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Did I feel the baby?

PrincessBrideSarahPrincessBrideSarah
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Last night I was lying in bed and noticed a rumbling/vibration feeling deep in my mid-abdomen. It didn't really feel like "gas" or like any other sensation I've ever had before. Lasted less than a minute and I haven't felt anything like that since then.

Was that the baby? I'm almost 16 weeks so it's possible at this point (I think).

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Re: Did I feel the baby?

  • PMBridetobePMBridetobe member
    Yes, very well could be.  They will get more refined as they age but now I pretty much know when I am getting kicked or someone is flipping around in there.
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  • m_and_mm_and_m

    Heck yeah it coulda been! You'll know for sure when you start feeling it more.

    I first felt Hadley at 11w, like a little popping bubble. You could feel/see her from the outside at about 15w. It's earlier than most, but totally possible so I'd say that's probably what you're feeling.

    It's amazing, isn't it? I don't enjoy her kicks quite so much now. ;)

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  • brideonjuly8brideonjuly8 member
    Could have been!  I started feeling DS at 15 weeks, so it might have been!  Mine felt like little popping bubbles from the inside.
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  • PrincessBrideSarahPrincessBrideSarah
    Cool. I asked someone IRL and they said it felt like "flutters" to them.  I wouldn't use that word to describe it, but it was definitely something different from the usual sensations I have in my tummy.
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  • TayteeTaytee
    Have you ever run for awhile and afterwards you have twitching in your legs? That's what movement felt like to me - like my belly muscles twitching!
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  • s-a-r-a-hs-a-r-a-h member
    H's movement also felt like muscle twitches. Or an eye twitch.
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  • PrincessBrideSarahPrincessBrideSarah

    I don't know if I'd say it was "twitchy"...it was more rumbly/vibration. It was a continuous feeling for a good 15 to 30 seconds.

    I do think the baby must be moving around more because I have to move the home doppler around to new locations to find the heartbeat. Up until about a week ago, the baby heartbeat was almost always in the same place on my abdomen.

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  • libbyannlibbyann member
    Yep, I bet that's it! When Will was really kicking up a storm, it felt like vibrations. Early on though, I'd say it kind of felt like popcorn popping in my belly. I didn't know I was feeling him until around 19-20 weeks, but I think I'd been feeling him for awhile and just thought it was gas.
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  • EMTXEMTX member
    Definitely could be - I felt William for the first time between 16-17 wks. It felt more like someone poking me. Enjoy!!

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  • PrincessBrideSarahPrincessBrideSarah

    Hmm...I'll have to pay close attention and see if it happens again.

    Maybe I should try eating a lot of sugar and caffeine...

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  • FaonFaon

    That sounds exactly like my first experience feeling the baby. At first I wasn't sure, it was like nothing I'd felt before, wasn't feeling it consistently, and it was tough to pick a way to describe it. But "rumbly vibration" is really good, so I think that's it. It's only going to get so much better as time goes on and the sensations get more frequent and start to vary. I had no idea how amazing it was going to be. Happy for you!

    PS: I also had the first, slightest sensations at 15 weeks but didn't realize/admit it was for sure the baby until 16 weeks on the dot.

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  • brideonjuly8brideonjuly8 member
    imagePrincessBrideSarah:

    Hmm...I'll have to pay close attention and see if it happens again.

    Maybe I should try eating a lot of sugar and caffeine...

    Make sure, during the next few weeks, to lay on your back and watch your tummy.  You may start to see the baby move soon!  I first saw my belly jump at 18 weeks on the dot.  DH hadn't even felt him on the outside yet!  It's almost cooler than feeling it.   :) 

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