Baby movement feel like cramps?

dmsny

I'm at almost 21 weeks so I think I am finally feeling baby but for some reason it almost feels like menstrual cramps? Does this sound right? Maybe it's the butterfly feeling? It's low and in the front and it feels like rumbling almost. Is this finally it?

bbhalphen

This is my first time, so I don't know what it's supposed to feel like, but sometimes it does feel that way for me.  If the baby's making a big movement, like across my belly, it almost feels like she's pushing into an organ or something and making it hurt some. 

adriennen27

Sometimes it feels like muscle cramping for me, but usually more like twitches. It definitely doesn't feel like menstrual cramps for me though - those are deeper inside whereas the ones that feel like muscle cramping are more towards the outside.

jldubb0626

I've had these feeling before, but wasn't sure if it was the baby moving or my uterus contracting/stretching. It's on my "to ask" list for my next appointment.

Snowypumpkinqueen

Might be...congrats!

cinderella4282

The baby moving for me feels like little bubbles popping in my belly . . . I know it's the LO because I can feel my abdomen move on the outside. It didn't start obviously for me though until around 20 weeks.

jja0812

Ainslie325:

Mine doesn't feel like cramps at all. It's more like a four or five-inch long goldfish swimming around in the lower-front of my abdomen.

This. It started out totally goldfish-y, but for the last several weeks the only way I know to describe it is "kicking". It never really felt like bubbles to me. I went from feeling squirmy movement, to full-on kicking. The only thing that has changed is it has gotten stronger and more frequent.

mrsmacdouble

I get a cramp-y feeling if I lay funny or squish (i.e., shaving my legs, painting my toenails, tying my shoes) the belly and she moves at the same time. I think she's like, "Hey! Not comfy!" :-)

Emalline036

Yes! This is probably what has surprised me most about my pregnancy so far. It feels just like menstrual cramps when he curls up low in my pelvis.. or when he stretches... or whatever, I don't know exactly what he's doing. But especially now I can really tell that it's him. I still get crampy when he wedges himself down there.