Weeks 17 to 21 This is called “quickening,” and is the beginning of what may be one of the greatest sources of joy during your pregnancy. It’s difficult to explain to a first-time mother exactly what she can expect to feel. Some women say it feels like a flutter in their lower abdomen or butterflies in their stomach.
Read moreWhere in your stomach can you feel a baby move?
So most fetal movement (kicks, etc.) is felt in the lower part of the belly . As both the uterus and fetus grow, a fetus’ movements can be felt all over the belly, including the upper part of the abdomen. So it is completely normal to feel fetal kicks in the lower part of your abdomen prior to 20 weeks.
Read moreWhere do you first feel quickening?
What Is Quickening? Quickening is the feeling of your growing baby wiggling around inside your uterus for the first time. Usually, the feeling begins as a light fluttering.
Read moreWhere do you first feel quickening?
What Is Quickening? Quickening is the feeling of your growing baby wiggling around inside your uterus for the first time. Usually, the feeling begins as a light fluttering.
Read moreWhat do the first baby flutters feel like?
Sometime between 18 and 22 weeks of pregnancy, you will start to feel your baby move. At first, these small movements feel like fluttering or “butterflies.” Some women say that they feel like gas bubbles. These first flutters are sometimes called “quickening.”
Read moreWhat do the first baby flutters feel like?
Sometime between 18 and 22 weeks of pregnancy, you will start to feel your baby move. At first, these small movements feel like fluttering or “butterflies.” Some women say that they feel like gas bubbles. These first flutters are sometimes called “quickening.”
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