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Q: Feeling baby move
asked by: Ilovejulietannafaye on February 25th, 2008
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reading some old posts.. and everyone says when they feel the baby move.. it feels like butterflies.. I never felt that.. I feel something like a thump/doing it like someone took there finger and messed me.. is that the baby? Just wondering... Cayla
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Lilly Ivy
replied on February 25th, 2008
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I didn't get too many butterflies, but that sounds like the baby to me! I had more 'pokes' than butterflies, and that's they way I'd describe it.
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Bridget
replied on February 25th, 2008
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i didn't get the butterflies with my first, i just started feeling pokes at 21 weeks and a week later harder movement that i could see from the outside.

this time i started feeling movement right around 14 weeks. i think i just didn't notice it with my first because i didn't really know what to expect. i'm sure it was happening, i just wasn't taking notice.
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Ilovejulietannafaye
replied on February 25th, 2008
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Yea.. I don't remember the butterflies.. I don't think I felt but maybe one time the butterflies hehe.. Darn.. maybe he will be a football player..
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Lilly Ivy
replied on February 25th, 2008
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I think mines gonna be an acrobat because I swear it does flips... no seriously, it'll go from breech to vertex depending on the week... which I hope it settles before I go into labor! Head down of course!
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Ilovejulietannafaye
replied on February 25th, 2008
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yea.. haha.. I posted about that.. except I think mine flipped and turned so that it was facing my back.. i was like uh.. what are you doing? hehe..it was weird.
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Lilly Ivy
replied on February 25th, 2008
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lol. Well for delivery, you want baby to face toward your back. A sunny side up baby, I've heard, is HORRID to deal with. Imagine their head bone hitting your tail bone :shudders: I'm not sure exactly what way s/he is facing, all I know is I keep getting a foot/leg in my rib. and what I think is a punch to the hip... ouchie...
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Ilovejulietannafaye
replied on February 25th, 2008
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hehe.. he is under my belly button.. I went and laid down to see if I could get him to move and he kicked/punched me like 4 times right under my belly button.. I was like.. uh look my belly button is breathing hehe.. It was cool.. I love it. .I have the most biggest smile on my face... cause i felt it with my hand.. normally he quits moving when I touch him..
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ladylee70
replied on February 25th, 2008
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I don't remember butterflies as much as feeling like I had gas - sorry, not as nice sounding as butterflies. That was pretty early on in the pregnancy, though.

My first baby was sunnyside up. I had horrible back labor.
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Dannzibelle
replied on February 26th, 2008
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Lilly Ivy wrote:
lol. Well for delivery, you want baby to face toward your back. A sunny side up baby, I've heard, is HORRID to deal with. Imagine their head bone hitting your tail bone :shudders: I'm not sure exactly what way s/he is facing, all I know is I keep getting a foot/leg in my rib. and what I think is a punch to the hip... ouchie...

Mika was face up with her right arm straight up next to her head when i delivered her, how i didn't tear i'll never know
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Lilly Ivy
replied on March 1st, 2008
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Dannzibelle wrote:
Lilly Ivy wrote:
lol. Well for delivery, you want baby to face toward your back. A sunny side up baby, I've heard, is HORRID to deal with. Imagine their head bone hitting your tail bone :shudders: I'm not sure exactly what way s/he is facing, all I know is I keep getting a foot/leg in my rib. and what I think is a punch to the hip... ouchie...

Mika was face up with her right arm straight up next to her head when i delivered her, how i didn't tear i'll never know


Shocked wow. Babies like to get in some awkward positions. I still can't figure out how they deliver babies that come out back first...
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