Squirt is kind of a quiet fetus. When Squeak was a fetus, I always felt her kicks in the same spot near my ribs on the right side--not painful kicks, but plenty of movement to always let me know that she was there. Pip didn't have a regular kicking spot as a fetus; he was all over the place, but I always felt movement. Squirt is different. Hours will go by, and I won't feel a thing. It has always been this way, and at first, it was kind of unnerving--I would worry about him/her being OK--but now I'm used to it.
So I was telling my mother-in-law about my "quiet fetus" and she said that she had a quiet fetus too, and that when the baby was born, she was a really good sleeper. I thought, "GREAT! A baby who sleeps!" I've never had one of those before, so the prospect was pretty exciting.
Then I happened to mention to my midwife that I don't feel a lot of movement from this one. She flipped through my chart and said, "Oh, you have an anterior placenta." Most of the time, the placenta forms on the posterior wall of the uterus, but sometimes it forms in a different spot, and this time for me, it's on the anterior wall. She said with an anterior placenta, moms don't feel as much movement--Squirt is probably kicking the placenta (which I can't really feel), but not the uterine wall (which I would feel). So I've decided not to expect to have a baby who sleeps.
Other baby news: Squeak has been telling me, "Tengo un bebe en la barriga." She usually tells me this after she's eaten a lot and has a pot belly. She told the nursery leaders on Sunday about the baby in her tummy. What a girl!
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My third didn't move as much either. And she is a better baby then the first two also... I have no idea where the placenta was! :)
It was nice to see you the other day! Glad to know that having an anterior placenta isn't anything to worry about :) Did the EASY trick that the Baby Whisperer uses work to help your kids sleep better?
Chalene, you should ask them to look at your chart--I'm very curious to know if you had an anterior placenta too!
Jules, I did EASY with both of the kids. Yes, it helped them to sleep better, but "better" for mine meant that as newborns they slept 8-10 hours out of 24, as opposed to the "normal" 16-20 hours. I think they were just so excited to be here that they didn't want to miss a thing. Life was just too exciting to sleep it all away! They both sleep more hours now than they did as newborns, hallelujah!
i can't believe you are "due" so soon. it seems you were just announcing you were pregnant. hey, yippe, i will be around to come see your baby. can't wait!
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