I've been feeling bub kicking for the past 2 weeks but was wondering when my DP will be able to feel it from the outside? He's desperate to be able to feel the kicks too.
My best advice is to spoon him with your belly against his back when you get into bed at night ... with bubba kicking at his tender lower-back .. he might feel it.
And give it some more time .. the bigger you get, the bigger bubba gets, the stronger bubba gets, the harder he kicks, the more likely DH will feel it.
It shouldn't be too much longer before DH can feel the kicks. I think it was probably about 3-4 weeks after I started feeling them regularly when DH started feeling them. But it is mostly a matter of luck - having DH around when bub is active and having the time to stop and rest with a hand on your belly to see what happens.
We were desperate for DH to be able to feel Munchkin move... and now I have a Munchkin that keeps me awake and has started kicking so hard he's leaving me feeling bruised and sore. I think it's only going to get worse from here and there's still a while to go!
Do you ever find that when bub is active that you can see your belly move? When that starts to happen you should find that DH will have a pretty good chance of being able to feel the kicks as well.
I didn't feel any movement until about 21 weeks and it was only a week later that DP could feel it. Like BW said, it means being in the right place at the right time. It also depends on how strong your little ones kicks are. We found that laying in bed before going to sleep at night was the best time to feel it.
No matter what it wont be long until he can feel it and when he does it will be amazing! Seeing my DP's face light up the first time he felt our bub was something I will never forget
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!
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