When will the baby start kicking?

Answer 1

When you give it a ball

Answer 2

You probably won't feel your baby kick until sometime between 16 and 22 weeks, even though he started moving at 7 or 8 weeks and you may have already witnessed his acrobatics if you've had an ultrasound.

Veteran moms tend to notice those first subtle kicks — also known as "quickening" — earlier than first-time moms. (A woman who's been pregnant before can more easily distinguish her baby's kick from other belly rumblings, such as gas.)

Your build may also have something to do with when you'll be able to tell a left jab from a hunger pang. Thinner women tend to feel movement earlier and more often than women who carry more weight.

What does it feel like?
Women have described the sensation as being like popcorn popping, a goldfish swimming around, or butterflies fluttering. You'll probably chalk up those first gentle taps or swishes in your belly to gas or hunger pains, but once you start feeling them more regularly, you'll recognize the difference. You're more likely to feel these early movements when you're sitting or lying quietly.

How often should I feel movements?
At first the kicks you notice will be few and far between. In fact, you may feel several movements one day and then none the next. Although your baby is moving and kicking regularly, many of his jerks and jolts aren't yet strong enough for you to feel. But later in the second trimester, those reassuring kicks will become stronger and more regular.

If you're tempted to compare notes with other pregnant women, don't worry if your experience differs from that of your friends. Every baby has his own pattern of activity, and there's no correct one. As long as your baby's usual activity level doesn't change too much, chances are he's doing just fine.

Do I need to keep track of the kicking?
Once you're feeling kicks regularly, pay attention to them and let your practitioner know right away if you notice a decrease in your baby's movement. Less movement may signal a problem, and you'll need a non-stress test or biophysical profile to check on your baby's condition.

Once you're in your third trimester, some practitioners will recommend that you spend some time each day counting your baby's kicks. There are lots of different ways to do these "kick counts," so ask for specific instructions.

Here's one common approach: Choose a time of day when your baby tends to be active. (Ideally, you'll want to do the counts at roughly the same time each day.) Sit quietly or lie on your side so you won't get distracted. Time how long it takes for you to feel ten distinct movements — kicks, twitches, and whole body movements all count. If you don't feel ten movements in two hours, stop counting and call your midwife or doctor.

Answer 3

Not Soon Enough! It Didn't Happen For Me Until Like 6 Or So Months. My Baby (Or The Placenta Really) Was Attached To The Wall Of My Stomach So I Wasn't Able To Feel Movement For A While, It Sucked! Good Luck With The Baby!

Answer 4

A baby will actually start kicking around 9-10 weeks, when the arms and legs start developing, but most first-time moms won't feel movement until 16-20 weeks. When I was pregnant with my 2nd I felt her at 12 weeks (at 13 weeks it felt like I was going to have a foot come out of my belly button)

Answer 5

Around 4 months

Answer 6

They usually start at about 4 months you can usually feel fluttering and trust me as they grow then you will feel the real kicks as if they are trying to kick their way out.

Answer 7

around 4 months you'll feel a fluttering, almost like a gas bubble. this is called 'quickening'. after 5 months, you'll start to get the kicking.

Answer 8

With first pregnancies it always seems to take forever somewhere between 4 and 5 months but if this is not your first you might start to feel him or her even before 4 months.

Answer 9

At or around 20 weeks

Answer 10

around 4 1/2 months. sc

Answer 11

About 4 months you will feel a little flutter in your abdomen