Kick Counts - Instructions:               Print out this page    Fetal kick count

• Write in the date and time that you start the kick count.
• Count these kicks at a time every day when your baby seems to be most active.
• Count movements until your baby moves 10 times. Kicks = movements, twists or turns.
• Make an 'X' next to the minutes it took your baby to move 10 times.
• If you have trouble getting your baby to move, get up and move around for a bit and drink fruit juice. Then, lay down and try counting again.
• If there is a significant decrease in your baby's activity level, or if you cannot get the baby to move, contact your physician.