Baby's first movements

At 17 weeks. Feels like a kick.

At 13 weeks, it felt like the fluttering of a butterfly, then at 15 weeks, the same thing. Well, around 18 weeks, it was more like kicks from the inside. After 22 weeks, it turned into a proper dance ))) And after 32 weeks, my belly was really on the move, especially towards the end.

First pregnancy at 20 weeks, second at 16. What does it feel like? Something moving inside you...

))Yes, exactly... It reminded me of a little fish.

First pregnancy - at 18. The next ones - I don't remember. And it feels like... as if someone pulled on an intestine from the inside. Honestly! Don't laugh!

That comes later—the stirrings, the kicks, the turns, and other acrobatics.

At 17 weeks, there's gurgling and splashing, and the movements aren't strong. It's especially noticeable when lying on the stomach or back.

At 14 weeks. When the gas started moving through the intestines, just don't laugh, okay ))

So how many children do you have then??

First pregnancy - at 15 weeks, second and third - at 16. Now 11 weeks, waiting to see how it goes this time :) Feels like - well, like kicks, movements, sometimes the stomach pulls, not strongly at first, then more intensely.

You probably have a boy. They tend to be lazier than girls and start moving later. With my girls, my stomach was constantly active, but with the boy, it was barely noticeable.

Wow, lazy ))))))) Mine was practically playing football in there, inside )))))))

I'm also 19 weeks and don't feel anything. The doctors say to relax and wait until the 20th week, but when I read forums and listen to my friends, it seems everyone (first-time mothers) starts feeling movements at 14, 15, 16, or 17 weeks.

And I started having these sensations at 16 weeks.

The first time was at 16 weeks, the second around 14. The gynecologist didn't believe it was that the second time, but I already knew what to expect :) It's just that many don't know what it feels like the first time and don't notice it :) And the sensations—well, truly, at first like a little fish swimming by, and after 20 weeks, you can feel distinct kicks...

P.S. Both were girls (they say boys are lazier) :)))

In the first pregnancy at 20 weeks, I felt it when I was lying on my back, touched my stomach, and felt a gentle kick)) In the second one, exactly the same... but at 15 weeks.

Both boys, just so you know.

At 21 weeks, it felt as if something rolled over inside.

That was just gas moving for them! Later she'll read on forums how their children were running and reciting poems at 8 months old

Mine was late, around week 22. And I couldn't feel it. The doctor put her hands on my stomach and said she could feel it.

But I had polyhydramnios

The thing is, they're saying it's not gases but actual kicks. Though perhaps their imagination is really well developed.

I felt the movements quite distinctly at 16 weeks. The next day, I visited my gynaecologist, and she noted it down in my maternity record. Not a word about gas.

At 21 weeks. I was driving and it felt like a little bubble popped inside me, on the side. In the evening, lying on my back on the sofa, there was such a lovely kick. Three weeks have passed, movements are daily now, unmistakable for anything else. Even my husband has caught the moment. It's especially amusing when it's a sudden jab to the bladder... I run to the toilet and gasp.

Are you out of your mind? They start moving even before 15 weeks; it's just that due to their small size and weight, the woman doesn't feel it. And here's a simple tip for you, author: their peak activity is in the evening, so lie on your back, semi-sitting, however is comfortable, and place your hands on your belly—both with your palm and your stomach—it's easier to feel that way.

Bullshit you're saying, Doctor. The first movements are easily felt before 20 weeks. I've had two pregnancies, and both times, around 16-18 weeks, everything was felt.

However, I don't have excess weight, and my placenta is on the back wall, so even in a dress, outsiders could see the baby moving after about 25 weeks.

And I saw the baby's first movements on a 3D ultrasound video as early as around 12 weeks.

There, it wasn't just moving; it gave the impression that it was dancing the Lezginka, constantly turning away from the ultrasound scanner. So they start moving much earlier than 20 weeks; it's just not felt until they become large enough.

By the way, to wake the baby up, glucose works well (just eat something sweet before the ultrasound or drink a glass of glucose if you're doing a glucose tolerance test) or adrenaline (when the mother is nervous, like I was before the 10-12 and 16-week screenings).

At 16 weeks. No one believed me either that it was moving, as it was my first pregnancy.

It definitely wasn't gas; those movements are unmistakable. Of course, it's not like the later kicks, more like a little fish flicking its tail from the inside, a kind of gentle stirring.

At 20 weeks, it feels like waves moving in the belly, also described as butterflies fluttering or a little fish wagging its tail.

I felt movements in all three pregnancies around 13-14 weeks. It's unmistakable. It was especially noticeable when sitting in a semi-bent position at a table.

During my first pregnancy, at 14 weeks, I experienced strange sensations. At first, I thought it was my intestines, but then they became more frequent and intense. I don't know what to compare them to—they're unlike anything else. Comparisons like "butterflies fluttering in the stomach" don't help; how would I know how they flutter? I've never swallowed any. The same goes for the fish analogy. So, these are truly indescribable feelings.

Are you in your right mind? Have you ever tried to defend a thesis on this utter nonsense?))) Have you ever been to an ultrasound? Have you seen how the "non-living" embryo moves both its arms and legs? And what do gases have to do with it anyway? I have chronic colitis, so I probably know better whether it's gas or something else))) I'm laughing so hard, even to tears))))))

I felt the first movement at 18 weeks; it was like a "bloop," but unmistakably unique. Then I placed my hand on my belly and received a few gentle nudges in my palm. The next day, my husband also put his hand there and felt them too. Now the kicks are becoming more distinct, and it's only been a week. I can already imagine what's to come))))

At 18 weeks, it felt like a tiny kitten touching the palm with its paw, only from the inside; I think if I hadn't been sitting quietly and calmly, I wouldn't have felt it then.

Actually, the embryo begins to move around 8 weeks, by the way; after 8 weeks, it's no longer an embryo but a fetus. Moreover, these movements are clearly visible on ultrasound, but because the baby is still too small, the woman won't feel anything for a long time, although this varies individually for everyone.

The heart's activity can be seen at 5-6 weeks, and by 15 weeks, it can already be heard by the doctor during an examination with a special Doppler, and it's audible not only to the doctor but also to the mother.

What nonsense, actually there's been a special device for listening to the heartbeat for a long time now. They already used a Doppler to listen to mine at 10 weeks. You're as much a doctor as I am the Queen of England.

Woman, are you in your right mind to write such things?? If you yourself lack even the basic knowledge in this area, there's no need to confuse other pregnant women with such foolishness. It's disgusting to read such nonsense.

The first movements were at 19 weeks! It felt like little bubbles popping inside!!!)))

Anna. Exactly. Signed by a doctor, but what utter nonsense. At 18 weeks, I even had an ambulance come to stop toxic vomiting, and my stomach was already moving like crazy—even the doctors themselves laughed. And the movements started at 16 weeks. How could a mother confuse them with something else?

Everything said by the "DOCTOR" is precisely NONSENSE! The heart is formed before 12 weeks! At my ultrasound at 11 weeks, the doctor said the heart already had 4 chambers!!!!!! Read and educate yourself before spouting rubbish, you call yourself a doctor!!!! Ugh! During the intensive intrauterine development, the fetus begins its first movements from 8 weeks after conception, when the first muscle bundles and nerve fibres are already present, playing a crucial role in making movements. Due to the immaturity of neuromuscular interactions at this stage, the fetus's movements are uncoordinated and chaotic. Of course, at this stage of pregnancy, the fetus is still very small for the expectant mother to feel its movements, and the ratio of intrauterine volume to the baby's size is such that, moving surrounded by amniotic fluid, it hardly touches the walls of the uterus.

As the fetus grows, firstly, the nervous system develops and matures, resulting in its movements becoming more orderly. Secondly, the ratio of intrauterine volume to the fetus changes in favour of the baby's size, so when moving, it touches the walls of the uterus, and this becomes increasingly noticeable as the pregnancy progresses.

Thus, first-time mothers typically begin to feel fetal movements at an average of 20 weeks into pregnancy, while those who have given birth before may experience them around 18 weeks. These timeframes are approximate and can vary significantly in some cases. For instance, some women might notice the first movements earlier, at 16–17 weeks. This is more likely in women with less developed subcutaneous fat (asthenic body type), those who have had multiple previous births (expecting their third, fourth child, etc.), or in cases of multiple pregnancies. First-time mothers with a well-developed layer of subcutaneous fat may perceive their baby's initial movements about a week later than the commonly accepted norms.

The first movements of the embryo occur at 8 weeks. This is a developmental rule! You can open books and read about it. When it becomes noticeable varies for everyone. There is no fixed rule for this.

I'm almost 20 weeks along, but I still don't feel anything, waiting... Three days ago, my husband and I went for an ultrasound, and the doctor said everything is fine, thank God!!! I'm just so eager to feel those little kicks already))

I am 16 weeks pregnant. For the third day in a row, I've been feeling movements in the evenings. And each time, the sensations have been new. The first time, I was lying on my back and felt a 'thump!' in my stomach, as if something pressed against it from the inside. The second time, I turned on my side and it felt like a nerve twitching inside: I felt these little jerks about 5-6 times in a row. Today, I experienced peculiar 'gurgles,' similar to gas bubbles.

I'm about to fall off my chair))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))) Did you even read what you wrote? It's horrifying)))))))))))))))))) On the ultrasound at 12 weeks, I suppose the baby isn't moving on the screen either)))))))))))))))))))))) and its heart isn't beating until 20 weeks))))))) Oh, I can't handle this))))) Read some books!!!!!

My doctor actually told me at my 15-week appointment, "Make sure you don't miss the first movements." But I didn't feel them until the 17th week.

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So what?

If you miss them?

I didn't feel anything until about 23-25 weeks. I'm as thin as a rake. It was brilliant. But then once those kicks started—impossible to sleep.

Then he grew. The range isn't the same anymore. Got better. Now 35 weeks. Absolutely brilliant. Just tickles now.

At first, all these movements annoyed me terribly.

Then I got used to it. Now it's even kind of cool.

THERE!!!!!! You're the ones with gas. My first child was at 14 and the second at 13, and you can't convince me otherwise. To confuse that with gas((((((((((

I'm already 19 weeks along and haven't felt any distinct kicks yet.

Now that's what I call unmistakable)

On the contrary, I would advise readers to disregard your subjective stance. The human embryo is referred to as such from fertilization until the 10th obstetric week. From the 10th week onward, the embryo is considered a fetus! What nonsense about blood vessels and blood???! Goodness, educate yourself a bit before giving advice!!