When did you first feel your baby move?

[minimatron]

Hi I felt bub move at 18 weeks and to me it is like a popping. The only way I can describe it is like you have lots of gas that you are trying to hold in and it pops, only I can feel it at the front. Its a weird sensation, but its good knowing bub is getting big and strong enough for me to feel.

[Tashie D]

I've been a bit worried. I'm nearly 12 weeks and I swear I've been feeling this baby move for the last week.

The reason why I'm worried is, my last pregnancy was a partial molar, the baby died around 8 weeks, but I kept carrying unknowningly. I had the fluttering feelings early, and thought, it has to be the baby, when I had the 13 week scan and found out the bad news I was naturally devastated.

When I spoke with my Obs and told him about the feelings, he said it was the uterus shrinking back down.

This time though it's mainly on the right and high up. It really does feel like bubs is jumping around in there. I've had a 7 week and 10 week scan, and at the 10 week scan bubs was VERY active!

I'm crossing my fingers this time around it's bubs and not something else, but I just feel it must be too early for it to be the baby. I have my next scan next Thursday, so I'll find out soon enough, but just wanted to know everyone's thoughts.

[Aranah]

Tash, i have felt movements since 11 weeks. At first, I thought, no way! I thought it was my body, but now at 14 weeks, it is most definately baby, there is nothing else it can be and it's the same but stronger every week. With my daughter I also felt movements very early on.

It freaked me out at first too, which is why I wasn't saying anything to anyone that it was baby, I thought I was imagining it or there was something wrong. But now the same twinges are turning into flicks and long movements IYKWIM.

I would feel very safe if you had a scan at 7 and 10 weeks and all was good It cant be a molar. You poor thing, what a traumatic experience last time with not finding out till 13 weeks, it's no wonder you feel like you do this time.

I'm sure you are like me and it's your little bubba bouncing around, or digestive twinges if it's higher up.