Baby movement?!?!?!?!?!?!

dchasteen1 · July 2011

This is my first child!! So everything that has happened during this pregnancy has been new to me! When should you feel baby movement? I think I have felt some flutters, but no kicks, although I am not really sure what it should feel like. Some of my friends have said that they felt baby movement as early as 15 weeks. I am only 16 weeks right now. Just curious. And honestly, I know very little about what I am supposed to be feeling. Thanks so much!!!

heatherjh · July 2011

It sounds about right. Usually it feels like butterflies fluttering, so congrats!!! This is my second preg. didn't feel flutters, but this one likes to bounce and roll

We're about 19 weeks. Enjoy the soft, gentle movements, because they'll get more fun!!!

Frostycake2011 · July 2011

For me, I found they felt more like flicks or twitches inside my belly...Almost sort of a "ping" feeling. I never did feel flutters , to me that makes me think of queesy butterfly feelings. I do however now at 22 weeks get weird sensations when baby rolls or moves around, but my kicks and jabs have always been more of a flick. You may be feeling baby, especially if you do not have gas that follows. Forever I did not know wheither it was baby or gas, until about 19 weeks or so...DH felt baby kick at 20 weeks 4 days. You will learn the difference between your own body and baby! This is my first by the way. It is all pretty new and exciting

Annya26 · July 2011

Mine's been giving me little pops and kicks for a couple of weeks now, but they are just starting to get regular. Almost a guarantee at this point that between 10 - 12 at night he will be partying!

The first movements felt like popcorn or bubbles popping in my stomach and no it feels more like pokes. I can also feel when he rolls into a different position, which is pretty hard to describe other than to say it feels like exactly what it is!

lintscreen · July 2011

The only thing I have felt so far would be described as muscle twitches. I'm not sure if that's movement or just my muscles actually twitching because my stomach is growing. ??

iluvmylab · July 2011

I wasn't sure I was feeling movement until about 19 weeks, but it is possible to feel it earlier. The average for women with their first is 18-22 weeks.

katie0919 · July 2011

I went from feeling nothing, to feeling him pretty much everyday since about 17 1/2 weeks. I skipped past the 'butterfly' feeling and went straight to pokes, twitches and nudges. I felt some pops probably starting around 16 weeks, but I always just figured it was probably gas....so that's why I don't consider those as movement. You will feel lo soon, it's right around the corner! And soo cool. My DH could feel lo from the outside probably about 2 weeks ago and we can both see movement from the outside now.