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What Causes Shakes In Stomach During Pregnancy?
Hi Doctor I am 35 weeks pregnant and am experiencing regular trembles or shakes in my tummy, like the baby is having a small seizure or like when an adult has that weird involuntary tremble down the back of the neck. What is this? and is it normal? Thanks Lishai
Tue, 1 Dec 2015
Hallow Lishai,
The baby inside the uterus is continually moving. It is calm when the baby is sleeping. This movement is felt by the mother from about 20 weeks of the gestation or earlier.
As the pregnancy advances, the water around the baby goes on diminishing and hence the movements of the baby are more perceived.
You may please count the score of the movements. During 12 hours time if it is moving about 10 times, you do not have to worry. This is normal and is indicating a healthy active foetus. Any variation in the foetal movement count needs to be reported to the Obstetrician.
I hope this helps you.
Dr. Nishikant Shrotri
The baby inside the uterus is continually moving. It is calm when the baby is sleeping. This movement is felt by the mother from about 20 weeks of the gestation or earlier.
As the pregnancy advances, the water around the baby goes on diminishing and hence the movements of the baby are more perceived.
You may please count the score of the movements. During 12 hours time if it is moving about 10 times, you do not have to worry. This is normal and is indicating a healthy active foetus. Any variation in the foetal movement count needs to be reported to the Obstetrician.
I hope this helps you.
Dr. Nishikant Shrotri
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