When did your partner/other people feel your baby move?

[Rhia]

This is my first pg and I felt bub move when I was around 15-16 weeks, DP felt him move at about 18 weeks, family felt him kick when I was 20 weeks It started off that he was only active in the late afternoon, but now he is active most of the day.
I agree its all about timing. Most of the time bubs only kicks when Im by myself and when someone eventually goes to feel him, he will stop lol

[sloane]

this is my first & i felt some movements around 15 weeks. i didn't feel proper kicks until closer to 20 weeks & it's only been in the last couple of weeks that DP has been able to feel anything (too much padding on my tummy!). for a while i would feel kicking & as soon as i'd tell DP, the kicking would stop but now it's different & if he pushes on my belly then the baby will usually kick back.

no one else has felt anything yet - mostly because i haven't offered! i feel a bit weird about offering to other people to see if they can feel (not sure if they'd want to!) and i don't think i'm the sort of person that other people feel they can just touch (which is fine by me! ).

[~Trish~]

With my first bub, I didn't feel him move internally until I was about 21 weeks. DH felt him move from the outside a couple of weeks later. It seems first babies can take longer to be felt!

This time with bub #3, DH has been able to feel him/her move since 18 weeks. Much earlier than the first time around

Don't worry, your DH will get to feel lots of gorgeous kicks really soon and will do so for the rest of your pregnancy. It won't be long now!

[Chow]

I felt peanut around 16 weeks, and DH felt it a couple of weeks after that. I also have a posterior placenta so I think that really helps with other people feeling it, we can also see movements too. When I feel peanut kicking I always get DH to press on the spot but a lot of the time it stops.... this weekend we discoverd the best trick which now keeps us well entertained!!! I was leaning a glass of ice water on my tummy while lounging around on the couch, it must have been right on peanut as it started kicking lots and you could see the glass and the water moving up and down. Now when i eat ice we get nice big kicks, I always wait until I know where Peanut is get DH ready then eat! Give it a go!!!

[~Hestia~]

I felt Shortstack kicking/moving at about 15 weeks.
I could feel the kicks on the outside at 18 weeks.
DH felt the odd kick at 20 weeks but not all of them & only if he pressed hard.
Now just a week and a half later he can feel every kick & movement. It's amazing the difference just one week makes.
This morning Shortstack was going wild in there but when DH put his hand on me of course bubs stopped!! He also kicks the cats when they sit on my belly but they either don't notice or don't care.
I've only seen movement once - at 18 weeks he pushed his head or bum right up & I could see a lump on my left hand side!!

[penknee]

Thanks for all your replies girls. I tried all your suggestions and of course the cheeky little thing stayed completely still. But then this morning, out of nowhere, she finally decided to put on a show for DH. Funny how they seem to have a mind of their own already

[Miss E]

I first felt bubs move for sure when I was 19 weeks. I had been feeling a few things for a couple of weeks before hand, but wasn't sure it was bubs because they definately weren't those fluttery feelings everybody talks about. Anyway, DH first felt bubs kick at 22 weeks. I was suprised he felt it so early, I had been expecting to wait till 25 or 26 week.

From 22 weeks on the kicks just got stronger and stronger and you began to see my tummy move when bubs was kicking. I think once it starts it's on for young and old.

I do find however that when I am lying on my back or my side every kick can be felt on the outside. If I'm upright it is only the stronger ones that make an impact!