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Q: How Early Can You Feel Movements?
asked by: bikeman120 on February 9th, 2006
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Hello, how early can you feel movements with your first child?
Thanks for your replys..Any august mommies?
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QueenBee2_3
replied on February 9th, 2006
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You can feel movement as early as 3 months (12-15 weeks). It would probably feel like fluttering. Imagine yourself blowing bubbles in a glass of milk, and holding your hand over the bubbles as they pop. That's another way to describe the sensation.

Some women don't feel movement until at least 5 or 6 months. If the placenta is anterior or posterior, that could inhibit feeling movement.
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Sunflower_pie81
replied on February 9th, 2006
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I am 14 wks and 5 days and don't feel a thing yet.....Wahhh...I can't wait to feel my little skoot.

Maybe I am feeling little skoot move but I think it's just gas....Yuck...I know
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brookes22
replied on February 9th, 2006
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Im 13 weeks pregnant. Im due august 17th. This is my 2nd child. Some times I think I feel the baby but I dont know if its just gas or something. When can you feel the bbay on your 2nd child?
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dandylion
replied on February 9th, 2006
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I started feeling my little one at 20 weeks and even then it was only maybe once a day. I'm 23 weeks now and because I have an anerior placenta, I still only feel small bumps and not very often. I looked up anterior placenta on the internet and it says I might never feel what is considered 'hard kicks'. I see my doctor next week so maybe she'll give me more details.
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QueenBee2_3
replied on February 9th, 2006
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Re: Baby Movement
dandylion wrote:
i started feeling my little one at 20 weeks and even then it was only maybe once a day. I'm 23 weeks now and because I have an anerior placenta, I still only feel small bumps and not very often. I looked up anterior placenta on the internet and it says I might never feel what is considered 'hard kicks'. I see my doctor next week so maybe she'll give me more details.


with my last pregnancy (baby #3) I had an anterior placenta myself, and couldn't feel hard kicks either. I had to rest my hands on my belly and feel her that way. At first, I started noticing that I couldn't feel her so they did nst's (non-stress tests) to make sure that she was ok. Then we did an nst at the hospital and did an ultrasound that showed the placement of the placenta being too high aka anterior. We continued doing nst's until my 38th week just to be sure she was ok since I couldn't feel movements without holding my hands to my belly.
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vg5021
replied on February 9th, 2006
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Re: How Early Can You Feel Movements?
bikeman120 wrote:
hello, how early can you feel movements with your first child?

Thanks for your replys..Any august mommies?


i do not remember it has been 5yrs since I have been preg but I am now sometimes I think I feel movement but who knows my due date is aug 6
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priscilla914
replied on February 9th, 2006
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Well I am 19 weeks pregnant and this is my first child and I started to feel my baby at 16 weeks.I thought it was gas or something but then I realized that my gas doesn't feel like that.Trust me you will know when its your baby it a mother instinct.Now my baby doesnt stop kickick or moving. It might even feel like a small light thumps.Hopoe this can help you.
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Lalee
replied on February 9th, 2006
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I'm at 12 weeks, and I can't feel any movement yet. I'm due aug. 30.
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bikeman120
replied on February 9th, 2006
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Thanks for all the answers..I'm exicted :)
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KrysS
replied on February 9th, 2006
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Movement...
lalee wrote:
i'm at 12 weeks, and I can't feel any movement yet. I'm due aug. 30.


lalee, we have the same due date! :) I dont feel any movement either yet :(
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~rubmybuddahbelly~
replied on February 9th, 2006
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I am 24 weeks and I think I started feeling little light movements at about 16 weeks and then they got harder and I could actually feel the baby moving at around 17 to 18 weeks.
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dandylion
replied on February 9th, 2006
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Queenbee:
i sure hope I don't have to go through all those stress tests! More time off work! :)
so, you couldn't feel it at all the entire pregnancy? I can feel movement, just nothing I would consider 'hard'. Just pokes and I can feel it squirming around in there. I'll be interested to hear more about this on tuesday. That's my next appt.
A lot of people also say that 'they knew' it was the baby and not just gas, well, I didn't know--and maybe because of my situation. It took feeling it many times to begin 'assuming' it was the baby and eventually those feelings got more consistant and more definite.
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QueenBee2_3
replied on February 9th, 2006
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Re: Movements
dandylion wrote:
queenbee:
i sure hope I don't have to go through all those stress tests! More time off work! :)
so, you couldn't feel it at all the entire pregnancy? I can feel movement, just nothing I would consider 'hard'. Just pokes and I can feel it squirming around in there. I'll be interested to hear more about this on tuesday. That's my next appt.
A lot of people also say that 'they knew' it was the baby and not just gas, well, I didn't know--and maybe because of my situation. It took feeling it many times to begin 'assuming' it was the baby and eventually those feelings got more consistant and more definite.


it was cool at 1st having the nst's because I got to see u/s's pretty much weekly. It was tough because I had to find a sitter for my older 2 daughters. Of course it was worth it to be sure all was well.

Anyway, I really couldn't feel kicking unless it was my hand, through my belly or a good kick to an organ or my spine. It was definitely different than my other 2 pregnancies.
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lilstarmel
replied on February 10th, 2006
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I think I felt flutters around 12 weeks. I got my first kicks at 15.5 weeks, but had to wait until 18 weeks for more.
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Lalee
replied on February 10th, 2006
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Re: Movement...
kryss wrote:
lalee wrote:
i'm at 12 weeks, and I can't feel any movement yet. I'm due aug. 30.


lalee, we have the same due date! :) I dont feel any movement either yet :(


are you excited? Is this your first? It's my first, and i'm all excited and paranoid and freaked out at the same time. Lol have you had any sickness?
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bikeman120
replied on February 10th, 2006
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Thats awesome..I am due aug 25 ;)
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Angelfanmom
replied on February 10th, 2006
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I am due july 9th. I think sometimes at night I can feel something but I am not sure exactly what I am feeling.
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~rubmybuddahbelly~
replied on February 10th, 2006
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Im due june 2nd... Whoo hooo....Lol
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priscilla914
replied on February 23rd, 2006
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I am due july 9th. I think sometimes at night I can feel something but I am not sure exactly what I am feeling.

Thats cool my due date is july 4 are you ready or scared. Ooo and I feel the baby a lot now it does not stop moving.
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