KickTrak
Help Protect your unborn Baby
Kick Counting is recommended by the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists to check on your baby's health.
Designed by an obstetrician, kickTrak simplifies kick counting to potentially reduce the risk of stillbirth. Visualization of changes in your baby's movement pattern helps you promptly alert your doctor of possible problems and allows early intervention.
Starting at 24 weeks, use kickTrak to record and store the time it takes for your baby to complete 10 movements including kicks, rolls, jabs, and turns-- once a day, at the same time, when your baby is usually most active.
Features and Benefits:
Helps decrease the risk of stillbirth Every 21 minutes a baby is stillborn in the US; 70 babies each day Stillbirth may be avoided by counting your baby’s kicks and movements Counting kicks and movements is recommended by the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists to monitor your baby’s health Makes keeping track of kicks and movement easy and convenient Memory stores last 10 sessions so you and your doctor can easily monitor your baby’s movement patterns Counts down the last 99 days of your pregnancy Tracks how far along you are in your pregnancy 
Specifications:
- Size: 5.0" X 1.5" X 1.2" (130 X 37 X 30 mm)
- Display: LCD in English or Spanish
- Weight: 0.2 lbs (91g)
- Power Supply: Alkaline AAA batteries x 2 (included)
- Battery Life: Approximately one year
- Warranty: 90 days
- Compliance: RoHS (Restriction of Hazardous Substance Directive), CE, FCC
Awarded Best Product by Orca Communications Unlimited, LLC.
1. What is kick counting?
The occurrence of frequent baby movements during pregnancy is an excellent indicator of fetal well-being. The first fetal movements or "flutters" are usually felt by the mother between the 16th and the 20th week of pregnancy. Movements generally increase in strength and frequency through pregnancy, particularly at night, and when the woman is at rest. At the end of pregnancy (36 weeks and beyond), there is normally a slow change in movements, with fewer jabs and more rolling and stretching movements.
Kick count is the maternal counting and tracking of fetal movement. Medical research supports kick count as a simple, valuable, effective, reliable and harmless screening of fetal well-being during the third trimester in both low- and high-risk pregnancies.
Kick count is fetal movement counting which includes kicks, turns, twists, swishes, rolls, and jabs but not hiccups. Significant changes in the fetal movement pattern may help identify potential problems with your pregnancy that may need further evaluation and treatment before the baby's heart rate is affected. In this way, it can help prevent stillbirth.
There are different ways to do kick counting. The American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG) recommends that you note the time it takes to feel 10 kicks, twists, turns, swishes, or rolls. A healthy baby should have 10 movements in less than 2 hours. Most babies will take less than 30 minutes. Some providers may recommend that if there have not been 10 kicks in 1 hour, you should contact your provider for further evaluation.
2. Why is doing kick counting important?
Be Proactive. You are proactive in protecting the well being of your baby by going to routine prenatal care visits and doing routine tests to detect and prevent possible pregnancy complications.
You can continue the commitment to your baby's health by being vigilant of his or her movement. Dedicate typically less than 30 minutes a day to do the kick count!
Get to know your baby. Even if your baby is very active, doing the kick count will allow you to be familiar with the "normal" pattern of your baby and thus you can more easily detect the gradual or sudden changes in the pattern of your baby's movements.
Bond with your baby. You will only feel those precious movements, kicks, jabs, swish, and rolls while the baby is inside of you. Kick counting provides a special time when you can bond with the baby. It is also the time for your partner to share this unique experience with you.
Most importantly, significant changes in the fetal movement pattern may help identify potential problems with your pregnancy before the baby's heart rate is affected.
Talk with your obstetrical provider about kick counting instructions.
This product was added to our catalog on Sunday 05 April, 2009.
