: When did you first feel baby kicking?

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  1. #1
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    Feb 2009
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    I've been feeling flutters for a couple of weeks, but by the time it was over I was usually left wondering if I was imagining things.

    The first time I 100% knew for sure was right on 18w... And I've been feeling them consistently ever since.

  2. #2
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    Oct 2011
    WA
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    I first felt my bub at 12 ish weeks, mostly flutters then, and big kicks from 18 weeks.
    I'm 24 weeks now and haven't stopped feeling big kicks and movements everyday.
    Its such a crazy feeling!
    She will be my first

  3. #3
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    Apr 2013
    Central coast nsw
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    I have an anterior placenta , felt some flutters a few weeks ago , but definite movements and kicks last week . I am now 16 weeks and feel the kicks right down low on the left side .

  4. #4
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    It depends where the placenta is too. If you have an anterior placenta (front wall) it can block kicks/movement so you can feel it later than others. First bub is usually longer as well as others have said. 15 weeks for my first then 13 weeks, both with posterior placentas.
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  5. #5
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    Oct 2009
    Bonbeach, Melbourne
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    Bumping this thread rather than starting a new one. With DD, I felt flutters around 14 weeks. I'm now ten and a bit weeks, and I could swear last night I felt that familiar popping, fluttering feeling down low. I've had phantom kicks since DD, but this was different. Wondering of anyone else has felt bub this early?

  6. #6
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    Jun 2008
    In snuggle land
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    I felt DS2 about 11 weeks. I put it down to posterior placenta, knowing what flutters felt like to me and the fact that he was non-stop

  7. #7
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    Aug 2008
    Ouiinslano
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    Second pregnancy I was feeling movement crazy early too, PZ, around the 10-11 week mark. I found t really disconcerting actually, don't know why. And I have had anterior placenta both times.

  8. #8
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    Mar 2009
    Haha's world
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    I had an anterior placenta with DS (first pregnancy) and felt first flutters bang on 17 weeks. I'm now 14 weeks and I'm sure I've felt little movements since 11 weeks, but I'm not "counting" it until I'm sure, iykwim?

  9. #9
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    Feb 2012
    Melbourne , Victoria
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    I felt a few flutters at about 19 weeks then definite kicks at 19 weeks 6 days. Luckily We were in bed and I grabbed my partners hand and he got to feel a kick too. Now its part of our morning routine- feeling her kick before getting the day started. What a wonderful sensation!

  10. #10
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    Oct 2005
    North Queensland
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    I'm 11 weeks today and I just felt what felt like little kicks.

    Movements for me are like spams not flutters.

    However I do often feel little spams low in my pelvis so it's hard to work out if it babe or just growth.

    I had a scan today and babe was very active

  11. #11
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    Jun 2011
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    Nothing definite until just after 20 weeks. I had an anterior placenta. My DH felt movements on the outside about 23weeks.

    Movements were always on the quiet side the whole pregnancy which caused me lots of stress. I was always reassured when scanned or the GP used the doppler and she would be rolling and kicking up a storm but I couldn't feel a thing.
    Last edited by Rosey; July 13th, 2012 at 07:12 PM.

  12. #12
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    Oct 2009
    Bonbeach, Melbourne
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    I felt the first actual kick at about 16-17 weeks this time I think it was the same for DD too, and this time I felt it from the outside too

  13. #13
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    Mar 2011
    Sydney, Australia
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    This baby is freaking me out how quiet it is. I get one small thump every 4 days or so, my DD she was beating me senseless from about 16 weeks every day LOL So its a little freaky.

    Started at about 15 weeks aging this time too.

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