Why does the baby in the belly keep moving? When does the baby in the belly sleep?

How much do you know about pregnancy? Today, let's learn why the baby in the belly keeps moving and when the baby in the belly sleeps. Let's learn together with the editor.

1. Reasons of the pregnant mother herself

In fact, the baby in the belly does not distinguish between day and night, so he may move when he wakes up in the belly. It’s just that the pregnant mother may be working or busy during the day, and her attention is diverted, so she can’t notice the fetal movement. As long as the amplitude is not large, the pregnant mother often feels that the fetal movement is not frequent during the day. At night, compared with the daytime, the environment is quieter at night, and the pregnant mother can more easily calm down and feel the baby in the belly at night, so she will feel that the baby’s fetal movement will be a little more than during the day.

2. Causes of fetal

The fetus in the mother's belly cannot feel the difference between day and night. As long as it feels happy, full and sleeps enough, it can move around. If the pregnant mother is also a "night owl", the baby may appear more excited at night. At this time, the pregnant mother can play some soothing music and calm down to interact with the baby.

3. Incorrect sleeping posture

As the pregnancy weeks increase, the mother's belly will gradually grow larger, and it will not be very comfortable to sleep at night. In many cases, the mother will do whatever is comfortable for her. At this time, the mother may maintain a posture for a long time, which will make the baby uncomfortable in the belly, so the baby may "resist" a little. At this time, the mother may change her sleeping posture.

4. Baby is hungry

I don’t know if pregnant mothers have had this experience, that is, being woken up by the baby in the middle of the night and feeling very hungry, which means that the baby is using this way to tell the mother, "Mom, I'm hungry and need to eat." This is why many pregnant mothers say that they have to eat supper at night after pregnancy. That's because everything the pregnant mother eats is absorbed by the baby, so the pregnant mother is easily hungry at night. The pregnant mother can eat something to fill her stomach, so that the baby will be full and not hungry and will go to sleep obediently.

1. After 11pm, pregnant mothers with regular lifestyles can feel the fetus moving more before going to bed. This is because the mother is calm before going to bed and can concentrate on feeling the fetal movement. In addition, the baby’s mental state is also better at this time. However, pregnant mothers do not need to worry too much. The fetus will get tired after playing for a while. Generally, the fetus will slowly calm down around 11pm, and this is the time for him to concentrate on sleeping. At this time, pregnant mothers should also lie down and fall asleep slowly. Don’t stay up late. Because staying up late is not only bad for the health of pregnant mothers, but also disrupts the biological clock of the fetus and affects the normal development of the fetus.

2. One hour after eating, expectant mothers will generally feel more fetal movements right after eating. This is because the pregnant mother has eaten, the blood sugar in the body increases, and the fetus also absorbs the necessary nutrients, the power increases, and the fetal movement increases. However, about an hour after the meal, the fetus will slowly calm down, which means the fetus is sleeping. The pregnant mother can rest with the baby at this time, which is more conducive to the development of the fetus.

Does the fetus hiccup?

Yes, fetal hiccups will cause body shaking just like hiccups after birth, so when the fetus hiccups, the expectant mother will feel her stomach jumping up and down, and she can feel it with her hand. Some expectant mothers may not know that the fetus is hiccuping and think it is normal fetal movement, but unlike usual fetal movement, the movement of fetal hiccups is regular, usually 2-3 times a day, and will continue for 2-5 minutes, and can be as long as 10-20 minutes.

What causes fetal hiccups?

Fetal hiccups are medically called "hiccups". Adults may have temporary hiccups if they are stimulated by cold, have a full meal, eat too fast, or eat dry and hard food. In the third trimester, starting around 28 weeks, the fetus will continue to swallow amniotic fluid in the mother's body to exercise the breathing of the lungs, and the alveoli will continue to grow in the amniotic fluid. Just like adults eating, they keep swallowing. There is a thick muscle membrane like a hat between the fetus's chest and abdomen, called the diaphragm, which separates the chest and abdomen. Like other organs in the body, the diaphragm also has nerve distribution and blood supply. When the triggering stimulus that causes hiccups is transmitted to the brain, the brain will issue a command to cause the diaphragm to have paroxysmal and spasmodic contractions, and hiccups will occur. It is normal for the fetus to hiccup, just like we adults breathe. Just gently touch the baby when he hiccups, and he will stop hiccuping after a few minutes.