i was surprisingly early in feeling Gremlin move (9.5 weeks - lived in denial that it was her for about 4 weeks but it kept up!) - DH was able to feel her at 16.5weeks. i have a posterior placenta so nothing there to "cushion" the kicks. she now actively chases my hand, hides from hubby's - and thrives on kicking daddy in the head while he listens to her wriggling around in my tummy...

my niece (4) felt her when i was about 24 weeks, my mum at about 25 weeks, and my other niece (8) at about 26 weeks. my SIL has seen her kick a few times, and their cat has copped a kick or five to the head (he just won't learn!)

i did a course on Black Saturday (calmbirth) and the woman taking the course was saying how a friend of hers was very excited as he'd finally felt bubba move at 34 weeks! it is so very variable. the anterior placenta is a bit thing to preventing feeling it from the outside. i think we, as the mum, are more likely to feel it earlier cos we can feel from the inside and outside and KNOW that what we felt on our hand was indeed the same as what we felt inside kwim?? i also thought a smaller person would feel external movement earlier than a larger lady - but as a larger lady, i've debunked my own theory on that one...