Re: 20wks: was movement... now, nothing for 4 days
From: John Essien MD (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Sat, 26 Apr 2003 11:10:11 -0500 (CDT)
You could approach your doctor and have another ultrasound done, or at
least have the fetal heartrate checked with a Doppler equipment.
At Sat, 26 Apr 2003, S.J. wrote:
>
>I am concerned because I've been having what I thought was fetal
>movement since week 18. But for the past several days I have felt
>nothing. Every time I thought I felt something, it turned out to be
>gas. I can't get over this overwhelming feeling that something is
>wrong. I had a massage around the time that the movement seemed to
>cease. The therapist did not want to use oil with lavender, so she used
>something else... but it had a very strong smell (like citronella) and
>I'm wondering if that could have caused harm to the baby. I have been
>trying to get it to move by pushing on my tummy... but nothing seems to
>work. Should I be worried? Is it normal at this early stage to feel
>something and then not feel anything? What are the chances that I've had
>a miscarriage. I had an U/S at 17wks and everything was normal (size
>good- due date confirmed, we saw it moving, etc...). I haven't taken
>any drugs or alcohol and have had only small amounts of caffeine (like
>one iced tea a week).
--
John Essien, M.D. SOCOG
Camaguey, Cuba; Basseterre, St. Kitts
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