Pregnancy depression

Abnormal forceful, jerky, and periodic fetal movement can be associated with a fetal seizure. The seizures occur repeatedly, usually involving the whole fetal body, and at a frequency that varies from two movements/second in clonic convulsions to several times/minute in lightening convulsions (2, 3).

Abnormal forceful, jerky, and periodic fetal movement can be associated with a fetal seizure. The seizures occur repeatedly, usually involving the whole fetal body, and at a frequency that varies from two movements/second in clonic convulsions to several times/minute in lightening convulsions (2, 3).

What does baby movement feel like? Women have described the early sensation as feeling like popcorn popping, a goldfish swimming around, or butterflies fluttering . You might think those first gentle taps or swishes in your belly are gas, but you’ll recognize the difference once you start feeling them more regularly.