When should I be concerned about fetal movement?

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.

For example, your baby may kick, hiccup, roll, turn, or twist . These movements are common and expected. As your baby grows, these movements will get stronger. But sometimes you might feel a movement that surprises you.

For example, your baby may kick, hiccup, roll, turn, or twist . These movements are common and expected. As your baby grows, these movements will get stronger. But sometimes you might feel a movement that surprises you.

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.