How to stimulate a flex

To encourage the unborn child to move or flex more (to observe flex), the following methods can be safely tried.

1. Dining or snacks

After eating, the mother's blood sugar level is slightly higher, causing the baby to often experience more movement within 30 minutes - 2 hours.

Snack sample

- Fresh fruit

- Milk.

- Yogurt

- Whole wheat bread.

2. Drinking cold water

Drinking enough cold water or normal temperature water may help the baby respond and move more.

3. Lie on the left side

Lie on your left side in a quiet place. Place your hands on your abdomen. Observe the flex for 1-2 hours. This posture allows the blood to flow well to the placenta and often makes the flex feel clearer.

4. Talk or turn on the music gently.

By the third trimester of gestational age, the baby can recognize external sounds, so it may respond with movement or flex.

5. Gently stroking the abdomen.

Gentle touching of the abdomen may encourage the baby to respond.

6. Rest and stay still.

Sometimes the baby is already squirming, but the mother is walking or doing activities so it is not felt. Sitting or lying down quietly helps to make the perception of squirming clearer.

For pregnant mothers in the third trimester

Generally, the young have alternating waking and sleeping periods throughout the day. Tinsel can be very obvious during the period after meals, evening to night, when the mother sleeps.

If you notice that your child is clearly less than normal, or less than 10 times within 2 hours of sleeping on your side, you should contact the hospital or obstetrician for further instructions immediately.

You should not try to encourage your child to struggle "all the time," because the fetus also has a natural sleep period. It is important that the pattern of flex remains consistent, similar to what you used to struggle regularly.