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Pregnancy

Talk about every stage of pregnancy, from early symptoms to preparing for birth.

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looking for a bit of reassurance, or advice

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madgirl · 11/02/2004 09:51

hi all, i usually sit on the july thread, this is my second pregnancy, and i am 18.5 weeks but i still haven't really felt any movement so to speak. a couple of flutters here and there, but now i'm not sure if it was indigestion or not. with ds i didn't feel him til i was 20 weeks, but since everyone says you feel it earlier with no.2 i am starting to get really worried. should i be do you think?

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madgirl · 11/02/2004 10:03

thanks twiglett. how is your day in front of telly?

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handlemecarefully · 11/02/2004 10:06

Madgirl,

I'm on no 2 also, and didn't feel movement earlier than I did the first time round. First movements for me this time around were circa 21/22 weeks

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madgirl · 11/02/2004 10:16

handlemecarefully, that DOES reassure me, thank you. how many weeks are you now?

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mears · 11/02/2004 10:22

Madgirl - don't worry at not feeling movement just now. Within the next couple of weeks you will. Everyone is different.

handlemecarefully · 11/02/2004 10:25

Madgirl,

glad it helps....I'm 31 weeks now.

lydialemon · 11/02/2004 10:54

I think it depends on the way they are laying too. With DD I didn't feel her moving until way past the 20 week scan.

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madgirl · 11/02/2004 11:26

i was determined not to stress in this pregnancy but here i go again.........tho last time i hadn't discovered mumsnet and boy does it make a difference having you guys

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stupidgirl · 11/02/2004 11:39

I might be speaking out of turn here, but I would say if you are worried (I am not suggesting that you should be!) then go and see the midwife. They will usually attach you to a monitor for a bit if you're concerned. It's just a nice reassurance

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madgirl · 11/02/2004 11:50

mears do you think they would think i am neurotic (don't answer that!) i mean, do you think even calling them would basically make me feel more anxious, like there was sth to worry about? i think i will just try and relax. worrying about it is not going to make him/her move.

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hewlettsdaughter · 11/02/2004 19:31

Madgirl, I am currently 30 weeks pregnant with no. 2 - I worried that I wasn't really feeling anything at about 20 weeks, and actually was only sure I was feeling movement maybe 4/5/6 weeks later.

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madgirl · 11/02/2004 21:49

thanks hd, that is also very reassuring. do you find that the baby is in general very "quiet" compared to other people's reports on movements? i must admit, ds was never a big kicker (now explains his liking for "relaxing mummy" on the sofa in front of TV

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handlemecarefully · 12/02/2004 08:47

Madgirl,

I've always been quite fascinated when other pregnant mums mention that it was painful or they felt winded or uncomfortable by some of babies painful kicks - because all I ever seem to feel is baby shifting around gently, and I couldn't describe any of the movements as 'kicks' as they aren't that powerful..... funny isn't it

mears · 12/02/2004 09:14

Madgirl - call your midwife for reassurance. It is no problem to have a listen in for you

Quackers · 12/02/2004 13:13

MG I posted on here yesterday but it doesn't seem to have come through! never mind! Hope you manage to get listened to, as Mears says it's no trouble!!

dot1 · 12/02/2004 13:35

HMC - my baby gives such strong kicks (am now heading for 34 weeks) that the other week I nearly fell off my chair - honest! It can shift my whole body sideways..! It's my first but I started feeling it from 16 weeks, which I know is early - it just must be a really kicky thing..!

Gumdrop · 12/02/2004 13:50

I would get your mid wife to have a listen, just for reassurance. I'm sure they wouldn't think anything of you asking.

shrub · 12/02/2004 13:51

madgirl - remember he/she will have a lot more room to move around this time thanks to ds1

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madgirl · 12/02/2004 13:54

shrub- yes you may have seen a thread 2 or so wks ago about the fact that i seem to have gained an extraordinaryly (or not!) large amount of weight this time! baby is obviously treading water in there!

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shrub · 12/02/2004 16:03

madgirl hope you didn't take that the wrong way - what i meant was on the inside the womb and pelvis being stretched and widened. i had to wee all the time throughout my last pregnancy - the midwife said it was due to more space from my ds1 so the baby sits lower in the womb.

hewlettsdaughter · 12/02/2004 20:29

I hadn't thought of that, shrub - that there might be more room on the inside (as it were), if you've given birth before. I've just been thinking this baby is quieter than my first - and I agree with you, HMC, I wouldn't call many of the movements I'm feeling now 'kicks'.

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