Starting to worry...tell me to stop

lauriebethbg

I'm 18w5d today, had my ultrasound last week and all looks good, but I still haven't felt the baby really move.  I did a few times over the weekend, but not since.   This is my second baby and with my first I felt her at 16w.   My placenta with my first was low versus this time it is as high up as possible, I wonder if that is impacting it....

Tell me I am being ridiculous and I shouldn't be concerned yet.....

akemrose

I know everyone is different but I didn't have any movement until 20 weeks. If everything looked good at the u/s I would say just give it some time!

KyleTrigger

You should not be worried yet. I am over 24 weeks and have barely felt her move. I felt one actual kick and some light flutters but that is it. My ob said they don't even start telling patients to pay attention until 28 weeks.

I have an anterior placenta so I know I will feel her later than most but 18 weeks is pretty early. I know some women say they feel things at 16  weeks and one girl posted she felt kicks at 13 weeks but I don't believe that for one second. At 13 weeks your baby weights less then an ounce and is 2 inches long. Even now at 24 weeks my little girl is so tiny, I am not at all surprised I haven't felt much.

tulips12_30

I didn't feel anything until about 20ish weeks!  Just hang in there, pretty darm soon you'll be feeling your LO!

bbzangel70j

don't worry- i haven't felt much either yet. i felt him a ton at 17w3d and 17w4d, but since then i haven't felt anything.

found out on friday that i have an anterior placenta and i probably wont be feeling much for another couple of weeks.

they are really tiny and not that strong at this point. they are surrounded by so much fluid and other stuff, and they have plenty of room to move around without hitting you! you will feel it soon

lauriebethbg

Thank you guys!  When you have an anterior placenta, where is it located? 

rimjob

STOP!  Every baby is different.  It seemed like forever before I finally felt her move and now it seems like forever since she was calm!  Don't worry!