baby kicking - what does it feel like?

[Jzee]

Not sure if I am experiencing the first signs of a kick? It sometimes feels like a flutter in my stomach, then on other occasions I get a definite kick - I'm 19 weeks pregnant what do experienced mums all think?

Sounds like it - it can feel like indigestion, or things just 'shifting' in there, or you can sometimes feel proper kicks. Definitely sounds like you're feeling the baby.

Thanks musica - eek how exciting!

Thats supposed to be about the right stage for a first pregnancy. I remember thinking it was my stomach rumbling at first. How lovely for you.

Sorry to lower the tone, but in the early stages (ie the fluttering - think I read somewhere it was like butterflies in your stomach, not that I've ever had this..) it felt a bit like wind, or general gurgling in your stomach. Later on I could really see the kicks, which looks kind of odd to the average passer by - it's like having aliens in there!

Enjoy Jzee - I really loved feeling the baby and dd responded when I stroked my stomach in response to her kicks

This thread just made me smile and remember the feelings of ds inside me. The early days were flutters I think and then kicks and then later on really big movements where you can see your stomach moving around and pick out arms and legs. It is such a lovely and special feeling!

It felt like a tickle to start with. I kept scratching my belly and wondering what was irritating it until I realised the tickle was on the inside!

Ah...... the memories. Congrats Jzee, it's the best feeling in the world. I felt ds wriggling at 17 wks. And by 20-21 wks I could feel him kicking.

I just got a lump in my throat!!! How soft am I?

Only as soft as me. I was very bad during my pregnancy as I used to lie on my tummy on the bed as I could feel more that way. It was like (and I apologise in advance for this) the feeling you get when you do a big fart in the bath and the bubbles come up.

prufrock

Prufrock, during my first pregnancy I slept on my stomach right up to the end. It was the only way I could get any sleep.

How lovely for you Jzee, it's such a wondeful feeling isn't it? I'm getting broody just thinking about it...

I'm feeling all soppy too Jzee. Enjoy it, its such a lovely feeling. I was just writing on another thread how I am completely over broodiness and wanting more babies ( and I am!) but that feeling is so special, I remember it very clearly. Aaahhh

Loved feeling the movements. Every time mine kicked or punched I would talk to it (her) and that made her do it more. I just knew she understood every word I was saying and used to answer me.

Oh my GOD .... I'M BROODY!

I'm 18 wks (approx!) and have recently started to feel movement. I was told/read that it would feel like a butterfly was trapped in my tummy, or like a fish darting around in there. But it's much more like wind! Only in the wrong place ie at the front of my belly and moving from side to side. I'd best define it as a kind of 'shifting' feeling. No actual 'kicks' as yet though, but it's so reassuring - and so awesome - to feel anything at all.

Mine seems to wake up in the early evenings, which is pretty typical apparently, as being busy during the day means we don't notice movement so much, and also when we're moving about during the day it lulls the baby to sleep, whereas it's more likely to be awake and active when we're sitting quietly or in bed. Apparently lying on your left side can accentuate the movement, which seems true for me (always get more than if I lie on my right), unless I'm imagining it. Sitting upright and leaning very slightly forwards (as I do at the PC) also works as I think my uterus gets a bit more compressed and thus movement is easier to feel.

Until a couple of days ago I'd only felt movement when I was really still and quiet, but driving some friends through town I felt a definite 'shifting', quite strong, and enough to distract me from our conversation. It was the first time movement had been noticable enough to actually catch my attention when I was totally engrossed in something else (talking and driving!) and thus a very great and memorable moment )

This is such a happy thread, thank you!

It took me a while to realise that when people talked about butterflies, they meant that nervous feeling you get! I spent about a week feeling like I was about to go into an interview/get on a plane before I realised I'd got butterflies i.e. baby movement!

I can remember sitting through incredibly boring afternoon meetings at work towards the end of my pregnancy with dd, feeling her do what felt like somersaults (which must have been visible to anyone else watching) and thinking "(s)he's bored, too!". Thinking about it, she hasn't stopped wriggling since (nearly 3)!

Wondered if I was imagining the little flutters from about 14 weeks, usually just as I was falling asleep or waking up. Then at 18 weeks she started jumping up and down at that 'Freude' moment in the last movement of Beethoven's Ninth at the Festival Hall. Don't know if it was the overwhelming noise or the overwhelming emotion that got her going. I sat with tears pouring down my face, desperate to tell dh but not wanting to distract him from the music. After that she hardly ever stopped. Loved it, loved it, loved it. Had been v. scared after previous miscarriage and revelled in the constant company and reassurance. By the last trimester, already adored her and was pining to get my arms round her. Precious memories, thank you for reminding me. By the time you can feel the movements you can also clearly see them, eg in the bath. When the baby gets hiccups regular little ripples spread out from your bump to your toes and chin.