feeling baby move
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Topic: feeling baby move
Posted By: mountaingoat
Subject: feeling baby move
Date Posted: 24 March 2008 at 9:49am
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Just out of curiosity ... how far along were you when you first felt your baby move?
(I'm not anxious or anything, just would like to hear from others) ------------- http://lilypie.com"> 
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Posted By: fire_engine
Date Posted: 24 March 2008 at 10:09am
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15 weeks which is pretty early for a first baby (according to the old wives tales, it means it's a girl though the soccer kicks now seem to suggest it's a boy!). This was after my MIL telling me very firmly that I WOULDNOT feel the baby kick till 18 weeks!
On the July 08 thread, we had a variety - Emma with baby #4 felt the kicking really early, whereas others were around 18-20 week mark. Also depends on the placenta - if it's anterior, you'll feel it later. ------------- Mum to two wee boys |
Posted By: gemsmum
Date Posted: 24 March 2008 at 10:17am
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With my first I felt her (definately for sure!) at about 20 weeks - so quite late. Cameron was alot earlier at about 15/16 weeks and I'm pretty sure I've been feeling this one off and on for about a week now. Just flutters but pretty sure it's baby! Oooh, hadn't heard the one about it being a girl if you feel it early - maybe this one is a girl (would make life easier cos we have girl's names picked out but can't agree on any boys names!). ------------- http://lilypie.com">  
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Posted By: cuppatea
Date Posted: 24 March 2008 at 10:18am
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I felt squirming at around 15 weeks but no proper kicks till around 18-19 weeks. ------------- 
 
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Posted By: yummymummy
Date Posted: 24 March 2008 at 10:21am
I think it wasn't until around the 20 week mark that I really knew what I felt was baby moving - before that the kicks were too gentle and I always thought it was gas  ------------- http://lilypie.com">  http://lilypie.com">
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Posted By: ElfsMum
Date Posted: 24 March 2008 at 10:29am
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i knew from being online too much what to watch for..felt one flutter at 13 then next one at 15 then 17 then regularly after that..and i had anterior placenta..didnt feel as many kicks later on though.. ------------- Mum to two amazing boys! |
Posted By: Shezamumof3
Date Posted: 24 March 2008 at 10:34am
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I was about 11 or 12 weeks when I first felt him. I kept feeling this little "twitch" down really low, and at first I thought nothing of it, then gradually that twitch got stronger and stronger until there was no denying that it was caden lol, now he hurts me! lol ------------- |
Posted By: Danash
Date Posted: 24 March 2008 at 11:01am
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15 weeks for me... I was sick in bed feeling miserable and I felt the flutters. It was the best pick me up!! |
Posted By: Glag2
Date Posted: 24 March 2008 at 11:16am
I felt at 16 weeks like bubbles bursting inside me, but only at night when I was laying down, gradually just increase and get stronger, also my placenta is bang across the front,I got told it would be normal if I hadnt felt anything til I was 20 Weeks ------------- http://lilypie.com" rel="nofollow"> 
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Posted By: MissAngel
Date Posted: 24 March 2008 at 11:33am
| 21 weeks for me! and then it was all on and still is :P |
Posted By: Maya
Date Posted: 24 March 2008 at 11:49am
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With Maya it was 17 weeks 6 days, I probably had flutters earlier but didn't know what they were. With the gremlins it was 13 weeks, my midwife didn't believe me till I pointed to where I felt them and she found their heartbeats in exactly those spots, and have also been feeling this one from just before 14 weeks, but I suspect my uterus is stretched veeeery thin! -------------  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: Tiff
Date Posted: 24 March 2008 at 1:35pm
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16 - 17 weeks, took me ages to really believe it was the baby though as I was sure it was far too early with everything I had read!! ------------- http://lilypie.com">  
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Posted By: 11111
Date Posted: 24 March 2008 at 9:09pm
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Alan was about 19 week's Mikey was about 15 and this one as you know only in the last week and only once. ------------- Deborah Mum to:   
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Posted By: Kellz
Date Posted: 24 March 2008 at 9:11pm
| just over 20 weeks - I was getting really paranoid cos people at work kept saying ' oh but u really should be able to feel baby by now',...and then finally I did! |
Posted By: mountaingoat
Date Posted: 25 March 2008 at 6:37am
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I feel dumb now ... what is anterior placenta? ------------- http://lilypie.com">
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Posted By: CuriousG
Date Posted: 25 March 2008 at 7:55am
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I felt them at about 12 weeks. Was like bubbles popping in my tummy and on one side specifically. I had read heaps so knew what to expect and wasn't surprised to feel them. I was kicked a lot in pregnancy - my active wee thing! ------------- http://lilypie.com"> 
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Posted By: Bumble
Date Posted: 25 March 2008 at 9:22am
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With Ethan, I didn't feel anything at all until 20 weeks.
this time around from 11 weeks (with an anterior placenta) ------------- formerly known as "Bee" Ethan ~ March 2003 Big 6 year old school boy! Micah ~ Aug 2008 ~ Smiley pants who loves telephones! |
Posted By: blondy
Date Posted: 25 March 2008 at 9:35am
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I was right on 18 weeks.
If your placenta is anterior, it lies at the front of your uterus, which is also where you are most likely to feel kicking, so therefore the placenta 'hides' any possible movement until the kicks are much stronger. It is still possible to feel movement at the back of the uterus, but it is generally less sensitive there.  -------------  
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Posted By: Joelle
Date Posted: 25 March 2008 at 9:48am
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I felt my first kick at 16 weeks and DH felt it the same night - so probably a bit earlier but like everyone else I didn't realise it was the baby. ------------- http://lilypie.com">  
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Posted By: mountaingoat
Date Posted: 25 March 2008 at 11:06am
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Thanks blondy, that explains things well.
I suppose you don't find out if your placenta is anterior or not unless you have an ultrasound??? ------------- http://lilypie.com">
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Posted By: Glag2
Date Posted: 25 March 2008 at 3:01pm
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Yea I got told at my 12 week scan that my placenta was anterior, they definatley will tell you at 20 weeks, as they do several checks on it ------------- http://lilypie.com" rel="nofollow">
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Posted By: bub
Date Posted: 25 March 2008 at 3:40pm
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felt my first movements at 18 weeks not sure bout the placenta got scan 2moro so will soon no. ------------- mother to Brianna, Amelia & Mathew. http://lilypie.com">  
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