New Here and ? about fetal movement

onengardner · December 2009

I am probably joining a tad early but I just wanted to say hi! I also was wondering about fetal movement. When did you first feel it and what did it feel like? I've been feeling a tickling sensation a few inches beneath my belly button for a few days now and I am wondering if that's LO.

TIA

Jason&Erin82507 · December 2009

Flutters in my 15th week, full on kicks by 18 weeks (of course everyones different)...

lildevil968 · December 2009

Around 13-14 wks, and it felt like I had a butterfly in my stomach.

MommyTori1 · December 2009

Welcome! 13 weeks, I'd say you belong here. I starting feeling her around 16 weeks, but it can happen a little earlier than that I believe. It feels like a fluttering or twitching. I joke to my DF that I literally have a butterfly in my stomach cause it's so mild and gentle. At first I wasn't sure if it was just gas (because I've only been feeling her pretty low, like a few inches under my belly button) but it happens all the time now so I know it's her (plus I don't get gas shortly after feeling it every time LOL)

happytobemrs.m · December 2009

It's a little early to feel movement, but I don't think it's entirely impossible. They say second time moms feel it a little sooner and I think I felt flutters around 13-14 weeks this time around. The tickling could be early flutters or it could be some stretching or the muscles as you uterus expands. I felt hardcore no questions asked movement around 18-19 weeks with both pregnancies.

LouRN09 · December 2009

I have felt random flutters starting around 15-16 weeks. I havent felt any major baby kicks yet.

laurasue · December 2009

I felt the first movements at 17w4d and they didn't get strong enough for DH to feel until week 20. They felt like muscle twitches in my lower abdomen. 13 weeks is pretty early, but not impossible.

BabyLove987 · December 2009

I felt LO every couple of days starting at week 15. It felt like muscle spasms at first. At 19 weeks DH felt the baby move. At 21 weeks I finally felt the baby move every day.

tiffapea · December 2009

I never felt flutters, but started feeling kicks around 18 weeks. Like PP said, everyone is different.

MrsHollyMetesh · December 2009

I definitely, definitely felt it at around 14 weeks, and verified with my midwife that it wasn't gas. She said you can feel it as early as 13 weeks (but for reasons like size/shape of uterus, strength of ab walls, where the fetus is attached in the uterus, etc, she said everyone is different). I felt it around 14 but my girlfriend felt hers at 17 weeks. At 16 weeks I'm actively feeling flutters and butterflies daily :-)

Welcome to 2nd tri!

bobbidall · December 2009

I had flutters around 14 weeks, sounds like its LO your feeling.

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