"Reduced Movements"

Throughout my pregnancy it's been drummed into me to keep an eye on my baby's movements and if there's ever any doubt I must do something about it. Yesterday I spent the morning at day assessment unit for this reason, thankfully everything was fine after a CTG and scan but I was told by 2 midwives and the doctor I saw that even if I went home and later that evening I felt things still weren't right that I was to call.

Yesterday evening I still felt things weren't quite right and movements weren't as normal even though I was doing the things you're advised to so I did as I was told and contacted triage for advice. The midwife I spoke to wasn't very sympathetic or understanding. I was told that as I had already been in that day that it was "up to me" if I came in or not but that I "wouldn't get a scan and my baby wouldn't be delivered". At my current gestation that's certainly not what I was looking for and not the advice I hoped to receive.

I was then asked what I wanted to do, I told the midwife I didn't know and that was why I had called but now felt like an inconvenience. At this point I became quite upset, I was home alone and felt like I was being a pest really when all I wanted was reassurance that my baby was ok. The midwife told me I could come up for a CTG if I wanted which I agreed to but felt very apprehensive about doing as to be honest I felt like an idiot for phoning. I had to wait about an hour before there was an appointment available and during this time I started feeling movements from my baby so decided that I would prefer to stay at home.

I called to let the midwives know that things had changed and I felt okay to stay at home which I was told was fine despite when speaking to day assessment unit the same day when I asked if I started to feel movements should I still come in I was told absolutely to still come in. As a first time mum it's really upsetting to be made to feel like this for showing concern about my baby and it's actually made me feel quite uncomfortable about having to contact triage in future.