Active Active Baby

[Anna.Nicole.m]

Does anyone else have a super active baby? I'm just over 20 weeks
pregnant and my little one is CRAZY. The baby moves all over the place
and kicks with such fervor my husband is able to feel the kicks. I
think I'm in for a spirited one. This doesn't surprise me, I never
stop moving. My poor Husband is now running 3 miles a day on the
elliptical instead of just 2 to keep up with what he thinks will be
coming.

[Welches]

"Anna.Nicole.m" > wrote in message
ups.com...
> Does anyone else have a super active baby? I'm just over 20 weeks
> pregnant and my little one is CRAZY. The baby moves all over the place
> and kicks with such fervor my husband is able to feel the kicks. I
> think I'm in for a spirited one. This doesn't surprise me, I never
> stop moving. My poor Husband is now running 3 miles a day on the
> elliptical instead of just 2 to keep up with what he thinks will be
> coming.
>
I wouldn't worry. It sounds normal baby activity at 20 weeks. Doesn't mean
that the baby will ncessarily be more active. |Your dh will have 6+ months
after the baby is born before the baby's mobile enough to increase the
distance he moves over the course of the day by a mile.:-)
Debbie

[Anna.Nicole.m]

Welches wrote:
> I wouldn't worry. It sounds normal baby activity at 20 weeks. Doesn't mean
> that the baby will ncessarily be more active. |Your dh will have 6+ months
> after the baby is born before the baby's mobile enough to increase the
> distance he moves over the course of the day by a mile.:-)
> Debbie


I'm not worried about it. My mom is convinced that it means I'm going
to have a colicky baby. I think she's crazy, considering Colic has
little if anything at all to do with activity, but more to do with
digestive issues.

I just wanted to know if anyone else is having fun with this?

[cjra]

Anna.Nicole.m wrote:
> Welches wrote:
> > I wouldn't worry. It sounds normal baby activity at 20 weeks. Doesn't mean
> > that the baby will ncessarily be more active. |Your dh will have 6+ months
> > after the baby is born before the baby's mobile enough to increase the
> > distance he moves over the course of the day by a mile.:-)
> > Debbie
>
>
> I'm not worried about it. My mom is convinced that it means I'm going
> to have a colicky baby. I think she's crazy, considering Colic has
> little if anything at all to do with activity, but more to do with
> digestive issues.
>
> I just wanted to know if anyone else is having fun with this?

Mine went through spurts of super activity, then calm. I think he/she
was just worn out :). At 36 weeks, still pretty active.

FWIW - my mom said I drove her nuts in utero. I was her 6th child and
most active. And it was a warning sign because I was a spirited and
active kid (and adult....)

[Ericka Kammerer]

Anna.Nicole.m wrote:
> Welches wrote:
>> I wouldn't worry. It sounds normal baby activity at 20 weeks. Doesn't mean
>> that the baby will ncessarily be more active. |Your dh will have 6+ months
>> after the baby is born before the baby's mobile enough to increase the
>> distance he moves over the course of the day by a mile.:-)
>> Debbie
>
> I'm not worried about it. My mom is convinced that it means I'm going
> to have a colicky baby. I think she's crazy, considering Colic has
> little if anything at all to do with activity, but more to do with
> digestive issues.

Actually, if it's digestive issues, then it's not
colic (not to pick too much of a nit) ;-) Colic is
fussiness that doesn't have a specific, identifiable
cause. Of course, I'm unaware of colic having any
relationship to fetal activity either. Some of my
babes were very active, but none of them were
colicky (thank goodness).

> I just wanted to know if anyone else is having fun with this?

I think we all have had fun with that at times,
though sometimes it loses a bit of its luster in late
pregnancy when it keeps you from grabbing those few
precious hours of sleep!

Best wishes,
Ericka

[cjra]

Ericka Kammerer wrote:

> I think we all have had fun with that at times,
> though sometimes it loses a bit of its luster in late
> pregnancy when it keeps you from grabbing those few
> precious hours of sleep!


Oh yeah. I get worried when I don't feel anything for awhile, but then
after and hour of constant stabbing, am begging it to stop!

[Anne Rogers]

My first was excessively active inside, in fact we suspect this may have
been what caused me to have preterm contractions. He was a very active
newborn, the lack of restriction didn't stop him kicking like it seems to
stop most babies. He's very active now, but then so are most 3yr old boys!

I don't think my 2nd child at age 1 in any less active than he was but was
very different in the womb, still what many people might have considered
active though, but I was comparing it to excessive!


Anne

[Anna.Nicole.m]

Anne Rogers wrote:
> My first was excessively active inside, in fact we suspect this may have
> been what caused me to have preterm contractions. He was a very active
> newborn, the lack of restriction didn't stop him kicking like it seems to
> stop most babies. He's very active now, but then so are most 3yr old boys!
>
> I don't think my 2nd child at age 1 in any less active than he was but was
> very different in the womb, still what many people might have considered
> active though, but I was comparing it to excessive!
>
>
> Anne

This is my first pregnancy so i really have nothing to compare it to
other then firends who are pregnant around the same time as me. So far
my baby is moving significantly more and significantly more often then
my friends babies. I think a high energy child would be the best for
me, as long as they are low maintenance in their attitudes like me LOL

[Engram]

Matthew, my first, was quite active in utero and is now a pretty active 11
month old. His legs start kicking and arms punching the moment he's let out
of the sleeping bag and don't let up until he's zipped back into the
sleeping bag (it's winter here). Used to make me laugh when, towards the end
of the pregnancy, I was sitting in a meeting with pretty serious people and
my stomach was doing it's crazy dance. Visible above the table, of course. I
don't think too many people noticed, though!

If you want to more or less know the activity cycle you can expect when this
baby is born, keep a diary of the times of day and night you feel the
movement. I think I read somewhere that, at least at the beginning, newborns
tend to keep a similar sleep and wake cycle as they have in utero.

Some of the movement might let up as your pregnancy progresses and your
little one runs out of room for doing laps and has to content him/herself
with just punches and kicks, as well as mooning the world (particularly
funny, this bump just appears on your stomach and then you realise that the
baby is sticking it's bum out!), because there's no room for anything else.

"Anna.Nicole.m" > wrote in message
ups.com...
> Does anyone else have a super active baby? I'm just over 20 weeks
> pregnant and my little one is CRAZY. The baby moves all over the place
> and kicks with such fervor my husband is able to feel the kicks. I
> think I'm in for a spirited one. This doesn't surprise me, I never
> stop moving. My poor Husband is now running 3 miles a day on the
> elliptical instead of just 2 to keep up with what he thinks will be
> coming.
>

[Andrea Phillips]

Anna.Nicole.m wrote:
> Does anyone else have a super active baby? I'm just over 20 weeks
> pregnant and my little one is CRAZY. The baby moves all over the place
> and kicks with such fervor my husband is able to feel the kicks. I
> think I'm in for a spirited one. This doesn't surprise me, I never
> stop moving. My poor Husband is now running 3 miles a day on the
> elliptical instead of just 2 to keep up with what he thinks will be
> coming.

Me, me, me! I'm having visions of what life will be like with what one
euphemistically calls an "active child." I have a certain amount of
trepidation... :)

[Anna.Nicole.m]

I think it will be fun. The baby woke me this morning around 5:45am
wiggling all over the place. Thankfully I'l pretty tall, so hopefully
it will be quite a while until they navigate to my rib cage.

[lucy-lu]

Anna.Nicole.m wrote:
> Does anyone else have a super active baby? I'm just over 20 weeks
> pregnant and my little one is CRAZY. The baby moves all over the place
> and kicks with such fervor my husband is able to feel the kicks. I
> think I'm in for a spirited one. This doesn't surprise me, I never
> stop moving. My poor Husband is now running 3 miles a day on the
> elliptical instead of just 2 to keep up with what he thinks will be
> coming.
>

Heh, my baby is a loony :) She seems to get hiccups daily, and is always
bouncing about - even now I'm 39 weeks, and she has so little space, she
manages to give me a good beating :) My midwife says she'll be an
active baby, and is already responsive to DH's voice, and to music. I
think it helps with bondng though - I never have a moment's chance to
forget I'm pregnant!

Have fun!

Lucy

[Anna.Nicole.m]

> Heh, my baby is a loony :) She seems to get hiccups daily, and is always
> bouncing about - even now I'm 39 weeks, and she has so little space, she
> manages to give me a good beating :) My midwife says she'll be an
> active baby, and is already responsive to DH's voice, and to music. I
> think it helps with bondng though - I never have a moment's chance to
> forget I'm pregnant!
>
> Have fun!
>
> Lucy

I am so envious, I wish I were 39 weeks right now. I'd love to have a
summer baby. not a baby in October. Everyone tells me that the baby
must be a girl b/c girls are active.

[cjra]

Anna.Nicole.m wrote:
> > Heh, my baby is a loony :) She seems to get hiccups daily, and is always
> > bouncing about - even now I'm 39 weeks, and she has so little space, she
> > manages to give me a good beating :) My midwife says she'll be an
> > active baby, and is already responsive to DH's voice, and to music. I
> > think it helps with bondng though - I never have a moment's chance to
> > forget I'm pregnant!
> >
> > Have fun!
> >
> > Lucy
>
> I am so envious, I wish I were 39 weeks right now. I'd love to have a
> summer baby. not a baby in October. Everyone tells me that the baby
> must be a girl b/c girls are active.

eh, my mom was convinced I was a boy because I was so active, moreso
than her other 3 boys and definitely more than her 3 girls at that
time.

Everyone says this one is a boy because of the way I am carrying. But
then my mom added I am carrying just like she did with all 8
pregnancies (5 girls and 3 boys).

Everyone has their theory. It IS kind of fun to hear opposing ones, now
I'm just curious to see the result :)

[lucy-lu]

Anna.Nicole.m wrote:
>> Heh, my baby is a loony :) She seems to get hiccups daily, and is always
>> bouncing about - even now I'm 39 weeks, and she has so little space, she
>> manages to give me a good beating :) My midwife says she'll be an
>> active baby, and is already responsive to DH's voice, and to music. I
>> think it helps with bondng though - I never have a moment's chance to
>> forget I'm pregnant!
>>
>> Have fun!
>>
>> Lucy
>
> I am so envious, I wish I were 39 weeks right now. I'd love to have a
> summer baby. not a baby in October. Everyone tells me that the baby
> must be a girl b/c girls are active.
>

Heh, I'm having no more summer babies! :) It's far too hot :) I'm
living on 2 cool baths a day - water shortage or not! It's metered, so
I'm paying for it, and if they moan, I'll make them wear one of those
pregnancy suit things ;) Enjoy your last few weeks in the relative cool :D

Lucy x

[lucy-lu]

cjra wrote:
> Anna.Nicole.m wrote:
>>> Heh, my baby is a loony :) She seems to get hiccups daily, and is always
>>> bouncing about - even now I'm 39 weeks, and she has so little space, she
>>> manages to give me a good beating :) My midwife says she'll be an
>>> active baby, and is already responsive to DH's voice, and to music. I
>>> think it helps with bondng though - I never have a moment's chance to
>>> forget I'm pregnant!
>>>
>>> Have fun!
>>>
>>> Lucy
>> I am so envious, I wish I were 39 weeks right now. I'd love to have a
>> summer baby. not a baby in October. Everyone tells me that the baby
>> must be a girl b/c girls are active.
>
> eh, my mom was convinced I was a boy because I was so active, moreso
> than her other 3 boys and definitely more than her 3 girls at that
> time.
>
> Everyone says this one is a boy because of the way I am carrying. But
> then my mom added I am carrying just like she did with all 8
> pregnancies (5 girls and 3 boys).
>
I was so sure I was having a boy because I was all "out front"... I'm
never normally wrong... I had to stop myself buying blue things :) Oh
well, two scans say I'm wrong this time :D

Lucy x

[lucy-lu]

Anna.Nicole.m wrote:
>> I was so sure I was having a boy because I was all "out front"... I'm
>> never normally wrong... I had to stop myself buying blue things :) Oh
>> well, two scans say I'm wrong this time :D
>>
>> Lucy x
>
> I'm carying super high all of the baby isabove my belly button. so i
> can still wear all my non-maternity pants.

I spent ages with people saying how high I was carrying... it was really
odd - I'm glad someone else is doing it too! I didn't buy any maternity
trousers until I was about 5 1/2 months, and then I suddenly ballooned :)
>
> I'm saying itsa girl. for me. As long as she looks like me and not my
> husband she'll be beautiful LOL

lol :) I keep wondering who this one will look like - I know some
families don't really resemble each other, but both dh and I come from
really looky-likey ( ;) ) families... but both families look sooo
different from each other. Mine is all either very dark haired or
redheaded with blue eyes (Irish and Welsh mix), where as his have darker
(kinda olivey) skin, greeny-brown eyes and lighter brown hair. His lot
have lots of moles, and all descendents of my father seem to have a
sticky out right ear - so I am hoping for the good bits out of that mix ;)

Lucy x
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