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).
Read moreWhat are normal fetal movements?
Normal fetal movements can be defined as 10 or more fetal movements in 2 hours , felt by a woman when she is lying on her side and focusing on the movement,2–4,6 which may be perceived as ‘any discrete kick, flutter, swish or roll’.
Read moreWhat do pregnancy flutters feel like?
Fluttering, butterflies, or bubbles 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 moreHow far along are you when you feel flutters?
Baby flutters during early pregnancy You’ll likely start to feel your baby moving around sometime between weeks 18 and 20 of your pregnancy. First-time moms may not feel baby move until closer to 25 weeks. Seasoned moms may feel movement as early as 13 weeks.21 Eki 2016
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