No rib kicks

[SamanthaH92]

Im almost 34 weeks and have not once felt any rib kicks. Baby was head down at last scan and midwife appt. Starting to worry something may be wrong. Any one else not had or have rib kicks?

Me. DS came out fine. Friends all complained of bruised ribs and stuff but I never got it. DS was back to back though, so I wonder if that was shy.

I have not had a single rib kick in this pregnancy (38 weeks) I was worrying about this too. Literally the only movement I have felt since 13 weeks is waaay down low, like right at the bottom and the odd bum shuffle above my belly button to the left. I have been worried that baby can't move his legs or something If baby is head down facing away then it could just be that you're not feeling the kicks because he/she is kicking towards your back. I'm sure everything is fine!

Do you have quite a long body? The bottom of my ribs are not very far from my hip bones iyswim. Subsequently any bump had no way to go apart from outwards and movements were felt high up.

All my movements were low, the only thing I felt that high was his head was in the time when he was breach pushing in my ribcage. Apart from that everything was low down, in my hips and vagina 😂 I had a low bump too. People tell you you'll get this you'll get that but every pregnancy is different. Depends on where they're postioned where your placenta is etc

I never had any rib kicks. My baby was facing sideways and was low so kicked kind of into my side. The main thing I felt was his little bum moving around at the top of my bump - could feel and see it very clearly for months. I'm 5'7 with a long torso, baby was average sized.

No rib kicks, tbh i didnt even think about it and DS was fine. The only pain i had was one day when i had a grinding sensation on and off on my hip bone, that was the most uncomfortable i felt all pregnancy.

@harrietm87 your movements sound exactly like mine

As long as the baby is kicking/hitting then don't worry where they are. Rib kicks are seriously not pleasant.

No rib kicks in either of my pregnancies.

I didn't get rib kicks. I had a bony little bum lodged under my ribs on one side, but my kicks tended to be further down on the opposite side to the bum.

I had none with DS. DD was forever kicking the heck out of my ribs but DS not once. Infact he was not half as active as DD. She still hasn't stopped moving 5 years on 😂

I had none.

Lots of hiccups that I didn't realise were hiccups till really late in the pregnancy but not one painful kick at all.

She's perfect

@fizzytonicplease our babies must have been in the same position - he would grind my right hip too!

No ribs kicks in either of my pregnancies.

Thank you all for your replys. DD1 was breach so never had any with her. I assumed i would have them with baby been head down xx

I've lots of rib kicks but I was told the baby has very long legs so maybe that's why! It could be that mine just stretches out and maybe yours prefers to be curled up. I think as long as it's kicking that's the main thing and every baby has its own pattern