Baby kicks a lot is this normal?

[fairy1978]

Just wondering whether anyone else's baby seems to be constantly kicking them? I am just over 30 weeks pregnant with my first and it seems to wake up at about 5am, has a rest between 7pm and 9pm then start kicking again!

It also seems to have a preference for my left side and has bruised my ribs! Is this normal??

Completely!

When my Mum was pg with me I kicked her so hard & so frequently that I cracked one of her ribs She still reminds me of it! She's only 4'11' and very small-boned whereas I've got much thicker/stronger bones... My DS kicked constantly when I was PG and did somersaults until he ran out of room - I remember a girl sitting across from me on the Tube screamed in surprise once and then just looked at me and said 'Sorry, I could just see your baby moving' - I hadn't noticed him being particularly active, he was just like that. And he still is...

Thanks, glad that it is normal although a bit scared about what Jan has in store ha ha!!