Is the continuous machine pregnancy worrisome?

The article was professionally consulted by Specialist Doctor I Le Hong Lien - Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology - Vinmec Central Park International General Hospital. Doctor Lien has over 10 years of experience as a radiologist in the Department of Ultrasound at the leading hospital in the field of obstetrics and gynecology in the South - Tu Du Hospital.

Monitor pregnancy machine is a simple and effective method for pregnant women to check the health status of the baby in the womb. Many pregnant women are worried when they see the fetus running continuously, so is it okay to have a lot of machines?

The length of time a woman begins to feel fetal movements varies. For pregnant women with a second child, the starting time is 18 - 20 weeks; with straw is earlier, 16 - 18 weeks. The mother feels the fetal movement most clearly after the 24th week of pregnancy. From the second trimester, pregnant women may feel the fetus move less than before, but in fact, according to the normal progress of pregnancy, the fetal movements are gradually becoming more "organized" and moving. into the stable; each movement is slower but more intense and clear.

As the baby's development increases week by week, the mother will feel it more clearly through the baby's strong kicking and swinging movements.
The first stage of pregnancy (weeks 7 - 16 of pregnancy): The time when the mother may not clearly feel the baby's movements because this stage is only very light pregnancy. Sometimes there are also cases: there are regular pregnancy days but there are intermittent days. However, at this stage, mothers should not be too worried because each baby has its own schedule and way of moving, sometimes those movements are not strong enough for the mother to feel. The obvious stage of pregnancy (weeks 16-22 of pregnancy): This is considered the period when the fetus begins to manifest clearly and the mother can feel it with movements from irregular, less powerful to the stronger and more regular movements. This is also the time when the mother should learn how to monitor the fetus to understand the health status of the fetus. Should monitor pregnancy in the morning, noon, evening or at least once a day. Mothers only need to spend 30 minutes in a row to be able to count the number of fetal movements. A small note is that when the fetus sleeps there is usually no fetal movement and the average fetal sleep time varies from 20 minutes to 2 hours.

Strong fetal mechanical phase (Weeks 28-38 of pregnancy): This is the time when the fetus is strongly expressed with thrashing, turning, limbs or whole body movements that the mother feels. At this time, the mother also needs to distinguish so as not to confuse the mechanical pregnancy with uterine contractions. The uterine mound causes the entire abdomen to harden, depending on the extent, but also causes pain, while the mechanical pregnancy is only felt in one abdomen.

Is it good to have a lot of machines? This is the concern of many pregnant women when they feel the fetus moving and kicking continuously in the womb.
The fetus begins to have movements from the 8th week. However, at first, the movements are gentle, so the pregnant woman can hardly feel it. As the fetus develops musculoskeletal system, the movement becomes stronger and the mother easily feels this movement. The fetal muscle is strengthened when the fetus is awake, stimulated by sound, by gently shaking the abdominal wall. When the fetus sleeps, there will be less movement or lying still. When the fetus lacks oxygen (the amount of blood transferred from the mother to the baby is reduced), the amniotic fluid is less, the fetus will be weak. Fetal movement monitoring is a way for a mother to monitor the health of her baby herself. Your pregnancy is strong and regular every day is good. It is important that you have regular antenatal visits by appointment so that your doctor can assess the health of you and your baby.
The phenomenon of mechanical pregnancy appears more clearly from week 16 to 22, so continuous fetal movement is normal fetal movement, indicating that the fetus is in good health, but pregnant women need to monitor fetal movements regularly, see If the pregnancy is continuous with other abnormal signs, you should see a doctor for a timely examination.