Haven’t felt baby move yet

[Icey21]

Hey beauties I’m expecting my first child and am 16 weeks 1 day. Still haven’t felt any movements and I’ve heard now is the time I should feel baby so I’m kinda worried? Added with the fact that I haven’t had a scan since I was 7 weeks so I’m hoping everything is okay. (Reason being I have moved house so wasn’t registered with a GP for a while but I’ve now finally got an appointment at a Homerton hospital on the 9th October so maybe they’ll give me a scan then I’ll be 17 weeks 4 days but isn’t that too early for the anatomy scan?
Has anyone not felt movement at 16 weeks and gone on to have a healthy pregnancy?

I've had three healthy babies and didn't feel any of them move until about 20 weeks.

16 weeks is at the early end of normal to start feeling movement. I'm sure they say between 16-24 weeks is normal, they're still tiny at 16 weeks so don't worry!

My first movements were felt at 18+3.

16 weeks is really early to feel movement and then it’s more like a popping / bubble sensation rather than movement. With my first I didn’t feel anything until 20
Weeks, 22 weeks with 2nd and 18 weeks with 3rd

didn't feel a flutter until 17 weeks and even at that it was the tiniest of wee flutters I wasn't 100% on.

I was definitely 21 - 21 weeks pregnant before I felt anything. My consultant told me in advance that everybody panics at 16 weeks because all of your early pregnancy symptoms disapper and there's a window of feeling "normal"... I'd say enjoy it!!

A lot of it depends on where your placenta is - with my first and third born my placenta was at the front so I didn't feel anything until 20/21 weeks and even then it was faint. But they were both anterior placentas. With my second born it was posterior and I felt him move at 14 weeks.

With my first I didn't feel movement until 19 weeks. Had anterior placenta so that covered up some of the feelings. With DS2 I was 17 weeks. I definitely wouldn't worry at this stage although can understand it must be hard especially as you missed your 12 week scan.

I'm 22 weeks and haven't felt anything definitive yet. Midwife says it's fine. I have an anterior placenta (at the front) so cushions all the blows so she said I won't feel much for a while.

16 weeks is very early to feel much for a 1st baby

I’m pregnant with my second and didn’t feel anything until about 19 weeks. The sonographer assumed that I wouldn’t be feeling movement yet at my 20 week scan

I'm 17+5 with my second and only been feeling it a few days and it's not all the time, it'll happen but is probably a bit soon

My first I think was even later

I didn't feel movements till 24 weeks with my first, and 20 weeks in my 2nd pregnancy, so its totally normal I'm afraid

I didn't feel any real movements until around 20-21 weeks, and even then they were very faint (kind of a "is that the baby?...") and I only really noticed then if they happened when I was very still and quiet.

I'm 24 weeks now and I'm only just starting to feel definite movement that I notice even when I'm concentrating on something else.

I definitely don't think you need to worry at 16 weeks - I was a bit worried a few weeks ago so I asked one of the doctors at work and they said I should tell my midwife if I didn't feel anything by 24 weeks, but otherwise there was no need to worry xx

You don’t tend to feel movements until around 20 weeks. And even after that they don’t tend to have a ‘routine’ or regular movements so to speak until around 25-26 weeks.

Feeling first movements especially for a first time mum (if you are) are often felt later. Try not to worry too much yet - but of course If you are worried contact your midwife.

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