When did others feel baby moving?
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Topic: When did others feel baby moving?
Posted By: Mrs_B
Subject: When did others feel baby moving?
Date Posted: 19 December 2008 at 11:50am
Following my thread from the other day about when I should feel bubba move... well he hasn't sat still since!  lol
Now Hubby is impatient to know when he will be able to feel him move!? I thought it wouldn't be until around 26 weeks? -------------  
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Posted By: MrsMojo
Date Posted: 19 December 2008 at 11:59am
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I was at my work Christmas party in early december so must have been about 22-24wks and a friend of mine had her hands on my tummy when Michaela kicked and my friend got quite a fright. Poor DH was looking on as someone else got to feel his baby move for the first time. I didn't let anyone else touch my tummy again until about a week or 2 later when DH finally felt the baby move. -------------  
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Posted By: ginger
Date Posted: 19 December 2008 at 1:08pm
Roughly because I can't remember what I had for breakfast, let alone 10 or so weeks ago  ... I first felt Cuinn move at about 16 weeks, but it was a good 4 weeks, maybe more, before DH felt him move and even then he barely felt anything. It wasn't until a couple of weeks on from that I think that I got to see DH's eyes pop out of his head  Then of course he'd look at my stomach like the baby might pop out and say surprise! at any moment  (he's seen waaaay too many alien movies!) He's a typical little b*gger though  and stops moving whenever his Dad tries to feel something (usually a foot or a knee poking way out!)------------- Cuinn Lachlan 23.1.09 - 22:00 Antonia Helene 4.8.11 - 09:41 |
Posted By: Spirals
Date Posted: 19 December 2008 at 1:27pm
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I felt it move at around 20 weeks - but only little movements - I wasn't even sure they were movements tbh.
The real stuff started around 23 weeks. |
Posted By: _Deb_
Date Posted: 19 December 2008 at 3:57pm
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I was 17 weeks when i first felt him move & i could feel it from the outside from 19 weeks. DP finally got to feel him moving at about 21 weeks. The baby would stop kicking as soon as he put his hand on my belly. Hehe. ------------- 
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Posted By: Mum2L
Date Posted: 19 December 2008 at 5:45pm
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I first felt Lucian move/kick at 15 weeks 4 days. It felt like little taps in the lower right of my abdomen, even DH could feel them.
By 16 weeks 2 days, his kicks were quite strong. I was quite surprised to feel him move so early, considering it is my first pregnancy. ------------- http://lilypie.com"> 
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Posted By: kriss
Date Posted: 19 December 2008 at 11:51pm
16 weeks for me too, felt strong little kicks and knew instantly it was my little bubba 
DH felt kicks from about 20 wks and got 3 good boots to the head when he tried to listen for baby's heartbeat (lol) at 23wks ------------- http://lilypie.com"> 
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Posted By: Neeks
Date Posted: 20 December 2008 at 8:29am
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I felt the first movement 17 weeks, but they were only small.. DH felt them at 21 weeks (still only small) but from then on in she would kick and wriggle about SO much sometimes it made me feel sea sick LOL -------------  
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Posted By: Shezamumof3
Date Posted: 20 December 2008 at 1:39pm
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Hmmm, I myself felt movement very early, maybe around 14 weeks, DF felt him a few weeks later, i think it was just after xmas day and I was around 17 weeks pregnant. Caden was a very strong kicker and he was a very strong newborn lol
I didnt think DF would feel him move that early, but I was lying in bed with my hand on my lower tummy and Caden kicked and I felt it from the outside, and told DF and he insisted on putting his hand there to feel and I told him he wouldnt be able to, then Caden kicked and DF got a hell of a fright! It was so amazing for him ------------- |
Posted By: sno0ze
Date Posted: 20 December 2008 at 6:45pm
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I felt DD move around 20 or so weeks, it was later and then not often after that as the placenta was more at the front. I assume that was the reason!!! I never had any huge kicks or saw any ripples, hopefully this time around its a bit different, would love some of that ------------- http://lilypie.com"> 
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Posted By: Shezamumof3
Date Posted: 20 December 2008 at 6:55pm
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My placenta was at the back so thats why I felt a lot, I hope its the same this time ------------- |
Posted By: caitlynsmygirl
Date Posted: 21 December 2008 at 5:34pm
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*sniff* I cant REMEMBER!!!!!
Thats so sad , I dont remember when I felt my child move ! But i do know that she was a strong kicker, and was not shy, not only could people feel her kick , they saw it too,I would put a phone on my tummy lie down and she'd kick it in the air. The lady at the chemist saw my stomach contort into a very odd shape....had to cut my joke short (i went in at 8 months asking for a pregnancy test *chuckles * ) I must have had a back placenta too, cos she kicked all the blardy time , and was lifting up her head and holding it at a week old (she had tummy time from day one) ------------- 
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Posted By: CuriousG
Date Posted: 21 December 2008 at 6:50pm
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It was very early for me - about 12 weeks I started getting bubbles and that lasted till about 16 weeks when it was full on nudges! ------------- http://lilypie.com"> 
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Posted By: Kazzle
Date Posted: 21 December 2008 at 9:41pm
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with Rhiannon i was about 18wks before i really felt anything, but with this one, ive been feeling little bubbles for a few weeks now, and tonight i have felt my first real kicks, and man it was awesome ------------- http://lilypie.com"> 
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Posted By: Shezamumof3
Date Posted: 21 December 2008 at 9:45pm
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aww yay kaz!!! how exciting.
Ahh you sound the same as me Kelly!! Caden was a hard kicker!!! People could SEE him kicking before 20 weeks. ------------- |
Posted By: caitlynsmygirl
Date Posted: 21 December 2008 at 10:33pm
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did people look at you like you had an alien in your tummy too Sheena?...and did he kick and contort your stomach when you were trying to look serious about something?
tis hard to look serious with a butt sticking out the side of your tum ..... -------------
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Posted By: Babykatnz
Date Posted: 22 December 2008 at 8:20pm
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I started feeling something like a worm squirming right down towards the bottom of uterus this weekend (15 weeks), but placenta is apparently in front so it sounds like it will be a few more weeks before i feel anything thats obviously bubs.. and even longer before DP can feel his baby kicking (First time for him and he cant wait lol)
And Kelly dont feel too bad about forgetting when it was with C, I have NO idea when I first felt anything with B.... he booted me good and proper in the beach bikini scene of the second Charlies Angels movie tho... all his father could say was 'Thats my boy!'
Edited for bad spelling ------------- Brandon - 05/12/2003  
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Posted By: mummyofprinces
Date Posted: 26 December 2008 at 8:33pm
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I have an anterior placenta and I started feeling bubs at about 18 weeks and it gets stronger and more frequent everyday. Its at the front towards the top of the uterus too, bubs is head down at the moment and I am still feeling plenty of kicks behind my belly button. I can see my belly jumping now too, but only if I am lying down.
DH still hasnt felt bubs yet even though I saw bubs kick his hand the other night. I am guessing another couple of weeks, which will put me at about 26 weeks. Doesnt help that the little monkey stops moving when DH puts is hand on the bump lol! -------------   
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