RFF : My Mom taught me to lie still flat on the bed/couch, and place a saucer on your tummy, and if you want to, put a merble in the saucer.
When the baby kicks, the marble will roll.
You will find that as long as you are up and moving they usually sleep..and as soon as you lie down at night, they wake up.
Great!!!
They older they get the bigger kicks you get!
They can keep you awake alot!
The babies sleep when moved after they are born, too...and wake up as soon as all is still.
We had a swing you could wind up for all our babies..boy was that a life saver!!
They slept in that swing every time!
Or take them for a car ride they sleep...but lie them down in bed and they sometimes wake right up!!
One of the most important things to learn when you have a new baby, is to sleep when they sleep, regardless of the dishes stacking up or the laundry needs to be done..It is the only way you will get any sleep...remember, when the baby sleeps, you sleep.