Are you feeling movements yet?

blaf322

Ella is a dancing machine today! Loving all this wiggling

mayisch

 I am a FTM and plus sized, kind of... (US size 12) 19w not showing at all, I just look fatter hahaha.

Yesterday I was laying on my bed after work, Hubby and I well... we finally got something going under our sheets after a while and like 30 minutes after we were watching a movie and I totally felt my baby kick, I took me on surprise, I grabbed my hubby hand and placed it in my belly and he felt it too just a bit.

After we were laughing cause we thought he didn't liked his nap time to be disturbed by mommy & daddy having some fun hahaha

ByeBabyBunting

Just starting to feel it for sure today at 18+0, STM  

TurtleMomma

FTMs take heart! With DS I didn't feel squat til almost 24 weeks. Even then, I was convinced it was gas. I even went out and bought a bunch of Gas-X and took it. The feeling continued and I just figured it was the baby at that point. 

Kaessi

I'll be 22 weeks on Sunday & still haven't felt movements - it's making me kind of crazy! Just had an anatomy scan on Tuesday & everything looked normal. The doctor said I have a posterior placenta, so that shouldn't be the issue. Any other "late-bloomers" out there?

queen_frostine

I *have* felt movements, but very erratically. I'm 23 weeks and I still only feel very light movements every few days. I used to freak out every time a few days would pass without movement, but by now it seems it's just what the bébé does. I've got lots of abdominal fat, so that's my excuse.

Also, two other notes that made me feel better: 1.) my husband pointed out that it wouldn't feel very strong if you were punched underwater, much less by a tiny little one-pound thing. Little preemies born in the twenty-somethings don't have enough muscle tone to lift their own arms, so they can't be that much stronger inside. 2.) just because it's not moving where you can feel it, doesn't mean it's not moving. Think of all the small, fidgety movements you make all day. That's not going to be detectable compared to maybe flailing about.

LGW2015

Maybe that just means you will have a calm baby. Mine clearly has DH's ADD already lol tonight the baby actually kicked a plate that I had sitting on my lap so hard it moved. Also my chunker is measuring a week ahead but fundal height is on track so maybe he's cramped for space.

krzyriver

I was 23 weeks on Sunday and that's when I finally started feeling him move at least once a day. Thursday morning at about 1am he started wiggling....and has not stopped since!! It's driving me insane, it feels like bugs crawling under my skin. Not to mention I can't sleep when he's doing it, so I've gone two nights with almost no sleep. I'm exhausted. 

ashleymn-2

I first started feeling kicks at 21 weeks, literally one day after I bitched about not being able to feel her. Now she kicks me all the time, I'd say at least every 2 hours or so. I love it and i wish there wasn't times when she dormant even though I know she needs her sleep. My SO hasn't been able to feel her yet and he's getting really jealous it's actually pretty adorable how he keeps trying but every time I say shes moving he runs over and she stops.

Schell2013

I feel like one day there is going to be a foot hanging out of my vag for how hard and much he kicks me down there. It's seriously getting old. I'm starting to think waddling won't be so bad anymore. He can turn head down any day now and that would be welcome.

UponAStar16

I hear ya about vag kicks....this LO is breech usually when they check and the kicks really feel weird between kicking around (I think) my cervix, intestines, and bladder! I still think all these movements are the weirdest feeling ever

Michi1382

I'm feeling movements and have been for about 3 weeks now. I love it! It reassures me that our baby is moving around and okay so far. It's a double-edged sword though because on the days that he or she doesn't move as much I start to freak out. 

Mintz1982

Vag kicks are the worst. My son who is 7 never kicked he either Mooned me between the ribs or would headbutt me in the Vag.  This one loves to summersault looks like a belly wave. Can't wait to start kick counts.

MrsHudson2014

Baby is quiet today usually I get some strong ones, but today it's just been little flutters. Perhaps she's rolled into a new spot. 

UponAStar16

@MrsHudson2014 hehe, she's just treading water after her usual water aerobics workout!

Schell2013

Another one for the vag kicks. There so unpleasant. 

LGW2015

Yep I had a couple of cervix kicks, SO bizarre. Thankfully it only happened twice and hasn't since. He just likes to keep his head in my right hip now.

jbal918

I love being able to feel him kick and the days he's moving less, like today, my nerves get to me!

AshleyGemini24

I've literally laughed out loud at work on several occasions. Specifically when changing my residents. Sometimes i will be in the middle of changing them and my resident will touch my belly on accident. Peanut kicks me where the residnet is touching me. In my head i see the doritos commercial.  Keep your hands off my mama. Keep your hands off my doritos. Lol

NicholeL16

Our baby gave his daddy a Father's Day treat last night. He was able to feel him move for the first time. He was so excited! There were two good movements that he felt and I was able to confirm feeling on the inside. 

UFJen

This past week my DH was finally able to feel baby move! The look on his face was priceless, but now everytime I touch my belly he runs over to try and feel him move again. 

sjo_thetwins

The twins are at the point now where we are watching them from the outside. They kick SO hard and with much more frequency that I was able to
video them kicking. So awesome.  

LGW2015

@sjo_thetwins I was watching my belly all morning, he was going nuts in there!

krzyriver

My boy spent the whole day up near my ribs. I couldn't catch my breath! I kept pushing him down but he'd make his way back up there. It was a nice break from him stomping on my cervix though. Lol

ball4768

Baby has been standing on my cervix for a few days now and today it feels like she is kicking my colon. I was so much more comfortable when she was laying sideways.

TurtleMomma

AshleyGemini24 said:

I've literally laughed out loud at work on several occasions. Specifically when changing my residents. Sometimes i will be in the middle of changing them and my resident will touch my belly on accident. Peanut kicks me where the residnet is touching me. In my head i see the doritos commercial.  Keep your hands off my mama. Keep your hands off my doritos. Lol

Lucky! I change my one particular resident and all I get is wicked BHs, lol. 

kmtz89

I think I finally felt kicks on the outside!? Little ones feet still seem really low, everything I've felt is like ...way below my belly button. 

LGW2015

@kmolleltz yay! most of the movement I feel is still below the belly button, I think that's where his head and feet are (based on our last ultrasound). Once in a while it will be up high but 90% of the time it's low still. 

MRSCORKER

Everytime I feel it on the outside and call H over, he stops. Little stinker. 

sportiegrl1213

Same here @MRSCORKER. H was able to feel him a few times, but mostly when I say "he's moving" he'll stop as soon as H puts his hand on my belly. 

kmtz89

@LGW2015 But I mean like waaaaaaaaaaay below the belly button. I guess it's still early to be feeling them much higher....

krzyriver

@MRSCORKER Same here. My husband still hasn't felt anything. But he was kicking for the nurse while she was using the Doppler on him just now. Little brat. Lol

LGW2015

@kmolleltz yeah his head is down in my right hip and I think his feet are in my left hip so when he kicks or head butts me it's always down really low near my pelvis. I think his butt is up in my right rib area so I only feel him up high if he butt bumps me lol

kathleenkat

Okay I feel movements but I really don't know how you all can differentiate between butts and heads and feet

blaf322

kathleenkat said:

Okay I feel movements but I really don't know how you all can differentiate between butts and heads and feet

probably from what they've seen as far as positioning during ultrasounds

krzyriver

@kathleenkat I don't know how they do it either. But I just started feeling him about a week ago so maybe it becomes more distinct the farther along you are???

kmtz89

@LGW2015 Thanks! Thats actually really helpful to know.

LGW2015

Yup, i'm going based off of the ultrasound! I was having a bunch of pressure and pain in my right hip and it turned out that's exactly where his head was during our ultrasound. The "kicks" and bumps all feel the same, so if it wasn't for the ultrasound I wouldn't know! The only thing I definitely know is that he's almost always on my right side, he's constantly balling himself up and sticking out there haha

kmtz89

last night I had my first HARD movements higher up. It startled me awake and DH was able to feel it! Then little one kept me awake for like an hour moving around and hitting me.