most partners have the "calming" affect to their babies. So most stop kicking when their dad puts the hand on mums tummy. He should be able to feel bub from the outside soon but timing is everything... just be patient. As BW said.. be careful what u wish for, the kicking gets pretty full on!
It varies from pregnancy to pregnancy. It was I think at least a month after I was feeling kicks that my DF could feel them and even then most of the time as soon as he touched me bubs would stop. He could see bub move my whole stomach (later on) more than he could feel it usually.
It should be soon but it's different for everyone. DH has been able to feel it for 1-2 weeks for me and now I can even see it on the outside sometimes if I catch it. But it is hard for DH to catch, like everyone else said, when he puts his hand on my tummy it goes quiet!
My DH is SO keen to feel it but EVERYTIME he puts his hand on my belly the little monkey stops! And I mean eveytime!! It happens also to my mum - bubs can be going NUTS (and im talking an alien on my belly with nits poking here and there) and when ever I allert DH it stops!!!
I guess he will have words with the little one when born! hehehe
Good luck!
Kate
I could feel movement at 16 weeks but it took until 24 weeks for DH to feel it. He just wasn't patient enough to hold his hand there so needed big kicks and lots of them
He actually thought it was more amazing for him when I was asleep one morning (he says I was snoring but I deny it ) and he felt the baby move..he said it really it home that it was someone else not just part of me...that was about 25 weeks
Thanks for all your info, DP still can't feel kicks from the outside, but you're right, whenever I feel a kick and tell DP to feel, the kicking stops!!!!!
Bubs kicks are still soft and I can't see any movement from the outside yet, so I guess DP will have to wait a bit longer.
It's funny cause I'm sure I will be complaining about the kicks soon
It shouldn't be too much longer before ur DH can feel the kicks. I think it was about week 28-30 when we could See DS moving from the outside. It scared the hell out of me the first time as I didn't know it was going to happen. But it is the most amazing thing.
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) and he felt the baby move..he said it really it home that it was someone else not just part of me...that was about 25 weeks
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