The Importance Of Kick Counting
Posted April 25, 2008
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I never understood the importance of kick counting until I was introduced to the kickTrak kick counter. Doing a little research I found that an estimate of 26,000 stillbirths occur every year in the US. That was very disheartening to read. However, decreased fetal movement is associated with stillbirth as well as preterm labor and undetected growth problems. If a mother-to-be is able to keep a tab on her baby’s movement patterns, she can alert her healthcare provider of potential problems if she notices any drastic changes. Dr. Diep Nguyen, OB/GYN and kick tracking advocate, is dedicated to drastically reducing the number of yearly stillbirths which is why she has created the kickTrak kick counter.
Starting at 24-28 weeks into pregnancy, the kickTrak kick counter enables moms-to-be to document her baby’s kicks, turns, twists, swishes, jabs and rolls in daily sessions by inputing each movement as she feels them. Each session records ten movements. After the tenth movement is recorded, the kickTrak kick counter plays Twinkle Twinkle Little Star. Healthy babies generally move ten times in less than two hours, with most completing ten movements in less than 30 minutes. Should mom-to-be notice any significant changes in her baby’s movements, she can alert her healthcare provider. I think every mom-to-be should have her very own kickTrak to support the well being of her baby. The device is affordable and very simple to use. I was fortunate enough to have a very active baby, so I completed my kickTrak sessions with ease!
To learn more about stillbirth prevention, visit BabyKick Alliance founded by Dr. Nguyen as well!
We, Mommy (Sheena) and Daddy (Greg), are junior high sweethearts who are currently experiencing the wonderful pregnancy of our very first child, Jayden! Here on Mommy Daddy Blog, we will chronicle our adventurous journey through pregnancy and into parenthood! 
WOW! I need to read some more pregnancy books…I had no idea about this! My girlfriend and I are pregnant, I’m going to read this post again with her and start counting kicks. Thanks for the info.
Adam
This sounds like a really great product. It actually makes a lot of sense to have a gadget to help you keep track of the kicks. The kickTrak seems like it is easy to use and being affordable is good too. I am sure a lot of parents to be will appreciate this post.
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What a great idea, I wish I had something like this when I was pregnant. I’d probably have obsessed over it tho. It would have made it a lot easier to count kicks tho.
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