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Q: Third trimester and baby is not active or moving a lot - normal?

asked by: DoctorQuestion on December 10th, 2007

i fell and im 37 weeks pregnant and Ive been to the dr. they monitoered the babys heart rate it was between 140-150 but i havent felt the baby move as much as i did before i fell but the drs didnt take an ultrasound could there be something wrong?

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Dr. Nikola Gjuzelov , MD

replied on December 12th, 2007

Pregnancy Answer A3455

In the last month of a pregnancy, the baby’s movements become more rare and less frequent because the baby is bigger and the space in the uterus becomes smaller. Finally, in the last month of a pregnancy the baby enters the small area of the pelvis and its movements become even rarer. Therefore, it doesn’t seem likely that there is anything wrong with the fetus you are carrying.

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