This is my first pregnancy and I am 18 weeks pregnant. I am so excited but then again there's the worries... you all probably went thru it... By the way, my friend who's pregnant felt her first baby's move when she was 16 weeks.. Why can't I feel my baby yet? Is there something wrong???? Okay, when do you really feel the baby's movements and it's kicks??????
2007-03-07 13:12:01 · 18 answers · asked by ~mother of 2 beautiful girls~ 3 in Pregnancy & Parenting ➔ Pregnancy
Usually around the 18/22 weeks.
Dont fret about it. You may actually be feeling bub but dont know it.
Do you get a flutter feeling in yr tummy?
Do you feel little pops? Like air bubbles.
Everyone is different.
I felt my first bub move at 20weeks... but I had been feeling him earlier and didnt know it.
2007-03-07 13:16:46 · answer #1 · answered by who_me? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
With my first, when I had my ultrasound it showed the baby moving all over the place, kicking like crazy and I didn't feel a thing. I was between 18 and 20 weeks (that was 9 years ago). I'm currently 30 weeks pg with #3 and I think I started feeling movement from the day I got pg!!! Well, not really, but it was early!!
You will feel movement soon. It feels alot like gas bubbles or a flutter in your tummy and it could really low, like right above your pelvic bone. Everyone is different. I don't blame you for being worried, but I'm sure everything is fine! The baby is still small and while it's probably moving like crazy, it's just not big enough for you to feel it yet! Just wait...I'm pretty sure one of these days I'm going to have a foot fly out my butt!!
Good luck!!
2007-03-07 13:21:32 · answer #2 · answered by farmersdaughter 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Don't worry. You don't need to be stressing about ANYTHING when pregnant. Experts say that you won't feel the baby's first movements until around 20 wks avg. Even then, the first movements are so surreal, you may have experienced it but not noticed. Some mothers say it feels like popcorn popping, tiny little flutters, and some even mistake it for gas. Just don't panic and make sure you mention it to your OB-GYN at your next visit.
2007-03-07 13:45:26 · answer #3 · answered by lovagyrl03 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It is not unusual to feel your baby's movement til the 20th week, depending on the size of the baby and if you are infact 18 weeks along. (due dates can be off) Or it is possible that you have felt your baby move, but havn't really noticed it or may have mistaken it for gas. Go to babycenter.com, they have a pregnancy timeline calendar of weekly events. It's great for first time moms, I used it when I was pregnant.
2007-03-07 13:26:44 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
usually anywhere between 16-25 weeks is normal. with my first i didnt' feel it until around 20 or later. now i'm preg. with #2 and felt it at around 13-14, but thats because you know what it feels like. the first time you don't. you could already be feeling it but think that it might be gas. if your doctor is not concerned then you shouldn't be. every womans body is different and at that stage in pregnancy you are very highly unlikely to feel the baby a lot if you even are feeling it yet.
2007-03-07 13:18:07 · answer #5 · answered by divamommy_4 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I felt the flutters at 15 weeks. But, didnt feel actual kicks until around 19-20 weeks. I think it depends on the baby and the mother. My aunt said she didnt feel her first son until she was about 24 weeks. My mom said she felt my brother at 16 weeks.
Dont be alarmed. Ask your OB if this is normal and see what they say. I am sure everything is fine.
'Good luck and congrats.
2007-03-07 13:20:42 · answer #6 · answered by Truth Teller 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I felt my baby at 15 weeks even people said it was impossible to feel it so soon but now that I know how much of a butthead he is I can tell why I felt him so soon. I heard it depends alot on the size the woman. Give it some more time I'm sure it will be OK!!!
2007-03-07 13:21:12 · answer #7 · answered by Baby Julie due 5/12 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Don't worry. I didn't feel any real movements until about 22 weeks and then they were really sporadic. I am 25 weeks and 4 days now and sometimes i still don't feel the baby unless i am laying still and really focusing. Be patient.
2007-03-07 13:36:51 · answer #8 · answered by Jaimee's Mommy 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
everyone feels the baby move at different times with my first I cant remeber feeling the baby move till I was 20 weeks. Also you probably have felt it not realising what it was. It felt like small ripples through my belly. But if you are really concerned see your doctor and they will check the baby. Don't feel embarrassed for being overly cautious everyone goes through it especially with their first
2007-03-07 13:22:15 · answer #9 · answered by tiffany d 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Babies usually start kicking between 15 and 22 weeks..Everyone is diffrent, I felt mine kick at 15 weeks where a friend of mine did not feel hers kick till 19 weeks.
2007-03-07 13:20:07 · answer #10 · answered by Diamonds_Glow 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋