Feeling less movement

I'm only 18w, but have been feeling the baby kick quite a lot since I was 15w. I haven't really felt anything for the past 3 or 4 days though I've been under A LOT of stress at work this past week & while I've been drinking water, it hasn't been quite enough the past few days...could either of those be reasons for feeling less movement? I was ok with it the first few days, but now I'm starting to get a little nervous...

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The baby could just be growing and sleeping more. (Growth spurt). Drink some OJ and you'll probably see more activity.

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Thanks J I tried the OJ thing both last night & this morning, but got nuthin' I'm going to attribute it to a growth spurt and sleeping though - that helps to calm my (probably irrational) nerves

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I didnt start feeling regular movement until 22 weeks. At 18 weeks I was lucky to feel a tickle :)
Once you get further along, baby will hardly stop moving.

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My doctor didnt even ask me if I felt any movement at 18 weeks . Its still early to feel "regular" movement. I am sure everything is fine. this is my second pregnancy and didnt feel actual movement till about 23/24 weeks. Baby is fine

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Thanks ladies

I didn't feel anything with my first until I was 20 weeks, but this time I started feeling him/her early which is why I'm being so nuts. It was pretty regular too up until a few days ago. I guess I'll just consider feeling the kicks earlier lucky though...