Fetal movement in the third trimester needs special attention, because in the third trimester, the baby's head grows up and his limbs can bend. However, as the baby grows up, the position of the uterus becomes narrower, which limits the movement of the fetus in the mother's stomach. Therefore, it is normal for the fetus to weaken its fetal movement. Under normal circumstances, the average number of baby's three fetal movements in the morning, noon and evening is 5- 10. If the average number is less than 5, it is abnormal.

Is frequent fetal movement normal in the third trimester?

Is frequent fetal movement normal in the third trimester? In most cases, frequent fetal movement in the third trimester is normal, but sometimes, frequent fetal movement in the baby will be abnormal. Pregnant mothers need to observe the frequency of fetal movement to see if the baby's fetal movement is abnormal. Frequent fetal movements in the third trimester can be divided into physiological reasons and pathological reasons. Physiological fetal movements are normal, while pathological fetal movements are not normal.

1, physiological fetal movement is frequent

When the expectant father and expectant mother talk to their stomachs, the baby may respond and express his feelings by fetal movement.

When listening to music, the baby will be stimulated by music and become fond of moving, which is a way for the baby to convey emotions.

Pregnant mothers will be more relaxed when taking a bath, and this kind of emotion will be conveyed to the baby. When the baby feels the mother's emotion, it will be more energetic.

After eating, the blood sugar in the pregnant mother's body increases, and the baby is also "full of food and drink". With strength, fetal movement will become more frequent.

The baby moves more at night, on the one hand, because the baby is more energetic at night, and on the other hand, because the pregnant mother calms down and feels the baby's fetal movement at night, she will feel a lot of fetal movement.

2. Pathological fetal movements are frequent

Everything is abnormal, there must be problems. If the pregnant mother feels that fetal movement has always been less, and in the third trimester, the baby suddenly has frequent fetal movement within a few days, then the baby may be asking for help from her mother because of intrauterine hypoxia. In addition, if the pregnant mother can't judge whether the baby is too naughty or asking for help because of lack of oxygen, then consult a professional doctor as soon as possible to ensure the health and safety of the baby and herself.

Frequent fetal movements in the third trimester may be due to the irritability of the fetus in the early stage of hypoxia, but when the fetal hypoxia continues to worsen, the fetal movements will gradually weaken and the number of times will decrease, and the fetus is more dangerous at this time. If we don't take corresponding measures to rescue, it is likely that fetal movement will disappear, or even the fetal heart will disappear and the heartbeat will stop and die. Generally speaking, hypoxia is common in placental abruption, umbilical cord around the neck, placenta previa and so on. In addition, if the pregnant mother is hit by trauma, it may also lead to sudden acceleration of fetal movement, causing severe fetal movement and even miscarriage and premature delivery.

Fetal movement in the third trimester is more or less normal.

Under normal circumstances, pregnant women should start conscious fetal movement at the 20th week of pregnancy. With the increase of gestational age, fetal movement also increases gradually, and it reaches a big peak at the 32nd-34th week of pregnancy. However, after 38 weeks of pregnancy, fetal movement will obviously start to decrease. If fetal movement is frequent in the third trimester, that is to say, it is normal for fetal movement to be greater than or equal to 30 times/12 hours or greater than or equal to 4 times/hour, so expectant mothers don't have to worry too much.