Pregnant mum Tracey Fleming has her cravings all wrapped up.

With just under six months to go before the birth of her second child she is already munching her way through plenty of biscuits.

But the empty wrappers are proving to be a valuable leftover for a charity which aims to educate mums-to-be about the importance of monitoring foetal movements.

As a volunteer for Count The Kicks, Tracey, who is mum to two-year-old Ollie, is collecting throwaway items such as biscuit packaging, baby food pouches, used stamps and lids from washing up liquid bottles and spray guns.

These are then recycled and the money generated is passed on to Count The Kicks.

The cash is used to produce health advice leaflets which are included in Bounty packs – bags of free samples and information for expectant and new mums handed out by midwives.

“The aim of the charity is to raise awareness of the need to count an unborn baby’s movements rather than each kick,” said the 25-year-old community carer.

“There isn’t really a specific number either – it’s just if you notice a lot less or even a lot more than normal you should call the midwife as it could be a sign the baby is in distress.

“Thankfully nothing like that has happened to me.”

Tracey, of Lunedale Road, Dartford, decided to help Count The Kicks after seeing their Facebook page.

She now hopes nursery schools and businesses will also donate to her growing collection.

“Most of the biscuit wrappers are from me as it seems to be my craving at the moment,” she said.

“The charity relies completely on public donations and a huge amount of money is needed to fund these leaflets.

“So I’m collecting recycling in the Dartford area and I’m hoping I can get local companies and people to help.”

To donate recycling products email traceyf21@hotmail.co.uk. For more information about the charity go to www.countthekicks.org.uk or Count The Kicks on Facebook