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.
Read moreWhat do flutters pregnancy feel like?
Flutters may be the best way to describe it. The first stirrings of your baby’s movement is traditionally called ‘quickening. ‘ It’s described by some women as feeling like butterflies in the stomach or like gentle tickling . Others compared the feeling to a little bit of gas or twitching muscles.
Read moreWhat do flutters pregnancy feel like?
Flutters may be the best way to describe it. The first stirrings of your baby’s movement is traditionally called ‘quickening. ‘ It’s described by some women as feeling like butterflies in the stomach or like gentle tickling . Others compared the feeling to a little bit of gas or twitching muscles.
Read moreWhere do you feel early baby flutters?
Early movements are typically felt low in the abdomen and described as something similar to a flutter . It may feel like a wave or even a fish swimming. For some, the movement can feel similar to gas or hunger pangs, which can make it tricky to initially identify as kicks.
Read moreWhere do you feel early baby flutters?
Early movements are typically felt low in the abdomen and described as something similar to a flutter . It may feel like a wave or even a fish swimming. For some, the movement can feel similar to gas or hunger pangs, which can make it tricky to initially identify as kicks.
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 moreCan I feel flutters at 8 weeks pregnant?
Fetal movement is usually present very early in pregnancy and can be seen by ultrasound sometimes as early as eight weeks . First time moms usually start to feel this movement around 20 weeks and as early at 17-18 weeks in subsequent pregnancies.
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