Seven months of pregnancy, less fetal movement

When the pregnancy reaches seven months, it belongs to the middle and late stages of pregnancy. At this time, you should pay attention to fetal movements. This special beat reflects the development of the fetus. Normally, fetal movements are very regular during the seventh month of pregnancy, but some pregnant women experience less and lighter fetal movements during the seventh month of pregnancy, and they are very worried about the health of the fetus. Let’s take a look at the reasons why fetal movements are less frequent and lighter in the seventh month of pregnancy.

Generally speaking, when you are about seven months pregnant, the fetal movement in the late pregnancy may decrease compared to before, which is normal, but the fetal movement should be maintained at about 3 to 5 times per hour. If the fetal movement suddenly decreases or increases, it may be that the baby is suffering from hypoxia. In this case, it is best to go to the hospital for a check-up. If this happens, you can use oxygen.

Number of fetal movements during 7 months of pregnancy

During the 7th month of pregnancy, the normal number of obvious fetal movements is no less than 3-5 times per hour, and the number of obvious fetal movements in 12 hours is more than 30-40 times.

If a pregnant woman finds that the fetus moves less than 20 times in 12 hours, or less than 3 times per hour, it indicates that the fetus is suffering from hypoxia and the life of the baby may be seriously threatened. In the early stages of hypoxia, the number of fetal movements will increase, and the fetus will become restless due to hypoxia. When fetal intrauterine hypoxia continues to worsen, fetal movements will gradually weaken and the frequency will decrease, which is a sign of danger to the fetus. If no emergency measures are taken at this time, the fetus will stop moving and even the fetal heart rate will disappear. This process takes about 12 to 48 hours. Therefore, once pregnant women find abnormal fetal movement, they must not take it lightly and should go to the hospital for treatment immediately.

What is the reason for frequent fetal movements in 7 months of pregnancy?

If the fetus moves more than 10 times per hour, it is considered frequent fetal movement. Frequent fetal movements refer to the increase in the number of fetal movements felt by pregnant women. This may be due to physiological increases in the number of fetal movements or pathological reasons.

Frequent physiological fetal movements refer to an increase in the number of fetal movements caused by activities or stimulation of the pregnant woman. Normally, pregnant women will feel frequent fetal movements in four situations:

1. After eating: After eating, the blood sugar level in the pregnant mother's body increases, and the fetus also absorbs sufficient nutrients, so the fetal movement will become more frequent than before meals.

2. When taking a bath: Pregnant mothers are usually more relaxed when taking a bath. This emotion will be transmitted to the fetus. Infected by this emotion, the fetus will be more energetic and the number of fetal movements will increase.

3. Before going to bed at night: Generally speaking, the fetus moves the most at night, and at this time the pregnant mother can calm down and feel the baby's fetal movements, so she will feel that the baby moves particularly a lot.

4. When listening to music: From the second trimester of pregnancy, the baby can hear the sounds of the outside world, and he prefers soothing and gentle music.