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Yet another movement question...

Mule198513Mule198513 member
in July 2014 Moms
I've been reading all the movement posts. I know some people feel them and others don't. So I'm a FTM at 17w2d. I have twinges and lots of different feelings In my uterus that I haven't had before. I attribute them to just a growing ute.

So how do you know it's the baby you're feeling? I am assuming I'll just know when it happens but maybe not?
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  • iris427iris427 member
    With my first baby, I didn't just know, at least not initially.  Early movements were hard to distinguish from gas or other twinges.  But as I felt it more, I got better at telling them apart.  Plus as the baby gets bigger and stronger, it becomes more obvious.
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  • AnotherPreggoAnotherPreggo member
    I didn't know for sure it was baby in there until I felt her on the outside as well.  That happened at 18 weeks... so maybe it will be soon for you too! 
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  • mhooks23mhooks23 member
    I Am On My Third Pregnancy But It Has Been 10 Years Since My Last Child Was Born. I Am Currently 18 Weeks And I Have Yet To Confirm That I Feel Baby Move. I Am Overweight So IThink That Is What Is Keeping Me From Being Sure. I Also Had A M/c With My Last 2 So I Am Anxious To FeelThis OneMove I Think I Have Felt It A Few Times But Not Sure And Don't Want To Get Excited Over Nothing.
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  • earichar23earichar23 member
    I'm 17w3d and I've had a lot of weird feelings kinds like gas and sometimes probably gas but last night I got my first real kick. I could feel it with my hand. But if my hand hadn't been there at that second I don't know if I would have been so sure. It's super exciting but DH thinks I'm making it up cause he hasn't felt anything yet!
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  • Mule198513Mule198513 member
    Thank you ladies!

    Hopefully it will be soon :)
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  • Salsera29Salsera29 member
    BoraBoraBaby said:
    I Am On My Third Pregnancy But It Has Been 10 Years Since My Last Child Was Born. I Am Currently 18 Weeks And I Have Yet To Confirm That I Feel Baby Move. I Am Overweight So IThink That Is What Is Keeping Me From Being Sure. I Also Had A M/c With My Last 2 So I Am Anxious To FeelThis OneMove I Think I Have Felt It A Few Times But Not Sure And Don't Want To Get Excited Over Nothing.
    What's with the caps? I'm so confused.
    Right. I mean that had to take some effort.
    Exactly. I'm genuinely curious too. I've seen other people do it and it seems like so much extra effort just to be ignorant and annoying. 


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  • sxymamakatsxymamakat member

    Right. I mean that had to take some effort.
    Exactly. I'm genuinely curious too. I've seen other people do it and it seems like so much extra effort just to be ignorant and annoying. 
    I read it like 5 times trying to see if there was a secret code hidden in the capital letters.
    OOOOO!  Maybe a skip code?  
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  • AmericanInOzAmericanInOz member
    at first I wasn't sure the flutters were the baby (when I was a FTM) but over time as they occur more regularly you realize what it is - especially when you start getting poked by limbs :) dd loved wedging her legs into my ribs
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  • TurtleMonstersTurtleMonsters member
    In hindsight I realized what it felt like. It's actually smaller and less obvious then gas (unless I just have strong gas). It was like soda bubbles. Idk if this happened to others, but flutters and then kicking ramped up when I ate. I think I JUST felt something yesterday at 16 w 5 d. It could have been my imagination though.
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  • Kristen0705Kristen0705 member
    Agghh!!! All of you people saying you're feeling flutters are killing me. I'm 18 wk tomorrow and I still don't think I've felt anything yet (unless I've missed it). I'm so jealous and can't wait to feel those flutters and kicks. My mom did tell me that she didn't feel anything with me until she was 18 wk and I was her 5th kid!
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  • splaster79splaster79 member
    I have been feeling baby for a week and half now. I'm 17 weeks today!  I am very aware of my body so I know its not gas, plus there is no way I could possibly have this much gas and no outcome ;-) I think it feels like when your starving and your belly "growls".  I have a very active lil one, it's pretty amazing.  I can't wait for kicks!!!!
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  • carolinecutiecarolinecutie member
    I'm 18 weeks, 3 days and I've been feeling flutters for a week, maybe a little longer?
    At first I wasn't 100% it was baby, but I'm pretty sure it is now.

    I tried to describe the movement to a friend, and to me they feel like ticklish little butterfly flutters but lower down in my abdomen.

    And sometimes the baby is super active! Like right now, flipping all over place!!! It's pretty cool! I think hubby is jealous but I'm sure he will get to feel kicks eventually.
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  • KnbhKnbh member
    I'm a 17w6d FTM and felt baby move *for sure* just one time. I was laying in bed, when suddenly I felt a movement in my lower belly, more towards the left side. It was unlike anything I've ever felt before. The only thing I can think is baby did a flip or something. I can't wait to feel baby more often and for my DH to feel too. It makes me smile just thinking about it.
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  • bewilderingstarbewilderingstar member
    edited January 2014
    As of 16wks, I would only feel what I would think would feel like something swimming around in my ute. Like there is something in there but not really quite sure.

    As of yesterday, 17w5d, I could actually feel little kicks. At one point, I felt the baby "schmear" itself across my lower abdomen. I can feel the baby's little kicks after I am active and sit down to relax. It's a pretty cool feeling.

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  • andyandrachelandyandrachel member
    edited January 2014
    BPaws said:

    Salsera29 said:


    BoraBoraBaby said:

    Salsera29 said:

    mhooks23 said:

    I Am On My Third Pregnancy But It Has Been 10 Years Since My Last Child Was Born. I Am Currently 18 Weeks And I Have Yet To Confirm That I Feel Baby Move. I Am Overweight So IThink That Is What Is Keeping Me From Being Sure. I Also Had A M/c With My Last 2 So I Am Anxious To FeelThis OneMove I Think I Have Felt It A Few Times But Not Sure And Don't Want To Get Excited Over Nothing.

    What's with the caps? I'm so confused.



    Right. I mean that had to take some effort.

    Exactly. I'm genuinely curious too. I've seen other people do it and it seems like so much extra effort just to be ignorant and annoying. 
    I read it like 5 times trying to see if there was a secret code hidden in the capital letters.

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    That seriously hurt my eyes to read.
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  • andyandrachelandyandrachel member
    Kristen0705 said:

    Agghh!!! All of you people saying you're feeling flutters are killing me. I'm 18 wk tomorrow and I still don't think I've felt anything yet (unless I've missed it). I'm so jealous and can't wait to feel those flutters and kicks. My mom did tell me that she didn't feel anything with me until she was 18 wk and I was her 5th kid!

    For me, it took several nights of laying on my back in bed at night, with no distractions around for me to feel them. I actually had to focus at first, with my hand on my bump where I believed baby to be, before I felt anything. Feeling it from inside and outside at the same time helped confirm it for me. Early on, if you are distracted or busy, you will most likely not notice the little kicks.
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