When Can I expect to feel my baby kick???

[childondaway]

Good Aftermoon All,

I hope you are all enjoying this great weather on this glorious saturday.

I am 14wks pregnant and was just wondering if anyone can tell me approx when I will feel my baby kick or move or something. I have had feelings of butterflies and other little feelings, but when will the baby actually kick??

Many Thanks for your advice in advance.

Regards,

Childondaway

[Santosha]

I got my first really clear kick at 16 weeks, 3 days. Just lying in bed in the morning talking to my belly and just being silly, I jiggled my belly with my hand and went 'helloo? anyone in there?!' and was kicked hard enough that I felt it through my belly on my hand! Try as I might to move, jiggle, deep breathe etc. to inspire another kick there was just the one. I then felt nothing for 4 days which really freaked me out! I understand some women don't feel anything until 20 weeks or so, but hopefully you won't have to wait that long.

[briggsy's girl]

it really depends on where your placenta is laying and which way your baby is facing. i've been lucky enough to have strong and distinct movements since 16 weeks ("vague" movements since 9.5 weeks) - but i have an posterior placenta (placenta is against the back of my uterus) and i know from previous procedures that i have a very sensitive uterus for things like that. My hubby has been feeling external movement since about a week after that. for a lot of people, distinct movement doesn't happen until well into the 20+weeks. this is especially common if you have an anterior placenta (one at he front of your uterus) as the placenta doesn't have the nerve endings and cushions the kicks - so you have to have bubba kick extra hard to get the movement strong enough to get through the placenta as well

HTH

BG

[onemore]

Hi Childondaway, maybe from 20 weeks you should feel some kicks.. they will start out soft and get progresivly stronger. Is this your first ? 14 weeks and feeling the fluttering, your pretty lucky not many first time mums feel anything till around 20 -22 weeks.
I felt the flutters at 13 - 14 weeks but this is my third.
Enjoy the rest of your pregnancy.

[AJC]

I first felt Sam move (more like little nudges rather than kicks) around 17 weeks & strong enough for DH to feel around 19 weeks. Not long now - you will be feeling Bub move very soon. Enjoy - it's such a beautiful feeling.

[Lolli]

I first felt ds move at about 10 weeks. Then he didn't do it again for ages. From about 14 weeks he would only kick me when I was driving

By week 20 they should be coming hard and fast

[childondaway]

Thanks Ladies.

Yep this is my first. Yeah my obgyn said I was lucky to have the flutter /butterfly feelings. Im so looking forward to being able to feel the baby kick for the 1st time.

Although morning sickness is still present, being pregnant is the best feeling!!
Many Thanks to all who replied...


xoo

[Megan]

I felt flutters around 13-14 weeks and kicks by around 17weeks. DH didn't feel anything until about 21 weeks though.

[Macca79]

I first felt DS move at 13 weeks. This one still has a way to go before I feel it.