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DH feeling baby?

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I am 25w5d and my DH hasn't been able to catch baby moving around yet.  Baby is very active but usually during the day when i'm at work and in the evenings only randomly.  I have tried to get him to come and catch baby moving but when he puts his hand on my belly or we watch for movements the kid stops.  I think he's getting a little frustrated or disapointed...i am starting to feel bad!

Has your DH been able to catch baby moving?

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  • SarahRae85SarahRae85 member

    For some reason, babies always seem to stop squirming when daddy comes to feel. It's a curse. Though last night, I wondered if it was my voice telling DH to come feel that made him stop squirming, because as soon as I called for his attention, everything went quiet for a bit. DH has seen my belly jump more than he's felt it.

    Actually, my girls, who've lain against my stomach have felt more kicks than DH has, but they'll put weight/pressure there long enough to irritate their brother. ;-)

    Find a time your LO is generally busy, or drinking some ice cold water (cold drinks tend to wake up my LO, or putting a bowl of ice cream on my belly, lol) and have your DH just sit and wait. It might take awhile, but... 

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  • mrsweebermrsweeber member

    My husband has felt him kick a couple of times, but like the pp said it seems that baby stops moving when I call him over and he just lacks the patience to sit there and wait for another kick. He also finds it really wierd to feel him kick vs. my fascination with it, so he's pretty okay with missing out most of the time. He's more of a once the baby is here I'll be REALLY excited kind of man.

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  • TMWarren85TMWarren85 member
    DH has felt LO move a lot, he has specific times when he's really active, but one of those is after dinner when we're sitting on the couch. I just grab DH's hand and put it on my belly- I wish DD felt him more, there have been a few instances, but she usually puts her hand on my belly and looks at me and says "I can feel him kicking you!" even though he's not moving at all...
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  • BabyMayinMarchBabyMayinMarch member
    DH has felt the baby move a few times.  I think at this point, it really isn't as exciting for me as when I first felt movement.  Now that the baby seems to be moving all day, its just kind of a normality.  We also dont "talk to the baby", it just seems weird to me.

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  • AgentLDubAgentLDub member
    My DH has felt my LO move numerous times. At first he was too impatient to sit there and wait but now he loves catching those kicks and punches. He even puts his ear to my belly to hear the baby's heartbeat.
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  • ShadyKullShadyKull member

    My hubs has felt lil' guy move many times, though I started feeling movement pretty early (15 weeks) and Hubs started being able to feel it fairly soon after that. So we have had a lot of time and chances for him to feel it. Sometimes when lil' guy is really shaking things up in there, my Hubs is amazed that that amount of belly movement is a common occurrence in my day to day life now.

    As a PP suggested, have your DH just keep his hand on your belly as you sit next to each other watching TV or reading. He is bound to feel it eventually that way.

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  • CBombackCBomback member

    I also find the best time for movement is after dinner when we're relaxing on the couch. If she stops moving when he puts his hand on my belly, I tell him to push a little harder.  She does not like having her living quarters cramped, so she'll usually fight him off with a good kick or two.

    We also used the same technique last weekend so that my parents and sister could feel her move. 

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  • MrsG071809MrsG071809 member

    My DH thinks he has the "magic touch" because every time he puts his hand on my belly baby girl stops kicking.  He's felt her several times, but only by just keeping his hand there while we watch TV or lay in bed.  

    Last night it came in handy though, because she was kicking me in a spot that started to hurt, so DH put his hand there and she quieted down. :)  It would be nice if he had this affect after she was born too.... ;) 

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  • March2013FTMMarch2013FTM member
    My BF has only felt her twice so far. Somewhat frustrating, but we barely see one another with our work schedules. He has to be patient. My BF can't sit still for 30 seconds. He has to move, she moves, and he misses it. Then I get irritated. She does live when he talks to her, though.
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  • ahcantrell90ahcantrell90 member
    He has. He was able to feel LO at 22 weeks. But, it's rare now. He hasn't been able to see my belly move or feel him much. Anytime he tried, LO stops moving or moves away. 
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  • rebeccarugglesrebeccaruggles
    My DH was able to feel our son a few weeks ago but last night my little guy was kicking up a storm. I told my husband to listen to see if he could hear him and our little guy proceeded to kick my husband in the cheek. Made us both smile. :)
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  • TTCfirstbabyTTCfirstbaby
    Yes but just recently around 24 wks...it took a few different positions
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  • traneshaphtraneshaph member

    I thought I was the only one! He FINALLY felt her kick about 5 days ago. Everytime she'd be kicking and I put his hand on my tummy, she'd stop. This happened at least 20 times. I think it was a game for her. :)

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  • kristileeskristilees member
    At 26 w 5 days, my DH finally felt our son move today.  And only because kiddo was kicking regularly in one spot, and I insisted that he come put his hand there for a couple minutes.  I realized that he was pushing too hard, so I made him lighten up a bit, and then I poked baby a couple times and he finally moved so that daddy could feel.  He normally gets quiet when daddy touches me, so it was a nice change.  Now Gram wants to feel him kick at Christmas, so I suspect I will spend two days at my parents house with hands on my belly.  :-)
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  • leahstarrhleahstarrh member
    My DH can't feel her yet either! I am so eager for the moment when he can, but same thing goes for us, as soon as he puts his hand on my belly she stops moving completely! Hoping it happens for him soon!
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  • mrandmrsbristmrandmrsbrist member

    DH felt our baby move around 23 weeks and he's able to feel her pretty often now. We both think that she moves more than average, though. My advice is similar to what others said: drink something cold when your DH will be around and lay on your side until you feel your baby moving and then try to see if they'll keep moving after your DH puts his hand on your stomach. 

     

    The very first time DH felt her move was about 30 minutes after a meal and a movie. So she was pretty active because of all the noise and the food, we think. 

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