In Good Hands, originally uploaded by robertevans_com.

and man, i wish i could find the link she gave me.

basically, this lady had been trying for five years to get pregnant. she finally did, and healthily carried the little boy to full-term. she noticed his kicks were getting less frequent, but.. oh, hmm, i'm forgetting how it happened. basically, he was kicking one day and, the next, when she went to get her c-section, he was not. the baby's umbilical cord got wrapped around his neck and he died.

so now she is trying to get the word out about fetal kick counting. basically, after 20 weeks, you monitor your baby's kicks, making sure you get at least 10 in two hours. it teaches you to learn your baby's schedule and activities, so you know when something is wrong. over half of women who end up miscarrying notice a decrease in their baby's activity in the days prior, so keeping in mind that this could mean something is very wrong, and to seek immediate medical attention if it happens, is a very good thing.

http://www.babykickalliance.org/index.asp

most women aren't told by their OB-GYNs to start counting kicks, and it's something i'd never heard of.. so anyway, just getting the word out there, too. to all my three readers. :)

btw, i thought this baby was really cute at first. but the more i look at the picture, the more he's starting to look like gollum.

¶ 12:39 PM