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Kick Counts

An easy way to check the health of your baby is to count the number of times the baby moves each day.
Around the same time each day, after you have eaten, notice (and/or record) the amount of time it takes for your baby to move 10 times.
Every baby is an individual, as is their mom. Babies have sleep times as well as active times. If you start counting and the baby is not kicking/moving, drink some juice, walk around for 5 minutes, then lay down on your left side and count again. If, at the end of 2 hours, your baby has not moved 10 times, call us………..
Begin daily kick counts around 28 weeks gestation.
Kicks=movements, twists, turns, etc.