Don't worry. I am 18 weeks too and only feel movement every few days. I get worried too but I figure if anything is wrong I would know. At first I felt flutters, now I feel waves when the baby does somersaults. I'm sure it will get more active in the weeks/months to come. Right now I mostly feel the baby at night because that is when I am relaxed enough to pay attention.
Fetal Movement - When - how often - how strong for you?
I am 18 weeks and feel soft flutters during the day, but mostely flutters in the evening. Right now acutally I feel soft flutters.
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Most my heavy movement is at night when I sleep, which is annoying, I wish the baby moved more during the daytime. Every 3-4 nights or so, the baby goes really crazy and rolls around, and the rolling twisting movements are so strong it is uncomfortable and it wakes me up. Some days or night I don't feel much of anything, either the baby is calm or I am so fast asleep I don't notice.
When I have those crazy nights where the baby really makes itself know, it's nice, but I always tend to get nervous when a few days pass and I only feel a light flutter. I wanted to see if any of you went through the same thing?
Was very curious how often, how strong, and when you mommies feel your babies - and how far along you are. I am the tail end of Nov, so some of you mommies may be a good 3 weeks ahead of me.
Most my heavy movement is at night when I sleep, which is annoying, I wish the baby moved more during the daytime. Every 3-4 nights or so, the baby goes really crazy and rolls around, and the rolling twisting movements are so strong it is uncomfortable and it wakes me up. Some days or night I don't feel much of anything, either the baby is calm or I am so fast asleep I don't notice.
When I have those crazy nights where the baby really makes itself know, it's nice, but I always tend to get nervous when a few days pass and I only feel a light flutter. I wanted to see if any of you went through the same thing?
Was very curious how often, how strong, and when you mommies feel your babies - and how far along you are. I am the tail end of Nov, so some of you mommies may be a good 3 weeks ahead of me.
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I felt lots of little flutters a few weeks ago quite regularly (especially after meals) but the movement has changed, I'm guessing b/c the baby is a little bigger. Still no kicks, but more definite movement less often...if that makes any sense.
And although baby has settled down some since that really early movement (which was confirmed movement and not "just gas" with an u/s) I'm still not convinced there's only one in there.
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Christa
And although baby has settled down some since that really early movement (which was confirmed movement and not "just gas" with an u/s) I'm still not convinced there's only one in there.
Christa
At this point I feel movement all day long. I seem to have "popped" and now feel movements a lot near my belly button instead of just down low.
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I also get a lot of movement at night when I'm trying to sleep, which is also annoying. I get some wallops too that make me gasp sometimes!
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The good thing is that the "cervix bumps" aren't painful yet, just utterly irritating. Like being tickled from the inside and you can't make it stop!!
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: I can't decide which is worse!!
I never go without feeling some movement in a day. If I even go a couple hours I will stop and sit down and do a "kick count" sort of. I don't necessarily need to feel 10 movements, but I'll wait until I'm sure I felt *something*.
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It's a really exciting time and I am slowly building up a little stash of infant items in my back room. I can't wait until it's time to start putting things together!!
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I also get a lot of movement at night when I'm trying to sleep, which is also annoying. I get some wallops too that make me gasp sometimes!
The good thing is that the "cervix bumps" aren't painful yet, just utterly irritating. Like being tickled from the inside and you can't make it stop!!
I never go without feeling some movement in a day. If I even go a couple hours I will stop and sit down and do a "kick count" sort of. I don't necessarily need to feel 10 movements, but I'll wait until I'm sure I felt *something*.
It's a really exciting time and I am slowly building up a little stash of infant items in my back room. I can't wait until it's time to start putting things together!!
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I was up really late last night and realized why I keep having these dreams about the baby moving. I've got a really active little one after 11 p.m. apparently. I had constant movement for almost an hour.
No wonder I keep dreaming that the baby is pressing himself against the side of my belly. In the dreams I can always feel the little outline of his body (though once there were two, one on each side) and the other night I even held his little hand in my dream.
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Christa
No wonder I keep dreaming that the baby is pressing himself against the side of my belly. In the dreams I can always feel the little outline of his body (though once there were two, one on each side) and the other night I even held his little hand in my dream.
Christa
Ive been feeling the baby everyday for about 2-3 weeks now...more & more each day. Ive felt one HUGE turn & today was alot of kicking. My dh felt the baby for the first time tonight
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mine too! but elwynn was very active all the time as well so im not shocked or suprised.
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Uh, does active baby in-utero = active baby out-of-utero, even while asleep? I am definitely going to have to buy an Arm's Reach Cosleeper if so. My first pretty much did/does not move from one position all night. It was almost like she wasn't there. Cosleeping was soooo easy. I don't know why I feel more anxious about it this time around...
Originally Posted by MamaFern mine too! but elwynn was very active all the time as well so im not shocked or suprised.
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