when can you feel where baby is lying?

[Indadhanu]

I never could until about 32-34 weeks, when there was very little room left and I knew exactly where she was. Generally by the kicks and movements though, but in the last few weeks i could see her feet and bum when she moved about (got it on video! LOL!).

[OceanPrincess]

:yeahthat:

I can feel it now... where bum is versus feet. But I'm 36 weeks. And it wasn't until a few weeks ago that I felt confident enough.

Don't stress

ETA - I have an anterior placenta, meaning it is attached on the front of my uterus, so my being able to feel kicks and movements was restricted somewhat by the placenta. But eventually they get so big and so squished that you can feel everything and tell where they are.

[tenar]

My placenta is at the front, too. Maybe that's part of why I'm having trouble feeling anything clear.

Guess I'll just wait.

Angela, I'm totally with you about the dearth of decent plus sized maternity clothing. It seems to me that there are clothes for pregnant women up to about size 14, and clothes for larger women who aren't pregnant, but nothing that is both.

Depressing, isn't it. And it isn't even like there aren't plenty of us out there...

[lau]

Hi

My placenta is at the front, but i knew about the time she went from lying accross, to lying up/down, as she stopped kicking into my sides to much, and ended up on my bladder! lol A week after i noticed this I had a midwife check up (at 26 weeks) and she was able to tell exactly where her back was lying (which side of me, and that it was up/down) although couldnt tell whether she was head up or down).

[AliBaby]

Only just the last week (34-35weeks)

[AliBaby]

Only just the last week (34-35weeks)

[TreeTops]

I've been wondering this too. I'm 30-31 weeks at the moment, and can't wait to find out what's what in there. I often feel large rounded hard bits, but can't tell whether they're head or bum. Then the limb movement could be feet or hands. I'm grateful we found out the gender otherwise I think that would be driving me crazy by now! lol

[Sterla]

It's was only from 34/5ish weeks that I can tell where bub is. I couldn't tell head vs butt from the outside, but can from the movements. I get bigger movements up high where the feets are, and smaller 'tickly' movements down low (I'm assuming from hands). I can tell which side bub is lying, just from my belly feeling really firm on one side. Sometimes I can see his butt move from one side to the other - really funny to watch!