Baby's first movements

At 17 weeks. Feels like a kick.

At 13 weeks, it felt like a butterfly fluttering, 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 full-on dancing ))) 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...

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

First pregnancy at 18. The next ones—I don't remember. But it feels like... as if someone pulled on a gut from the inside. Honestly! Don't laugh!

Later on, there are movements, kicks, turns, and other acrobatics.

At 17 weeks, there's gurgling and sloshing, and the kicks 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 ))

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 stronger.

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 soccer 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 like everyone (first-time mothers) starts feeling movements at 14, 15, 16, or 17 weeks.

And I started having those sensations at 16 weeks.

The first time was at 16 weeks, the second around 14 weeks. The gynecologist didn't believe it was it the second time, but I already knew what to expect :) It's just that many people don't know what it feels like the first time and don't notice it :) And the sensations—well, really, at first it's 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 belly, 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 like 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

That's just it, they're saying it's not gas but actual kicks. Although maybe their imagination is really well developed.

I distinctly felt movements at 16 weeks. The next day, I visited my gynecologist, and she recorded it in my exchange card. Not a word about gas.

At 21 weeks, while I was driving, it felt like a little bubble popped inside me, on the side. In the evening, lying on my back on the couch, I felt such a distinct kick. Three weeks have passed, and now I feel movements every day—unmistakable. Even my husband has managed to catch the moment. It's especially amusing when it's a sudden jab to the bladder... I run to the bathroom and let out a little "oh!"

Are you out of your mind? The baby starts moving even before 15 weeks; it's just that due to its 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. Lie on your back, semi-reclined, whatever's 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 around after 25 weeks.

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

It wasn't just moving; it seemed like 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 cup 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, since it was my first pregnancy.

It definitely wasn't gas, these 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.

First pregnancy, I felt strange sensations at 14 weeks. At first, I thought it was my intestines, but then they became more frequent and stronger. I don't know what to compare them to—they're not like anything. And comparisons like "butterflies fluttering in the stomach"—how would I know how they flutter? I never swallowed any. The same goes for the fish analogy. So, these are sensations that words just can't describe.

Are you in your right mind? Have you tried defending a doctoral thesis on this utter nonsense?))) Have you ever been to an ultrasound? Have you seen how the 'non-living' embryo moves 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, I'm in tears))))))

I felt the first movement at 18 weeks; it was like a "bloop," but it's unmistakably unique. Then I placed my hand on my belly and received a few gentle kicks in my palm. The next day, my husband also put his hand there and felt them too. Now the kicks are 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 still and calm, I wouldn't have felt it then.

Actually, the embryo starts moving around 8 weeks, by the way, after 8 weeks, it's no longer an embryo but a fetus. And 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.

You can see the heart working at 5-6 weeks, and by 15 weeks, you can already hear it at the doctor's office 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 writing such things?? If you don't possess even the most basic knowledge in this field, 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 kind of nonsense is this? 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 can a mother confuse them with something else?

Everything said by the "DOCTOR" is exactly NONSENSE! The heart is already formed before 12 weeks! At my ultrasound at 11 weeks, the doctor said the heart already has 4 chambers!!!!!! Read and study before spouting nonsense, you call yourself a doctor!!!! Ugh! During the intensive intrauterine development, the fetus begins to make its first movements from 8 weeks after conception, when the first muscle bundles and nerve fibers are already present, playing an important role in performing 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 the 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 improves, resulting in its movements becoming more orderly. Secondly, the ratio of the intrauterine volume to the fetus inside changes in favor 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 women who have given birth before may feel them at around 18 weeks. These timeframes are approximate and can vary significantly in some cases. For instance, some women might sense the first fetal movements earlier, at 16–17 weeks. This is possible for women with less developed subcutaneous fat (asthenic body type), those who have had multiple previous births (expecting their third, fourth, etc., child), and in cases of multiple pregnancies. First-time pregnant women with a well-developed layer of subcutaneous fat may perceive the baby's first movements about 7 days later than the commonly accepted standards.

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

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 just can't wait to feel the kicks))

I'm 16 weeks along. 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 belly, 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 guess it's not a baby moving on the screen either)))))))))))))))))))))) And its heart doesn't beat until 20 weeks))))))) Oh, I can't)))) Go 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?

What if you miss them?

I didn't feel anything until around 23-25 weeks. I'm thin as a rail. It was great. But then once the kicking started—impossible to sleep.

Later, as the baby grew, the movements became less intense. Got better. Now at 35 weeks. Absolutely fine. Just little tickles now.

At first, all these movements annoyed me terribly.

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

EXACTLY!!!!!! You're the ones with gas. My first child at 14 and my second at 13, and you can't convince me otherwise. Confusing 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. An embryo is referred to as a human embryo from fertilization until the 10th obstetric week. From the 10th week, the embryo is considered a fetus! What nonsense about blood vessels and blood???! It's awful, educate yourself a bit before giving advice!!