May be a non-read for current IFers....
All the books say your baby is supposed to respond to this or that. He's not moving? Try a flashlight, or something cold, or push on your belly, or drink something quickly and many more suggestions. But none of it seems to phase this kid. I swear he's in there saying, "Cool! Finally something different to experience!" He hasn't even had any startle responses to some of the loud noises I've been around. Don't get me wrong. He's VERY active. I was just starting to wonder about his response to stimuli. Although I guess he doesn't like to be scrunched. I know that only too well.
In fact, lots of stimuli seem to make him stop moving. Something that is always sure to work is for Hub to come in to see movement or to put his hand on my belly. He's gotten to feel the baby, but only when he's really on the go and doesn't seem to want to slow down. Otherwise, Hub's hand goes down, baby stills. It's like clockwork. He even seems to sense his eyes on my belly. We had found though that Hub could make him wriggle slowly be rubbing just below my belly button. It was almost like a purr to me, though too light for Hub to feel. Then tonight, Hub tried talking to him gently and sweetly in that same spot, with his lips right on my belly. And success! Hub finally doesn't feel like such a pariah. Baby pushed on that spot or kicked lightly every time he spoke. It was lovely.
Sometime I want to write a post concerning MY truths about pregnancy... much in the vein of how Farah is so open and honest about the things she experiences, I want to talk about what I found to be true for me and not so true - the horrible and the wonderful. But this - this right here is exactly one of the things that make it all worth it and that is as perfect as I had hoped.
Thursday, October 1, 2009
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I love this post and I'm so glad your dh finally got to feel movement.
Our babies would do that too (stop moving for hubby). Not always but there were times when they were crazy busy, he'd put his hand down, and nothing. Yet, I could have my hand there for an hour and no change.
It is funny. Imagine the books we could write...
It is so wonderful isn't it? My husband and I would snuggle while I was pg, and when he would rest his hand on my belly, the baby would rub his hand. It was the only time she moved that way. I miss those days.
It's so wonderful to feel them move for the first time, isn't it?
Only DH and I have felt the baby move. If someone from work or our families come up to me and touch my belly she freezes. I think she's a shy one and she doesn't like other people's voices.
Yeah! Tell that baby that he is a good baby and he should continue being perfect.
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