What did baby’s first movements feel like to you?

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I’m 18 weeks 5 days and since about 16 weeks I’ve felt like I might be feeling movements but now I’m really not sure.

I keep getting either a bubble pop type feeling or a twitch type feeling below my belly button but I lm really not sure if that’s it now!

It’s my first baby so no idea what I’m meant to be looking for really.

I’ve felt it on both sides of my belly as well whereas I thought it would just be one as the baby is small, it seems to change side every day:

Mine felt like an involuntary muscle twitch from what I remember!

I'd describe it more like 'fluttering's' at first, like a butterfly was in my tummy.

Mine felt like bubbles popping too. Such a strange sensation! Like gas, but not if that makes sense?

@ohnonononotthatone yes I’ve been convincing myself it’s just gas recently as I really can’t tell! I wish I knew for sure

At different times I felt both popping and fluttering feelings. Took me a while to figure out what it was. It's a great feeling and only gets better (until the end and it gets a bit tight, I remember telling my tummy off towards the end as I could stretch in different ways anymore)

Like little tiny tickles from inside so I think yes your feeling the baby xx

In the politest way possible, mine felt like gas! 😝 it was very odd but I just knew it was little kicks! I'm 23 weeks pregnant now and it is definitely elbows and legs flying everywhere!

Bubbles popping to start with then fluttering. Usually only felt it when I lay down in bed on my back at night

Like being pinged with a tiny, tiny elastic band.

I second the elastic band feeling. Also felt like heart palpitations in my stomach.

Bubbles popping for me too.

Butterfly wings here, laying on my back during a storm . I hadn't read about what month you can feel baby or anything, just thought 'wtf is that?' and then my brain kicked in!

By 8 months it was pointy knees, heels, elbows poking away and his bum bouncing up and down on my pelvic floor like it was a trampoline. He is now 8 years old and I am still wincing at the memory

It felt like bubbles popping at first. I wasn't sure that it was the baby moving but it got stronger. When I was further along it felt like involuntary muscle spasms. Wait until you feel them having hiccups - so strange but reassuring at the same time. My DD got hiccups all the time while I was pregnant!

Bubbles popping very low down.

Ahhh I literally had those bubbly feelings at about 18 weeks in fact I think I posted on here asking that exact question 😂 I thought it was wind as well! Like the gurgles you get before you go to the toilet (or fart 😂).

Im 22 weeks now and they have progressed from little ‘twitches’. Like... you know those little ‘ticks’ you get in your eye? Like that but low down in my belly at 20 weeks and full on pokes on the inside now, especially on my bladder! ! It’s really weird :)

Xx

Ah I've been wondering the same. I had a few flutters, it's now progressed to an elastic band being pinged as a PP described - I have not been sure how to describe it, but this sums it up well! I still keep doubting myself though. I'm nearly 19 weeks.