When will baby move?

[sausagechops66]

I'm 17+4 and still haven't felt as much as a twinge. It's my second pregnancy and I really thought I would have felt something, even a flutter by now.

Heartbeat all fine at my last midwife appointment but I can't help worrying as I just don't feel pregnant. When did everyone else start feeling movements?

Do you know where your placenta is. I have an anterior placenta. I didn't feel a thing til about 23 weeks

No I haven't been told. I had a great 12 week scan and heard the heartbeat at 16 weeks at the midwives but I still just don't feel like there's anything in there, it's so odd.

Presuming all is normal with my placenta as I haven't been told otherwise.

With DD1 I had an anterior placenta and felt the first movements around 16-17 weeks.

With current baby I'm now 18+3 with a posterior placenta and still haven't felt any movement, even though everyone told me I would feel baby earlier than DD1/my placenta isn't in the way, etc

But when I was at the midwife last week we heard a clear heartbeat almost as soon as the Doppler touched my stomach! And she wasn't worried that I haven't felt anything yet.
I have my 20 week scan booked for 9th December, but if I was really worried, I'd book a private scan to put my mind at rest

@MsSquiz I've also been told I should feel movements sooner with my second so that's worrying me too. Although with my first I can't remember exactly when I felt anything

I’m 20+4 and it’s really picked up this week. Will reliably feel the baby every evening. This is my 3rd anterior placenta though so maybe not relevant.

Anterior placenta here too - I found out at my 20 week scan. He was kicking away like mad in there and I still can’t feel a thing. It could take up to week 24 apparently so don’t worry if it takes a bit longer for you.

About 20-21 weeks for me. I didn't feel anything, then on a Sunday I was sat on the sofa watching TV and the little bugger drop kicked my cervix. I yelped so loud my husband came running. It took a couple of weeks more for me to start to feel her normal turning movements.

I also had an anterior placenta. If you have any of your docs from your scan it should say. Anterior placenta is completely normal - just have a Google you'll find loads of info on it.

P.s I also started to get worried at exactly the same time as you because friends had said they felt their baby from 16 weeks onwards.

P.p.s it should also be in your badger notes app.

Look on your notes- I had anterior placenta and wasn’t told.

DC1 Felt movement around 18 weeks
DC3 Around 16 weeks
DC3 (current pregnancy) didn't feel anything until 19.5 weeks - turns out I have an anterior placenta which I wasn't told about until the 20 week scan. 23 weeks now and kicking away loads, albeit slightly more muted than with the first two!

I haven’t feel anything so far (19w3d) but I had a scan at 18w and saw the baby moving and kicking. In general she is super active and makes it difficult for ultrasound technician but I don’t feel it yet :).

With my first I felt movements really early, around 16 weeks. But with my second it wasn't until almost 20 weeks that I felt any movements.

Placenta position should be in your scan notes.

I'm 27 weeks at the moment with my first and found out at 20 week scan I had anterior placenta on the scan she was kicking away but I felt none of it! I'd say it wasn't until around 23 weeks I started feeling flutters and even now unless she's right at the bottom or right at the top I struggle to feel her- I had to go to triage the other week as not felt her move all day and she was kicking away at the Doppler but I couldn't feel it because she was right in the middle x

Hi
I also have an anterior placenta (was told at 20 week scan). Am 22 weeks and felt a couple of slight flutters but as it’s my first pregnancy can’t be sure they are movements. I have a midwife appointment at 24.5 weeks so will ask for a check up if I haven’t felt anything more between now and then.

I can't see anything in my scan notes about my placenta. There is just a growth chart. I guess I will wait for my 20 week scan in a few weeks and see what they say then.