I won’t bore you with my entire history, but for context; I have infertility and pregnancy related PTSD (still awaiting help to deal with this 😔) and this is my first “successful so far” pregnancy in 13 years of trying…
FTM, higher BMI (as this may be relevant?) and I am 19w5 today.
I started feeling pops/taps/bubbles around 13.5-14 weeks. It was daily - but only once a day and no pattern with timing.
At 17 weeks it went quiet for a day or 2, but I’d got a private scan that evening so I sat tight and all was fine and baby was active on the screen despite me not feeling a thing.
At around 18 weeks, I started to feel motions that I can only compare to an eye twitch in my tummy, along with a brushing/rolling gentle nudge sensation.
I was in triage on Monday to collect a prescription and they listened in via Doppler. His heart was fine (at that point I’d not felt him since Sunday) so that was reassuring.
But it’s now Thursday morning and I’ve not felt him since the day before that Doppler (4 days)
I’ve no other symptoms or bleeding etc. So I’m trying really hard not to feed my own anxiety here…
And I really don’t want to bombard triage - so I guess I’ve come here to ask if anyone had this happen and it all be ok?
(I’m talking I’ve felt nothing at all, not just that he’s quieter than normal, I’ve felt nothing 🥴)
To add, I know they say movement isn’t consistent or reliable until 24+ weeks, however, while sat in triage one of the posters stated movement can be felt from 16 weeks and if it changes/stops… you should call … so I’m feeling conflicted 😐
UPDATE: Went to triage and they couldn’t trace his heartbeat on the Doppler. I was rushed for a confirmation scan and there he was chilling snuggled up to my placenta with a healthy heart rate of 147bpm.
I think I’m having heart failure 😮💨🤯😅