When could your DH feel the baby kicking?

I've been feeling my baby moving for a few weeks now and am wondering when will my DH be likely to feel things too?

When could your partner feel the baby in your (first) pregnancy?

Kar,

I've been having movements for 3 or 4 weeks now and DH STILL can't feel it! I have no idea when our partners can feel it but maybe it's dependent on our individual bodies? I know a couple in our due thread have said their partners can already feel it...

MG

I have felt my hand get kicked for a few weeks now Kar (feels very different to just your insides getting kicked) - so he could have felt it from about 17-18w onwards. But no, the baby won't kick his hand, only mine (DH will only leave his hand on there for about 5 mins though, he's worried about putting too much pressure on). Liebling doesn't kick Daddy... maybe that's my job?

However, it's worth noting that I have no padding over the belly (or any other area) whatsoever, so I think it also depends on that; kicking through fatty layers means the kicks have to be harder to be felt. And you don't have to be fat to have a larger fatty layer than me.

DH felt bubs the other night. I was 22 weeks. :)

DH felt the first kick (but more like a pop sensation) when I was 18 weeks.

With my first pregnancy I think it was about 19w or so? BY about 21w my whole tummy was moving with all the kicks, but Jenna was very, very active (and still is!!). I have a reasonable layer of fat - I'm a good size 14 ;).
This pregnancy it was about the same for him feeling them, but I started feeling kicks about 14w.

Well...Im 31 weeks and DH and I are still yet to feel kicks from the outside....this is due to baby's position....footling breech...so all her kicks etc and felt low in the pelvis etc...
...something to look forward to for next time...lol

So don't feel discouraged yet

DH felt DS move around the 25 week mark. But before this, i would get him to have a feel for movements, and bubs would stop moving as soon as he put his hand on my belly LOL!!

I first felt both my bubs about 16 wks and hubby felt at about 18-19 wks

im about 17 weeks, and Dp and my Ds were watching my belly the other night and they could follow bub moving around no arms or legs just ripples, and the odd big movement i am very tight so you see everything. I was at a party today and one of the mums said you stomach just moved i had a t shirt on that was tighish. imagine me at 30 weeks:eek: same as DS.........BIG

Is this your first? I was able to see everything with my first?

I started feeling movement early, and DF felt the kicks @ 16-17 weeks. I have to be lying down though. And this baby is really active at night.

This time round majority of kicks can only be felt lying down. Must be the extra padding blocking it from number 1!!!

Sorry Im new what does Dh Dp Df Ds etc stand for

with my first pg I felt bubba move at 14 wks and DH felt it at 17-18wks with this one I have felt movement since 12wks and have felt bubba move once from the outside. I think it's more that they have to kick the right spot. DS loved kicking outward whereas this one they seems to be towards the inside.

Thanks for all your replies everyone - it is amazing how different we all are.

This is my first, and I felt bubs move at about 19 weeks. I think it was another couple of weeks before DH could feel anything.....but it does seem like all movement stops as soon as he puts his hand on my tummy. I must be having a girl......that is exactly the sort of thing I would do! After the first few times he didn't get as excited anyway - I could sit with my hand on my tummy all day and never get bored, it's the best feeling in the world.:bellyrubs:

I started feeling bubs move about 20 weeks and even though the movements got so strong that they'd make me jump, DH couldn't feel anything until about 28 weeks. He kept apologising that he couldn't feel anything but I felt bad for him that he couldn't share the latest developments.:( Bubs still has a cheeky habit of going quiet when DH puts his hand on my tummy.

KB??? It's CMc here!

CMC! Yep - it's me! Nice to have a familiar face about the place. Welcome to BB - this place has been a life saver for me.

Just to update you all ... DH felt kicks yesterday and then again this morning!
And today my little one has really started getting incredibly active all of a sudden. I hope that is normal!

Yay!! I hope JC was excited. :D I can't remember exactly when, but I do remember the movement suddenly ramping up a few gears around that time. Mine now puts on a show - people now can watch him doing whatever it is he's up to in there...

Glad to see you're 'fine' rather than '****ed off' now. Not that I blame you for being majorly ****ed off...

woooo DH finally felt this bubba move. This bubba is definately a lot more quite than my DS.

Congratulation Kar on DH feeling the bub. Mine is still waiting patiently to feel the bub. Hopefully won't be too long and he will be able to feel her moving around.

Mine felt the baby for the first time on Firday night :) It was very very exciting as he has been trying to feel it for a couple of weeks now but everytime he puts his hand near my belly the baby stops moving!!

I first felt the baby move at 16weeks.

I actually watched my belly move the other day. So did DF. woohoo. Now bubs has decided to get the hiccups atleast 4 times a day!

DH felt a movement today. It was so great that he could finally tell what I've been talking about for the last couple of weeks! Mostly he's just said, "oh, it feels just like your tummy's rumbling," but today there was a real kick, and he said, "oh, wow! I felt that!" Yay!

Just then, a few mins ago... I could feel bubs and called out to DH and got his hand and put it where I felt the pokes from bubs. He thought it was cool but said...It was only little...lol...I said..yeah well the bubby is only little!

We were talking in bed the other day with DH's hand on my belly when he suddenly said "Stop" - We went quiet and then he asked "Was that it?" and I felt where his middle finger was and felt two little bumps and said "Yep...that's bubs". He went all gooey after that lol... I'm nearly 16 weeks pregnant :)

LOL - everytime Bubbles is kicking and I put DH's hand on the spot Bubbles gets stage fright and stops! DH tells me he "has the magic touch" - I'll remind him of that when the baby's screaming and he can't get shim to settle!

DH felt bubs move for the first time on Saturday night ( 17weeks 2days) I have to be lying down though...... Bubs loves their daddy and only kicks hard when DH is around :) He is working away at the moment and bubs is very quiet - except when I am on the phone to DH and then bubs goes nutso!!

If I lie back and have a good quiet think about where the pulsations and rumbles are coming from, I can with pretty good certainty say that I've been feeling little pops and bubbles from the baby (and not my intestines!)for about 5-6 days but I haven't felt anything 'big' yet. It's very exciting!

I'm nearly 20wks now and felt bubs move (fluttering) quite a bit at 18wks but it's slowed down heaps now (almost stopped). Is this normal? Should I be worried? Is it possible bubs has just moved and is kicking somewhere that I don't feel so much? I'm up for the 20wk scan next Wed so I guess that should answer all my questions :)
It is an amazing feeling though. I can't wait for DH to feel it too!

I didn't feel the movements until about 16 weeks. DH felt it soon after me, but we were lying down and talking and he had his hand on my belly firmly for a little while. I think you need to be a bit patient with it - now bubs moves heaps and I love feeling it but DH is bored of that now LOL, and unless bub kicks him straight away, he doesn't leave his hand there long enough to feel it.

Oops, didn't realise we were on the second page! Ha.
Bundybrat, I hear every baby is different - you'll soon work out what's 'normal' for your baby - it may just be a quiet one. Still, I hope the scan is great and that you find all the reassurance you need.

DH was able to feel bub kicking at about 20 or 21 weeks. I only started feeling baby kick at about 19 weeks so it wasnt long until he could feel it too. Sometimes bub will do a very big kick and we can see my whole belly move! I'm getting kicked just under the ribs now.

Thanks Snacks.
When I found time to actually sit down and lay still for a while I realised I had gotten used to the little bumps and flutters and of course they were still there. And yes, the scan was very reassuring - bubs gave the u/s guy the what-for! Every time he went to measure the arm bone bubs would give him the elbow. DH still hasn't felt it yet but most of the kicking is still in the pelvic region (mainly my bladder) but I'm sure if bubs moves around a bit more he/she will start to play their daddy!

Jodie

I was 16 weeks 5 days when he first felt them.