Over 20 wks and still can't feel through skin

PGASTL

So I'm over 20 wks pregnant and I still haven't been able to feel the baby move through my skin.

When did you feel LO move through your skin (pressing your hand into your belly)?

I am kind of paranoid it's because I am chubbier. I started this pregnancy 10 lbs heavier and it was all in my tummy - I used to be a 10/12 and started this pg as a 14.  

With LO, my DH felt the baby move at just over 15 weeks! I know that is insanely early, but it was just a matter of the perfect moment - it was a few weeks after that before he felt her again.

I can feel this LO moving around, but the movement is a LOT more subtle. I am actually wondering if the placenta is attached in front because of how subtle it is.

xxbabycakesxx

TBH I can't remember exactly when I felt movement from the outside but it was definitely around 20 weeks. I think with G Dh felt him at 21 weeks.

I bet you'll be feeling this LO from the outside pretty soon.

Cheekers2010

I'm pretty sure it was well after 20 weeks.  I can't remember exactly. I wouldn't be worried.  I think even the inside movements were still pretty small, too.

keags5496

I can't remember either! Wierd! Anyhoo, if you haven't had anything worrisome come up in your drs. visits I wouldn't be too concerned. It's possibly the placenta is in the front or you could start feeling LO tomorrow.

Kellina

Around 20 weeks, but barely able to feel it. Hubby couldn't really feel till later than that.

FWIW, my friend had an anterior placenta with all 3 of her kids and pretty much NEVER felt them move!!!! Which is bizarre to me- you could see my belly move like Alien even through my clothes!

 

GrayGhost13

Honestly, I can't remember--wish I'd written this stuff down!--but I think it was later than 20 weeks. It took me a really long time to feel DS move for sure.

lrn327

Cheekers2010:

I'm pretty sure it was well after 20 weeks.  I can't remember exactly. I wouldn't be worried.  I think even the inside movements were still pretty small, too.

Oh yes, all of this!  I wouldn't be worried. 

missmuffin87

My placenta was in the front and I didn't feel movement even from the inside until around 20 weeks. 

mamaholmes2010

I am a bigger mom-when I got pregnant with O I was a 16/18.  I also had an anterior placenta-so I was almost 28 weeks pregnant before you could feel him on the outside.  It wasn't until 36+ weeks that you could actually see the movement through my clothes.  No worries Mama!

PGASTL

Thanks everyone! Everything has looked great at our u/s (my Dr. does one every visit), so I'm not worried, just more so impatient.

Oh, and kind of beating myself up for starting this pg at a higher weight. I always vowed I wouldn't do that but well, here we are!

Thanks again!

kat81again2

I could feel everything insanely early last time so I'm assuming it will be early again this time. But I'd say maybe the placenta is attached in front given that the movement feels more subtle to you this time. I think that your weight doesn't have that big of an impact on it.

EMOmamma

I had an anterior placenta with J and I didn't feel him outside until about 26weeks and H only felt him a few times the whole pregnancy.  He was really far back too.  I was also significantly smaller than the other ladies in our birth class.  I never did kick counts b/c I couldn't feel enough.

It was amazing how different it was with K and a posterior placenta.  I seriously didn't understand what all the hype was the first time b/c I couldn't feel what other women felt.   

erind0213

Do you know where the placenta is attached?

 Mine was on the front, so I didn't feel the movement till 23-25 weeks really. 

EVM1216

I think that I was 24 weeks.  We'd come home for a visit and I'd laid down on the bed and she had her butt sticking in the air so we could actually she her poking through.  DH hadn't felt her move before that.

watermellens

not sure but I know it was later than 20 weeks! Hang in there mama...it'll happen.