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I'm sure last pregnancy I read somewhere that at about half way your uterus is up to your belly button. So I'm only just over half way so I expected I'd only be feeling kicks in the bottom half of my belly. The last week or so though I've been feeling kicks higher up than that, higher than I'd expect they'd be. Plus my belly is pretty huge already. Am I growing some kind of monster elephant baby???? lol. Or is it different in second pregnancies, maybe my uterus is just all stretched already??
With subsequent pgs, you can expect that your uterus will expand quicker, and will be stretchier so I wouldn't be worried about feeling kicks up higher.
Ditto Trill.
Its all relative you know, I never ever EVER in all of my 3 term pregnancies felt kicks up near my ribs. My bubs all sat low and only ever kicked to maybe 10cm above my belly button. Ive never been able to commiserate with the whole "baby butt in my rib cage, ow" thing lol
Oh thank goodness it's not just me. I know I'm only 17 weeks, but I'm sure I've felt a couple of kicks up near/over my belly button!
this is my second bub (3rd pregnancy) and i felt kicks early and up above my belly button too, even now at 27wks i feel it roll its arms/legs whatever along my ribs!!! So i think its normal like trill and others mentioned
I also believe totally that every pregnancy is different this one is more active then my DS was when pg with DS he would just try and push his way out all the time, this one loves to just kick/punch and roll around or whatever (would really love to know what it gets upto lol)
All my girls hang out up high and I would constantly get feet up in the ribs or a bottom protruding. With DD3 I never ever felt her kick down low at all.