Meet Gemma

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• 11.03.25

“Around 28 weeks, my doctor suggested using the Count the Kicks app to learn my daughter’s movements. She explained to me the importance of learning when she was most active and what seemed to make her move. Gemma wasn’t a very active baby, but when she was, it was in the morning and when I ate. 

The app brought a sense of relief during my pregnancy. With her being my first, my mental state would have deteriorated because I was always thinking there was something wrong. It gave me a piece of mind every time she would reach her kick count. I would have not been able to make it through my pregnancy without it. 

A day before I turned 34 weeks, I was in an accident and fell through my apartment floor. At first, I thought I was fine, so I didn’t go in to get checked right away. After some time had passed, I noticed Gemma wasn’t moving like she normally would. I opened my app and realized she was not moving at all. 

I decided to go to the hospital to get checked. After Gemma failed her stress test and heart rate began to drop my providers decided it would be best to deliver her immediately by emergency c cesarean section. Later, they confirmed it was because of the trauma of my fall. 

Gemma was born not breathing and after some complications and a NICU stay, today Gemma is happy and healthy.

My advice to others would be to trust your instincts and count your kicks. Even if your baby is really active, make sure to count. It saved both my life and my daughter’s life. The doctors told me that if I had waited even a couple more hours, she would have not made it here safely.” Aliyah K., Gemma’s mom