It’s bigger and increasingly active by the end of the fourth month. But occasionally women feel movement as early as 12 weeks . If your friend is thin, extra perceptive, on a second or higher pregnancy, a bit off in their timing, or carrying a rambunctious baby, they may well be feeling those flutters.
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During pregnancy, the body’s blood volume increases . The heart needs to pump faster to circulate the extra blood, and this can lead to a faster resting heart rate. Sometimes, the extra exertion on the heart can lead to palpitations.
Read moreHow early can you feel flutters?
Some moms can feel their baby move as early as 13-16 weeks from the start of their last period . These first fetal movements are called quickening and are often described as flutters. It may be difficult to determine whether this feeling is gas or your baby’s movements, but soon you will begin to notice a pattern.
Read moreWhere do you feel pregnancy flutters?
You’ll feel your baby kick differently as your pregnancy progresses, with fluttery movements below the belly button earlier in pregnancy and stronger movement that can range from up in your ribs to down in your pelvic region later in pregnancy.
Read moreHow early in pregnancy can you feel fluttering?
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 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 moreDo you feel flutters near the bottom of your belly?
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.
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