Fetal movement

Counting your baby’s movements The American Congress of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG) recommends that you time how long it takes you to feel 10 kicks, flutters, swishes, or rolls. Ideally, you want to feel at least 10 movements within 2 hours . You will likely feel 10 movements in less time than that.

Abnormal forceful, jerky, and periodic fetal movement can be associated with a fetal seizure . The seizures occur repeatedly, usually involving the whole fetal body, and at a frequency that varies from two movements/second in clonic convulsions to several times/minute in lightening convulsions (2, 3).

Abnormal forceful, jerky, and periodic fetal movement can be associated with a fetal seizure . The seizures occur repeatedly, usually involving the whole fetal body, and at a frequency that varies from two movements/second in clonic convulsions to several times/minute in lightening convulsions (2, 3).

There’s no set number of movements you should feel each day – every baby is different. You do not need to count the number of kicks or movements you feel each day.

There’s no set number of movements you should feel each day – every baby is different. You do not need to count the number of kicks or movements you feel each day.