Wondering what your baby’s first noticeable movement in utero is going to feel like, and when you might expect it?
Most women experience that first kick between 17 and 22 week
Routine anatomic ultrasounds at 19 to 20 weeks gestation help us confirm viability of the pregnancy and determine the placenta’s location. If it is positioned in such a way that it’s cushioning the movement, the first kick will be harder to feel.
Here’s how some moms describe that miraculous moment:
Most women experience that first kick between 17 and 22 week
Routine anatomic ultrasounds at 19 to 20 weeks gestation help us confirm viability of the pregnancy and determine the placenta’s location. If it is positioned in such a way that it’s cushioning the movement, the first kick will be harder to feel.
Here’s how some moms describe that miraculous moment:
- “It felt like I was being poked from the inside.”
- “It was like having a really strong butterfly trapped in my tummy.”
- “It felt as though a very light bubble appeared, rose up and popped. I kept thinking, was that it? It wasn’t anything like I’d expected.”
- “I wasn’t sure if it was gas or indigestion, or if maybe there was an alien in there. But the nudge was reassuring, kind of like a, ‘Hi, Mom!’ ”
