i'm 16 weeks pregnant with my first and i first started feeling the baby's flutters and squriming around, about a week and half ago but is it normal not to feel the baby everyday??
2007-01-29 06:41:04 · 17 answers · asked by Kandie B 2 in Pregnancy & Parenting ➔ Pregnancy
Yes it is very normal at this early not to feel your baby move. When i was pregnant with my son this early on it would be days or even weeks with out me feeling him move. It's totally normal. When time goes by and you get farther along you will feel him/her move more often then not. Truat me it just takes time.
2007-01-29 06:45:08 · answer #1 · answered by broken_child_dark_wings 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It is totally normal not to feel the baby every day in the beginning. The baby is still sooooo tiny and it has to be in the right position and it has to move hard enough for you to feel it. As the days and weeks go on you will feel the baby more and more. Soon you'll feel the baby too much :) like when you're trying to sleep or relax. Enjoy the movements because it's so exciting.
2007-01-29 14:45:26 · answer #2 · answered by annamartin 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
With your first baby it takes a little while longer to feel movement. The reason you feel it some days and not others is probably because of where and how hard your baby is kicking. Your baby is moving more than what you're feeling, but he/she is just not big enough yet for you to feel all the movements. As he/she gets bigger you'll feel more movements and you will feel them several times a day.
2007-01-29 14:50:08 · answer #3 · answered by Laura R 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes. You're really lucky to feel the baby as early as 16 weeks. Lots of first timers don't feel the baby until much later.
It's perfectly normal to feel the baby and then not feel it, even for days at a time, because it is still so small.
2007-01-29 14:46:30 · answer #4 · answered by Michelle L 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes, because the baby is still very small and is not always in a position to be touching the sides of your uterus. Don't worry though, your baby will get bigger and you will feel every little flutter (or big kick!) in a few short months!! :-)
2007-01-29 14:51:32 · answer #5 · answered by 1stTimeMom_07_04_06 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
yes, this is totally normal. you will not start feeling the baby everyday till around 6.5 months. i didnt anyway- i am 7 months pregnant and have only been feeling the baby move daily for like half a month- but maybe i not normal lol
2007-01-29 14:46:29 · answer #6 · answered by mexicbabymama 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
From my experience, the movements don't really become regular (or at least we don't feel them regularlly) until around 5 months. The baby at 16 weeks is still pretty small and has a lot of fluid to swim around in.
2007-01-29 14:45:44 · answer #7 · answered by Kari 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Yep it's normal at 16 weeks! I started feeling my baby around 16.5 weeks but I really had to be paying attention and lying still to feel it...around 19 weeks or so I started feeling her very regularly, every day, and without having to lay down...It will keep getting stronger and more frequent!
Congrats!
2007-01-29 14:46:19 · answer #8 · answered by LittleRoo 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes at this stage you most likely won't feel the baby move everyday, but once you hit 24 weeks+ you should feel the baby move ever hour.
Check out this article on Babycenter.com
http://www.babycenter.com/refcap/pregnancy/prenatalhealth/2872.html
2007-01-29 14:45:48 · answer #9 · answered by christy m 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you have an active baby yes...believe me its better to feel them moving everyday then to have no movement at all
2007-01-29 14:48:46 · answer #10 · answered by shorty 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋