When will he feel him kick!?!

JamieBui · June 2014

I have been feeling my little man kick for a few weeks now. I'm 20 weeks along and my husband still can't feel them. When did your husband/boyfriend/partner start to feel the kicks?

jlz32185 · June 2014

He hasn't been able to feel her kick yet. I've been able to see my stomach jump occasionally when she's kicking like crazy and as soon as my husband puts his hand on my tummy she stops. Guess she's shy lol. He gets upset about it but I'm only 21 weeks so he still has plenty of time to feel her.

Glas43 · June 2014

About 21 weeks here(FTM) my DH could feel it. Now you can see them! And im 23 weeks! Coolest thing ever!!

octobermama87 · June 2014

DH has been able to feel him kicking for about 2-3 weeks now. I have posterior placenta (which does make a difference by the way) :-) but everyone is different.

bumpuser10309732 · June 2014

I'm almost 23 weeks and DH just felt her at 21 weeks. It's hard if he's a FT dad. They're not really sure what they're feeling for. DH felt it once and I know she's kicked him a couple more times but he didn't feel those. When he goes though it's pretty amazing :-) It won't be long!

themiss · June 2014

I only just started feeling the baby, at about 19 weeks. My fiancee felt one kick, only because it was a BIG kick, and hasn't been able to feel the movements again.

It can take a while, from what I've seen on the boards here, so it will happen

ohioloveyou · June 2014

My husband can feel every once in awhile. Some of the bigger ones he says he doesn't feel, but some medium sized ones he does. I'm not counting on him being able to feel consistently for a few more weeks. The ones he's felt have been lucky.

AppleGrapeMSTK · June 2014

DH has been able to feel one or two since 19 weeks. I was heavier my last pregnancy, so he didn't feel anything until about 26 weeks.

It is absolutely normal for the mom to not even feel anything on the inside until 20w. I wouldn't stress out about it.

DaniW1984 · June 2014

I'm 23 weeks and no luck in seeing or having DH feel.

mcclan03 · June 2014

I'm 19 weeks and DH has only felt baby kick once so far, and I think that was pretty lucky timing. I could feel some wormy movement so I told DH to put his hand on my belly. He had to wait a few minutes but then he got a definite kick.

I have an anterior placenta, so I think it might be awhile before DH can regularly feel the baby. I've only felt it three times so far, for sure. It's hard to wait, but we have no choice -- and it'll happen!

lrobi13 · June 2014

My lo has stage fright and will normally not kick while a hand is on my belly (mine or dh). I have felt a handful of them on the outside but DH has not yet.

Saragoeswest · June 2014

I think DH felt her around 19 weeks. It was a combination of him being patient enough to wait for a kick and baby girl getting strong enough to really get him.

TheOtherJacobsons · June 2014

He's only felt them a couple of times and I am 23 weeks. It'll happen more soon.

BeanNut · June 2014

I'm 23 weeks and DH has been feeling them for a few weeks. Yours should pretty soon & of course the further along you get, it will be more regularly.

magdastu · June 2014

He started feeling what he called "soup boiling" at about 20 weeks and can distinctly feel the kicks now at 23.

MrsMac613 · June 2014

My DH just felt her for the first time yesterday and I'm just shy of 22 weeks. I've been feeling her for about a week and a half. But it's different for everyone. Hope your hubby gets to feel your baby soon!

shannonshare · June 2014

I have an anterior placenta and my husband started feeling kicks at 20 weeks and 3 days. I haven't checked to see if I can see the kicks from outside, which I am a little nervous to see!

femail · June 2014

jlz32185 said:

He hasn't been able to feel her kick yet. I've been able to see my stomach jump occasionally when she's kicking like crazy and as soon as my husband puts his hand on my tummy she stops. Guess she's shy lol. He gets upset about it but I'm only 21 weeks so he still has plenty of time to feel her.

This exactly! I tell my husband that she's teasing him, because every time he comes to feel her kick, she stops, and she tends to resume moments after he gives up and walks away. HA. I started to feel her at 20w1d and he has yet to feel her.

DreadGamerWife · June 2014

DH hasn't felt Schroeder kick yet. I asked my OB about it and she commented that it will probably be a few more weeks until he can reliably feel her kick. If he happens to time it just right, he might feel something now but it will be very hit or miss. I am also plus sized so there is more layers for the kick to get through.

ladybug0088 · June 2014

Hr actually felt her kick the we time I did... 17 weeks and 4 days. She is a really strong kicker, especially now at 23 weeks...

LightBright515 · June 2014

He has seen my stomach jump and small pokes from the inside when she kicks. But like others, when a hand is placed on my stomach...she's so quiet lol

She's getting stronger though, and her kicks have more of a bang now. It won't be long.

Dani0329 · June 2014

I felt her at 17 weeks consistently, but whenever he put his hands on my tummy she'd stop. I told him when she started kicking I wouldn't say anything, just wave and see if it worked. We were home and he was getting frustrated and didn't come over, so my mom asked if she could feel and she did! That night DH was able to feel her before bed ~19 weeks. He is away for work for a month now and I noticed she isn't kicking as much, I wonder if it's his voice, just a thought though!

slsl509 · June 2014

It was a long time before DH could feel DD's kicks, I want to say not until 30ish weeks. He hasn't tried to feel any kicks from this one yet. Not sure I could even feel them from the outside right now. I have a posterior placenta.

heatherjeanp · June 2014

It was 22 weeks for us . I'd been feeling sensations since 17 weeks.

ScientistLibrarian · June 2014

My DH first felt her kick on Monday, though I've been feeling her a while. She's pretty strong and I've been able to feel her from the outside for about three weeks, though it took longer for DH because whenever he'd try to feel she'd stop. Laying on my side is when she is most active and we can both feel her better.

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