Joined: 14 Jul 2007 Posts: 13 Location: Virginia Beach, VA
Poking My Tummy to see if there is fetal movement ! Posted: 08-14-07 07:03am
Hi all ... this may be a silly question,
but it is okay that I have been poking my
abdomen to see if there is fetal movement?
I press lightly, but I am scared that
maybe pressing down so often has hurt the
baby. Am I being silly?
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KatieFlower
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Posted: 08-14-07 08:05am
How far along are you? Maybe it's just to
early to feel fetal movement...
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twilitemoon
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Joined: 14 Jul 2007 Posts: 13 Location: Virginia Beach, VA
Posted: 08-14-07 08:34am
I am 14 weeks
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monkeygirl22
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Posted: 08-14-07 08:38am
Yeah, if this is your first pregnancy you
may not feel anything until 20-22 weeks.
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mamaTT
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Posted: 08-14-07 08:48am
You probably won't be feeling the baby
this early. I didn't start feeling my
little girl move on a regular basis until
I was about 22-24 weeks along. Then,
watch out!! The further along you get,
the move you feel. It hurts sometimes,
she kicks so hard.
Don't worry about poking around on your
belly either. Everytime I go to the
doctor, he pushes around quite a bit on my
belly to see what position the baby is in.
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babyAndy
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Joined: 12 May 2007 Posts: 347
Posted: 08-14-07 10:07am
I am almost 15weeks...and I can every so
often feel a flutter or something moving
near my uterus that isnt bowels. i think
that is the extent to what you can feel
this early.
Poking your tummy wont hurt anything...but
kinda unnecessary!
Enjoy not feeling the baby for the time
being hehe...like mamaT said..soon it will
start to bother you. Kicking your ribs and
such.
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Eyes Wide Shut
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Joined: 04 Jan 2006 Posts: 7892 Location: *UPTOWN*NEW ORLEANS*, La
Posted: 08-15-07 12:49pm
babyAndy
wrote:
I am almost 15weeks...and I
can every so often feel a flutter or
something moving near my uterus that isnt
bowels. i think that is the extent to what
you can feel this early.
Poking your tummy wont hurt anything...but
kinda unnecessary!
Enjoy not feeling the baby for the time
being hehe...like mamaT said..soon it will
start to bother you. Kicking your ribs and
such.
Is this your first baby? If so, the
movement you're feeling is DEF gas. Not
maybe, but DEF, gas.
Before I conceived my second child I had
gas that would literally make my belly
jerk on the inside. I even posted about
how incredibly similar it was to a baby
moving/kicking around in there!
I'm now 16 weeks with my second child and
still can't feel movement. I know what to
look for as far as movement, being a
second time mommy. ANd yet, nothing.
I don't want to put a damper on what you
believe. But, seriously, I highly doubt
it's fetal movement. Just gas.
Sarah
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babyAndy
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Joined: 12 May 2007 Posts: 347
Posted: 08-15-07 14:42pm
Its definately not gas...I feel when I
have gas and when the baby is fluttering
around. Its a totally different
sensation.
Even in the u/s I was feeling it and sure
enough he was flopping around. After I
sneeze of cough I get a little mini
flutter feeling kick...super light.
It has never been a huge "jerk on the
inside"... the flutters for me are right
at the front of my uterus about an inch or
two below my bellybutton...where as gas
would be deeper in my tummy as the uterus
is infront of the intestines and bowels.
If I am busy and going about my day I dont
notice anything, its when I am sitting
down and things are quiet etc that i can
sense it.
I am sure as this little nugget gets
bigger I will feel it nomatter what I am
doin.
thx 4 sharin ur experience though!!
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Eyes Wide Shut
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Joined: 04 Jan 2006 Posts: 7892 Location: *UPTOWN*NEW ORLEANS*, La
Posted: 08-15-07 14:54pm
like I said, I didn't mean to offend or
disclaim your beliefs. It's just hard to
believe that a preggy mommy for the first
time is feeling fetel movement at 14
weeks.
I'm not saying it's IMPOSSIBLE...just
HIGHLY unlikely.
The movement goes from ahh, the joys of
pregnancy. To, OH JESUS!! Cut me some
slack..PLEASE! lol!
Reguardless, congrats on your pregnancy!
We'll have our babies close together and
our bellies will get big together!!!
Sarah
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sillyakchick
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Posted: 08-15-07 15:09pm
My favorit part is when they curl their
toes up around your ribs and stick a fist
through your pubic bone.
