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DFKC

DFKC

DFKC (DAILY FETAL KICK COUNT)

What is DFKC?
It is a way to check the health of your unborn baby. It’s done by counting the number of kicks you feel of baby in the uterus in a certain time period.
By 20 weeks gestation, most women are able to feel their baby’s movements. Initially it feels like a flicker, gas movement or bubbles in tummy and by 6 months you may actually start feeling kick of baby. Movements vary in strength and how often they occur. A baby may be more active about an hour after the mother eats. This is because of the increase in sugar (glucose) in the mother’s blood. Fetal movement normally increases during the day with peak activity late at night.

Why might I need to do fetal movement counting?
Fetal movement is an easy way to know your baby’s health in the womb. Each woman should know the normal pattern and number of movements for her own baby. A change in the normal pattern or number of fetal movements may mean the baby is under stress.

How to do DFKC :

Starting from 28 weeks or 6 months pregnancy pregnant woman should count the baby movements as explained so as to know baby well being.
After any major meal (after breakfast, lunch and dinner) mother should sit or lie down in lateral position in relaxed state of mind and count baby movement for 2 hours. The minimum kick count should be 10. If it’s less than 10 after 2 hours on 2 or more occasions (12 hours apart), you need to consult your doctor for further evaluation.
Reasons of decreased DFKC:

  1. Baby is sleeping.
  2. Baby is getting less blood.
  3. Less amniotic fluid around baby.
  4. Mother is anxious or too busy and couldn’t count properly.
  5. Placenta is anterior hence movements not felt.
  6. Mother is hungry or not properly fed or hypoglycemic.
  7. Mother is dehydrated.

What to do if DFKC is less than 10:
Drink water or eat something or exercise and try to count again. If still it’s the same then consult your doctor.

What are the risks of fetal movement counting?
There are no risks to the mother or unborn baby during fetal movement counting. It can instead help to pick up on decreased fetal movement and help prevent problems for the baby by detecting them early.

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