What Should I Know About Fetal Movement in the Third Trimester?

Third trimester of pregnancy the baby is growing and developing significantly and should really start to feel those movements strongly. Your baby will develop a pattern which kind of plateaus out a third to two weeks so that it really reaches the peak at 32 weeks. And at that stage it shouldn't get any less, it shouldn't really get any more. I should just stay until the  labor and the baby should still move in the labor you should feel over.

Answering: Michelle Lynch, North Middlesex Hospital Bereavement Midwife Specialist

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Did you know?

At times, babies rest inside the mother’s womb for as long as 40 to 50 minutes. Post the 36th week of pregnancy, your baby will be growing larger and will not roll often. You will notice a persistent kick beneath your ribs on one or either sides.