by Puddser

I heard about this before but it hasn't been mentioned to me by my GP or consultant yet and I'm 28 weeks.

The only time it was mentioned to me was when the MW couldn't find a heartbeat and she asked when I last remembered feeling a movement. It had been at least 6 hours since I could remember feeling anything so they sent me for monitoring and asked me to keep a record of the number of kicks. I was definitely in the 3rd trimester at that point.

I do wonder if it isn't mentioned because it'll make mothers 'overanxious'?

**Chicco** · 17-02-2009, 09:54pm

My midwife told me it was from 28 weeks onwards. However, if the baby kicks its leg 3 times, that counts as 3 movements, so the movements don't have to be in 10 'blocks', as it were. Hope that makes sense!