What are the 4 kinds of 'movements' in the belly during pregnancy? Expectant mothers should distinguish carefully

The moment when the mother-to-be really feels the presence of the fetus is when the fetus moves for the first time.

Generally speaking, pregnant women can feel obvious fetal movement around 4, but some pregnant women will feel it in less than 2 months of pregnancy, which is not necessarily very positive fetal movement.

During pregnancy, the stomach is a problem that pregnant women and their families are very concerned about. Whenever there are different movements, it will always cause people to worry, so we must distinguish between different "movements". What is the difference.

What are the four "movements" of the belly during pregnancy?

1) The gut is moving

After pregnancy, the uterus gradually increases, and the squeezing of the intestines hinders the peristalsis. In addition, the gastrointestinal function of pregnant women will become weaker, and they will peristaltic and make sounds when digesting food.

In fact, in the first 2 months of pregnancy, the peristalsis of the stomach is not fetal movement, but the intestinal peristalsis of pregnant women. This kind of "movement" is still very easy to distinguish, but expectant mothers hope that the baby is moving.

Constipation is easy to occur during pregnancy, so expectant mothers should pay attention to their diet, eat less spicy and irritating food, and eat some fruits and vegetables to balance nutrition and relieve constipation.

This kind of bowel movement, which feels like fetal movement, usually occurs in early pregnancy, and is more obvious when hungry and full. At the same time, there may also be bowel sounds, which should be distinguished by expectant mothers.

2) The baby grows up and has real fetal movement

After 20 months, the fetus begins to move slowly, and the fetal movement is powerful. The fetus sometimes turns around, stretches out its arms and legs, stretches its waist, and sometimes kicks the mother.

As the gestational months increase, fetal movements become more frequent and forceful, and around 28 weeks is the most active stage of the fetus.

When the fetus grows up in the third trimester, the uterus will make him feel a little crowded and inconvenient to stretch the limbs. The fetus will become more "honest", and more often "arch", as if changing a comfortable position to stretch the limbs.

The normal fetal movement is about 3 to 5 times per hour, and the fetal movement is more than 30 to 40 times in 12 hours. As long as the number of fetal movements is regular and there is no sudden weakening or sudden acceleration, there is no big problem.

The expectant mother can talk to the fetus more, let him feel different light, let the fetus listen to the voice of the parents, and proper prenatal education can also establish a relationship with the baby.

3) Hard belly

Many expectant mothers experience the feeling of a hard stomach, also known as "pseudo contractions". Not necessarily a sign of labor, but a stress response of the pregnant woman's body to fetal movement.

The muscles of the uterus become sensitive and contract irregularly as the due date approaches. The specific performance is as follows: the time is short, the strength is not strong, and the position is lower, but this will not cause the opening of the cervix.

When someone frequently touches the belly of a pregnant woman, or the pregnant woman is too tired or has a poor posture, it may cause "false contractions", which is also a reminder to pregnant women.

These contractions are irregular and do not last long , and are somewhat different from labor contractions.

Occasional false uterine contractions and no abdominal pain and bleeding have little effect, but frequent false uterine contractions and strong force should be more careful.

4) The stomach "jumps" and moves

There is also a more interesting phenomenon during pregnancy, the belly will occasionally jump, which is the "hiccups" of the fetus in the womb.

The general feeling is that the fetus "jumps" once every 2 seconds and lasts about 3 minutes, which is similar to the hiccups of adults. When the fetus hiccups, expectant mothers should be careful not to strongly stimulate the fetus , just take a little rest.

This usually occurs around 28 weeks of pregnancy, which is also a sign of a well-developed fetus, indicating that the lungs are developing.