Question about seeing fetal movement??

Question

I am 30 weeks pregnant and people keep telling me that I will be seeing my baby's elbow..etc poking around my belly. I never see anything, I feel him jabbing at me often throughout the day, he is not super active. When can I expect to SEE the movement people are talking about

Answer 1

I'm currently pregnant with baby three and really haven't seen an actual footprint on my belly. There are times when I am being hit and kicked or he just moves a certain way and I can put my hands on my belly and be able to tell what's his rear end, a foot, a leg, an arm. My belly does move alot but to watch it move, you can't tell what body part of the baby is making it move.

Answer 2

I think I didn't see those kind of movements until around 35 weeks. Now I see them all the time, but I am 39 weeks now. At first it was just once and a while, but obviously the less room the baby has in there, the more you see actual limbs. Thats all I see now, although I never know exactly which limb I am looking at. The baby's head is down, so it either has to be a foot or a knee I guess.
Anyway good luck. It could happen sooner for you!

Answer 3

well, i am 32 weeks now and my baby moves my entire body at times.
I started seeing physical movements on my belly at about 24 weeks I would guess. But, he is a very active little fella.
I have a little weight on me but not alot. I would assume it would be even more noticeable for a momma who is extremely thin.
If u have some weight in your belly, this may be why u arent seeing him visibly. However, sometimes i put my Tums bottle on my belly and can watch it roll and jump even when I am barely feeling my baby move. This could be what u can do in order to see it visually.
Good luck and congrats!!

Answer 4

A lot of that depends on how much weight you have gained with your pregnancy. I remember when my wife was pregnant with our daughter we started seeing peeks of elbows and feet sticking up at around 30 weeks. She had gained a lot of weight, 65 pounds at 42 weeks, and so we didn't see a hand or foot sticking out like in the pictures you see on the net, but we could definitely tell when she pushed outward with a body part.

Answer 5

Well hello again! Being 30 weeks too i was wondering the same thing, i hear about people seeing little footprints in their bellys & i havent seen them yet, sometimes when my boy is super active i see my whole belly shake/wobble from side to side when he moves but no obvious little body parts yet :-( I am sure it will come soon, until then i'll enjoy feeling the kicks in the ribs! xx

Answer 6

i had 5 kids and about 32-34 weeks was when i started noticing little bulges and my belly moving around but i couldnt tell you what body part it was i never saw foot prints or nothing like that.. you just knew it was a body part..
so you should be seeing it real soon here..
good luck with the baby and labor..

Answer 7

you may lay on your back with pillows behind you head and back and just stare at your belly. what I do is this sit on my couch and drink something sweet like apple juice and maybe push my belly to one side and the other until I get to see the movement. some times It helps to talk to your belly while sitting down

Answer 8

Ive see a knee stick out ONCE and Im 39 weeks and 4 days. I mainly just see her back or butt pushing out. Dont be surprised not to really see anything like that but if you do lol It REALLY wierd!

Answer 9

I think it depends on the position of the child. With my first one, I never saw anything, with my second one I saw bulges and things when he was pushing from about 30 weeks.