I am 32 weeks pregnant with my second (it
is a boy) and since 22 weeks, this baby
does not rest. I am not exaggerating.
At first I could count maybe 4-5 minutes
at most of no activity. But now, not
more than a few seconds. He even wakes
me up in the middle of the night. I
honestly do not know how he is surviving-
don't babies need sleep? I have
expressed my concern to the doctor and at
23 weeks, saw a perinatologist who said
everything looked good. I have since
gone for weekly non-stress tests and 2
biophysical profiles- all of which are
normal.
This seems not only abnormal, but almost
impossible. I am don't think I can
survive this. No research I have found
indicated this as a problem except one
posting somewhere online in which an older
women who had constant 24/7 movement found
out the baby had downs syndrome. I had
the triple screen test and it was 1 in 900
and although they did not do the blood
test, they measured the nuchal chord,
which was also normal.
Has anyone ever heard anything like this,
and was the baby normal? Any help would
be great. I am ready to commit myself.
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Jules
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Posted: 09-10-06 07:06am
Hi! The only thing I have heard is that
excessive movement from the baby could
suggest s/he is tangled in the umbilical
cord. However, since you have had
numerous tests done, that doesn't sound
like it's the case with your little boy.
Also, if a baby is tangled then the
movement is usually excessive and then
suddenly stops.
I'm sorry I can't be of much help.
Hopefully someone with a bit more
knowledge will come along who can help
you.
It sounds like you are getting good care
for your baby though so hopefully all will
be well.
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