Kicking???
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Topic: Kicking???
Posted By: fire_engine
Subject: Kicking???
Date Posted: 21 January 2008 at 3:07pm
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Question for those of you further down the track than me - what does kicking feel like? I've been sitting quietly at the computer and getting a "bubbly, fizzy" feeling particularly on the left hand side of the bump, and no, it's not gas!
I know the books say first timers can feel the kicks from 16 weeks on, but my MW was saying it can be up to 22 weeks. Am I right thinking it's kicking, or am I just being optimistic??? ------------- Mum to two wee boys |
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Posted By: lilfatty
Date Posted: 21 January 2008 at 3:13pm
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Hmmm I remember it feeling like coke bubbles bursting inside my tummy ... ------------- Mummy to Issy (3) and Elias (18 months) I did it .. 41 kgs gone! From flab to fab in under a year  http://www.femininefitness.co.nz/category/blog - LFs weight blog
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Posted By: CuriousG
Date Posted: 21 January 2008 at 3:13pm
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I reckon its kicking/moving around - that is exactly what I felt! Its weird! Feels like a berocca going off in your tummy - lol! ------------- http://lilypie.com"> 
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Posted By: hooper
Date Posted: 21 January 2008 at 3:19pm
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yer i think your right. ------------- Desiree 
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Posted By: Snickerdoodle
Date Posted: 21 January 2008 at 3:21pm
I'd say it's kicking/movement alright 
Just wait for the squirming to start, it's awesome! (She says while a foot pokes through her skin). ------------- 
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Posted By: Tiff
Date Posted: 21 January 2008 at 5:18pm
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Yeah I started feeling movements around 17 weeks but couldn't quite believe they were real as it seemed too soon. Mine felt like bubbles - the sort you would get in a water cooler. ------------- http://lilypie.com">  
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Posted By: Shezamumof3
Date Posted: 21 January 2008 at 6:04pm
I started feeling movement at about 15 weeks, mine felt like a weird little twitch down really low, I didnt think anything of it to start with but then it kept happening when i was lying on my back, then christmas eve I felt it really quite strong! and there was no dening it was baby. Now he kicks me really hard lol, my tummy moves and bounces, and he squirms alot too hehe that feels weird! I can also feel "bubbles" sometimes which I think may be when he changes postions or something and when he gets comfy he proceeds to kick and punch me to his hearts content! Im 20 weeks today so its VERY possible to feel movement early, Im living proof ------------- |
Posted By: cuppatea
Date Posted: 21 January 2008 at 6:14pm
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Yeah I think it is movement too, I felt movement around the 15 weeks mark that was like squirming and by 18 weeks I could feel definate kicks. ------------- 
 
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Posted By: Maya
Date Posted: 21 January 2008 at 7:26pm
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Yep, mine does the same thing. I first felt Maya at about 17 weeks, felt the gremlins and this one much earlier at about 13 weeks. -------------  Maya Grace (28/02/03)
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The Gremlins:Sienna Marie & Mercedes Kailah (14/10/06)
Lil miss:Chiara Louise Chloe (09/07/08)
Her ladyship:Rosalia Sophie Anais (18/06/12)
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Posted By: jack_&_charli
Date Posted: 21 January 2008 at 8:08pm
i first felt jack at 16wks, felt like flutters....didn't feel charli til i was almost 22wks ------------- http://www.alternatickers.com"> 
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Posted By: yummymummy
Date Posted: 21 January 2008 at 8:44pm
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I'd say it sounds like kicking/movements. It's soo cool to feel those eh? ------------- http://lilypie.com">  http://lilypie.com">
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Posted By: mummy_becks
Date Posted: 21 January 2008 at 8:56pm
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Agree with the rest they are movements. The first ones are like butterflies in your tummy. ------------- I was a puree feeder, forward facing, cot sleeping, pram pushing kind of Mum... and my kids survived! |
Posted By: fire_engine
Date Posted: 22 January 2008 at 4:38pm
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Thanks all! Glad it's not all in my head. When can you normally feel it from the outside - DH is feeling left out!
------------- Mum to two wee boys |
Posted By: Shezamumof3
Date Posted: 22 January 2008 at 5:04pm
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My DF felt it when I was 17 weeks! I didnt think he would but then baby kicked and DF had his hand right in that spot and he felt it Now my youngest brother has felt it kick and so has my other brothers girlfriend, and all three of my brothers have seen the baby kick lol They think its great lol ------------- |
Posted By: caitlynsmygirl
Date Posted: 22 January 2008 at 5:19pm
| I first felt Caitlyn kick at 20 weeks, was the best feeling....sometimes she kicks me if shes having a tanty , which is not so great seeing as she has been out of my womb for a while and the novelty has worn off ......... |
Posted By: ElfsMum
Date Posted: 22 January 2008 at 5:22pm
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my Dh didnt feel him till 24 weeks cause of my anterior placenta:( ------------- Mum to two amazing boys! |
Posted By: Shezamumof3
Date Posted: 22 January 2008 at 5:37pm
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Awwwww, mine is posterior so thats why Ive been feeling so much movement and kicks. ------------- |
Posted By: hooper
Date Posted: 22 January 2008 at 6:29pm
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[QUOTE=Sheza] Awwwww, mine is posterior so thats why Ive been feeling so much movement and kicks.
yer me to its great, makes it that much more real.  ------------- Desiree
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Posted By: MissAngel
Date Posted: 22 January 2008 at 7:32pm
| I didnt feel our little monster until 19wks, and when I did OH BOY did I! hehe.. now he likes to push up against my bladder and make me pee spontaniously. Can I go back to before when I felt him? :P (21wks now) |
Posted By: Shezamumof3
Date Posted: 22 January 2008 at 9:48pm
MissAngel I know what thats like! My lil boy likes to kick my bladder and umm yep sometimes I cant help but pee a little, its awful! I think Im gonna have to wear panty liners all the time cos Im finding my bladder becoming increasingly weak ------------- |
Posted By: yummymummy
Date Posted: 23 January 2008 at 2:55am
DH could never really 'feel' Gina kick even when you could actually see my belly moving! 
He could feel the tummy go up and down but I guess it's not the same thing. One of the cool parts of being the mum I think. ------------- http://lilypie.com"> http://lilypie.com">
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