16 weeks tomorro n still not felt baby move… when’s it sposed to happen?

[ChangingChances89]

16 weeks tomorro with baby 5 but still not felt anythin 😕

i kno every 1 says u feel it earlier wen u had more b4 but i aint felt no flutters or kicks or nuffin this time. i swear i felt stuff by now with ds4?? just little butterfly bits but at least i knew he was in there.

now it just feels like nothin 😔 like maybe its all goin wrong again or maybe i’m just fat n its hiding?? i dunno. belly looks big but it just feels like my normal bloaty self not baby.

dont wanna ring triage over not feelin kicks cos i know they’ll just say its early n fob me off but still feels weird. i’m tryin to bond n talk to them n that but it’s hard when u dont feel nothin back.

when did u lot feel movement with ur babys??

did any1 else not feel kicks till way later n it still be ok??

xx

Aw, I know it's really stressful but you're right it's very normal not to feel kicks at 16 weeks. That's still super early.

I agree triage probably wouldn't do anything since it's so normal not to feel kicks yet. Could you maybe book a private scan just to get a bit of reassurance?

I honestly wouldn't worry though, it's totally normal xx

thank u love that helps a bit xx

feel like i’m just watchin n waitin for stuff that might not happen 😔 sounds silly but even tho i got the bump n scans it still dont feel real sometimes

dunno if i can afford a private scan but i’ll have a look… even just to hear heartbeat or see them movin would calm me down i think

just wanna feel them kick soon so it feels like they’re mine x

My friends placenta was lying in an unusual place - towards the front - and she barely felt anything throughout her whole pregnancy.

She said it made it harder to bond too, and felt it contributed to her postpartum after as she felt disconnected.

Baby is a healthy 6 year old now and mum and son are thriving.

Second time around she found out the babies Gender and she said that really helped her imagine her life with them and no PP the second time. Might be something you could ask for? - don't know where you live but maternity might listen and give you an extra scan if you explain how disconnected its making you feel. The worst they can say is no 🤷‍♀️.

that’s really interestin bout the placenta thank u for sharin x

maybe that’s what it is with me too? cos they said mine was low last scan but never explained what that means really

i’m glad ur friend n her little one are doin good now ❤️ def relate to the disconnected bit, feel like i’m goin thru the motions but not connectin properly

i weren’t gonna find out gender but maybe it would help like u said. might give me somethin solid to picture instead of just floatin in it all x