If you are counting, it helps to chart your baby's kicks so that you can keep track of your baby's normal patterns of movement. To count movements, pick a time when your baby is usually most ...

She serves as an ambassador for Count the Kicks, a nonprofit program that helps parents track fetal movement. “I learned about Count the Kicks back in 2014, after my daughter Lydia was stillborn ...

The first time a pregnant woman feels her baby kick can be surprising — a sudden reminder that the tiny creature growing inside her has a mind of its own. But why do babies kick? Though the womb ...

She also learned about kick counts, which can be a way parents understand how much a baby moves. Many also use it as a chance to bond with their baby later in pregnancy. “I was not educated ...

But it’s no celebrity workout fad — it’s a portable fetal movement ... simpler charts and kickTrak, a new digital alternative to pen-and-paper recordkeeping. How does kick-counting work?

Going back to a more casual approach let me view my baby’s kicks as joyful moments instead of a source of stress. Share on Pinterest Is there anything more gratifying than a punch to the gut or ...