Plus size ladies when did you start to feel movement?

Hoping for our bundle of joy · December 2008

I am almost 21 weeks and sometimes feel a little something but I was wondering when you really start to feel little kicks?

beachbride19 · December 2008

I felt kicks at 17 weeks but this is my 2nd. With my first, I began feeling it around 19 weeks. I was a size 12 with DD #1 and a 14/16 this time around. I don't know how plus size you are asking about.

CrunchyMama · December 2008

I've felt movement for about 4 weeks (I'm almost 21 weeks as well). Nothing that DH can feel yet but that may take longer due to my pre-pregnancy "padding".

lona.hunn@gmail.com · December 2008

About 17-18 weeks, but it's also my 2nd....

Hillary Udy · December 2008

16 weeks for me!

DNK777 · December 2008

I started feeling flutters at 15 weeks. Then there were more like little twitches around 20/21 weeks that dh could feel. Starting at 23 weeks there were ninja kicks that you could see from the outside.

FutureMrsKing · December 2008

I was around 20 weeks, but it wasn't very strong so I wasn't sure if I was really feeling movement. Now that I am 24 weeks, there is no mistaking what I am/was feeling. Hope this helps!

jenber77 · December 2008

I haven't felt anything yet either, but besides my extra pre-pregnancy padding, I have an anterior placenta, which will apparently muffle baby's movements a bit.

pokeyswife · December 2008

I felt flutters at 13-14 weeks and actual kicks by 16 weeks this is my 2nd. I am pretty sure I felt flutters at 16 weeks with DD and kicks at 18 weeks. I am actually a size bigger with this pregnancy so I was surprised to feel it so soon.

katiekate1974 · December 2008

This is my first and I started feeling flutters around 16 weeks--I'm still not sure it if was all in my head or not. I started feeling actual kicks around 19 weeks--and I'm sure it was them because it terrified me! Now I feel movement all the time--it's awesome

On a side note, I still don't understand why they say plus size women feel it later--why would that make a lick of difference? You're feeling it from the inside, not the outside. I must be missing something!

undercovermother21 · December 2008

I felt flutters with my first one around 16 weeks, and real kicks around 20. With this one, I was able to recognize the flutters earlier as more than just "gas". I felt the first tiny flutters around 14 weeks and I find that I feel them every single day, at least once.

I agree with previous poster - it may take a little longer for DH to feel them from the outside, but I don't understand why they say plus size women can't feel them until later, since you are feeling them from the inside.

For what it's worth, DH could feel my first kicking around 25 weeks I think.

Mysticblossom21 · December 2008

katiekate1974:

On a side note, I still don't understand why they say plus size women feel it later--why would that make a lick of difference? You're feeling it from the inside, not the outside. I must be missing something!

Thank you! I have been wondering this all along! Why on earth do they say this? I have some extra padding but I am certain that I felt a 'flutter' the other day...unless there is some explination that my outside padding affects my inside feeling then I am not going to believe it.

K's Kitsch · December 2008

I started feeling the first flutters around my 19th week. Now I can feel lots of bumps and tumbles very low in my abdomen, but I can't tell if it's feet, knees, elbows or punches that she's throwing. Just last night I actually saw my stomach jump for the first time. I was actually very surprised to feel her so soon, not only do I have plenty of "padding" but at my ultrasound they told me I have an anterior placenta. We've been calling her boom-boom because she makes an aweful lot of fuss in there. Once you start feeling those first little nudges, it shouldn't be long before you're certain it's the baby.

Rogiesbaba · December 2008

I felt Flutters at 16 weeks and kicks at 18,this is my second but with DD I also felt flutters at 16 weeks.?

sweetpea18 · December 2008

I was a size 12 pp. I started feeling flutters between 14 and 15 weeks. At about 19, I started felling little thumps from the inside. But I feel everthing down really low.

waiting4aiden · December 2008

Everything I feel is really low too, is it that way with everyone else? I compare it to a heartbeat... that's the only thing I can relate to... the rthymn of it I guess

Emilyd422 · December 2008

I felt flutters at 16 weeks, kicks around 19 weeks. I was a 12 pp. Not sure how much of a difference my extra padding has made other than it is more difficult to feel the kicks through my skin on the outside. I'm carrying the baby low and carry most of my extra "padding" in my stomach area.

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