How many weeks of pregnancy does fetal movement begin? What does fetal movement feel like?

Fetal movement is a very important feature during pregnancy. Many novice expectant mothers will be curious about fetal movement. Here are some things about fetal movement.

Fetal movement time

In fact, the time of fetal movement varies from person to person, and different people have different perceptions of fetal movement. However, most people will feel that the perception time of primipara and multipara will be different at 16-20 weeks of pregnancy.

Generally speaking, primiparas perceive fetal movement later, about 18-20 weeks, while multiparas perceive fetal movement earlier, about 16- 17 weeks because of their experience. There will also be pregnant mothers who delay feeling fetal movement because of the thick abdominal fat layer or insensitive perception. However, this is normal, so don't worry: why can't you feel fetal movement after 18 weeks of pregnancy?

The feeling of fetal movement

All the mothers who have experienced it know that the feeling of fetal movement is wonderful.

Feel fetal movement for the first time, like a butterfly flapping its wings gently, itchy and soft; Or like a small fish swimming around in its belly, occasionally highlighting a string of bubbles, goo doo doo, goo doo. ...

With the passage of time and the growth of the fetus, fetal movement will become more and more obvious, and the amplitude and frequency of fetal movement will become larger and larger.

Fetal movement is an indicator of the health of the fetus and an active activity of the fetus in the mother's stomach. If it is the first child, fetal movement usually begins at 20 weeks of pregnancy 18. If it is a second child, it may be felt earlier, but from the ultrasound, the fetus began to move at 6 8 weeks, but it was too slight for the pregnant mother to feel it.

So what does fetal movement feel like?

I remember that my boss was inexperienced because he was the first child, but he was very careful during the whole pregnancy, especially in the first few months. In the fourth month, one day at noon, I was lying quietly on the sofa, and suddenly I felt as if there was an airflow in my stomach, which suddenly reached my abdomen. At that time, I thought it was gas produced by eating something flatulent. Who knows that the next day, the third day ... is getting stronger every day, sometimes like a fish swimming in its stomach. Later, the doctor told me that it was fetal movement, and I realized that fetal movement felt like this.

I felt fetal movement very early when I was pregnant with a second child, probably because I had an experience, so I knew it was fetal movement when the baby moved. My two children are lively and cheerful, so when I was pregnant with them, my stomach was not very quiet. At first, it was fine, and I didn't move much, but after seven months, I danced in my stomach like a playground, arching my left side and my right side at once. As long as I turn on the music in the car, I am also very excited. I obviously see the high bulge on one side of my stomach, and sometimes my stomach is almost triangular. Because the fetal movement is too frequent in the later period, I feel very tired of breathing, and I am afraid of the lack of oxygen in my baby's stomach, so I often go to the hospital for fetal heart monitoring and oxygen inhalation.

Therefore, after pregnant mothers have fetal movements, they should insist on counting fetal movements at a fixed time every day. If abnormal fetal movement is found, she should go to the hospital immediately. Fetal movement is also a way for babies to report their safety to pregnant mothers. Pregnant mothers should learn to interact with their babies, and they can also see whether their babies are healthy through their daily fetal movements.

I hope my answer will satisfy you, thank you!

My first fetal movement seemed to be four months ago. I happened to be in the car after work, and then I suddenly felt the feeling of spitting bubbles in my stomach. It's hard to describe. It feels great. I immediately shared my feelings with my husband.

Later, with the increase of months, the baby grew up day by day, and his calves became stronger and stronger, playing the most in the morning and evening. A child can sensitively feel his mother's mood in his body.

I remember once quarreling with my husband and crying. The more I think about it, the sadder it gets. I kept crying, and then suddenly I found the baby moving badly in my stomach. Later, I calmed down and found that he slowly calmed down.

Fetal movement is wonderful. Maybe there is a substantial connection between mother and child from that moment on.

Fetal movement is a particularly magical thing, because it makes pregnancy a more real experience. But many mothers will ask: when is the first fetal movement and what does it feel like? Let Mama, a member of the King of Children, talk about her first experience!

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"Dear Ma Ma, hello everyone, today I am almost eight months pregnant. In retrospect, these eight months were really mixed. Let me share with you the baby's "first time"

Every birth check-up is like an exam. There is a stack of "transcripts" for birth examination, such as anemia, calcium deficiency, Down's screening, OGTT, and four-dimensional color ultrasound ... This thick stack, from pregnancy to delivery, the "transcripts" are the marks of the baby's growth. I still remember the first time I went to do a B-ultrasound to confirm the arrival of the baby. I was really excited and worried. ......

It's the first time to do a B-ultrasound to confirm the arrival of the baby.

I remember my first ultrasound. I'm so nervous that I can't respond to anything the doctor says. I said I would hold my urine, and suddenly I heard that I couldn't hold my urine! I remember lying in a cold bed, the doctor smeared something oily on my stomach, and then pressed my stomach hard with a hard detector to spy on the little life in my stomach. I'm actually worried that the doctor will crush my little baby. The result of B-ultrasound confirmed the arrival of new life, and at the same time, because of drinking less water, I found a cyst on the right side, but I couldn't see it clearly.

My first reaction at that time is still fresh in my memory. I made an alarmist decision: even if I sacrifice myself, I will keep my little treasure! Later, when I did the B-ultrasound reexamination, it was confirmed that I was thinking too much, haha. This episode, in fact, is to tell all mothers who are ready to give birth or are pregnant. During pregnancy, people really become sensitive. All this stems from their love for the baby and their worries about the uncertain factors in the future. Moms will relax and everything will be fine. I want to share with you my list of B-ultrasound reexamination.

When the baby is in a small house with a numb stomach, there will be the first fetal movement slowly. I believe that many numbness will have great joy when the baby brings this wonderful reaction for the first time, just like me. The baby's gentle fetal movement in the abdomen brought me a surprise, which made me personally feel the baby's angelic existence.

The baby's first fetal movement

The baby's first fetal movement takes place around 20 weeks. Some people say that they will feel the baby swimming around in their stomachs, others say that it feels like spitting bubbles, while I feel like lightning, gentle lightning, which is easy to be ignored, but it is true. This feeling is really wonderful! There is no doubt that this is my baby greeting me!

Many mothers are not sure about their baby's first fetal movement, because for the first time, they don't adapt. As time goes by, the baby grows up, the same situation keeps happening, and the baby's movements are also increasing. You will feel that life is really wonderful. It only takes 10 months for a small bud to grow into a fleshy doll in your belly. All you need is a normal meal and rest, and you don't have to worry about anything, and you have completed your initial mission of becoming a mother. My little treasure will be born in a month, so look forward to the arrival of a new life with me!

Parenting consultant comments:

Generally speaking, mothers who are pregnant for the first time are inexperienced. Fetal movement is the treasure moving in their stomachs, 16 to 20 weeks can be felt. At first, it was like blowing bubbles, then swimming with small fish, and finally there was a big bump. Every fetus, like a newborn, has its own development and activity pattern. Some are active, others are quiet. Don't try to compare fetal movements with other expectant mothers. As long as the fetal movement does not decrease or stop sharply, any changes and differences are normal.

Finally, I wish every pregnant mother a good pregnancy and a healthy and intelligent baby ~

Hello, I'm the chief parenting consultant in king of the children, and I hold the national advanced parenting qualification certificate. There are nearly 5,000 baby-care consultants like me in king of the children, providing services such as baby touching, postpartum breastfeeding, baby haircut, nutrition guidance, maternal and child care, growth and cultivation. Parenting consultant = nutritionist+nurse practitioner+child growth trainer, it's easier to be a mother!

Because the baby has not formed the joints of legs and hands for a long time, the baby's movements are not big, and it is easy to get tired and irregular. Therefore, if pregnant mothers don't listen carefully and feel carefully, they may not feel subtle fetal movements. It will take several weeks, about twenty weeks, before you can clearly feel the baby's movements. I remember that when I was pregnant to the first 16 week, I didn't feel fetal movement. Because I have regular prenatal check-ups and the fetus is developing well, I am not too worried. By the twentieth week or so, one day at noon, I was just sitting on a stool to eat, and suddenly I felt the baby moving in my stomach. At first, it will move, and then it will swim around. Yes, it's a bit like a fish tank. Before, for various reasons, I always felt that pregnancy was difficult and took a long time. While feeling the fetal movement, I also imagined the baby after birth in my mind, soft and soft. It is a very happy and great thing to bring her up at such a young age so that she can walk and eat alone, although it costs a lot.

Every pregnant woman feels fetal movement at different times. Generally speaking, pregnant women with sensitive constitution, or pregnant women who have given birth to children, can feel fetal movement earlier. Pregnant women who are pregnant for the first time usually feel fetal movement for the first time after four months, specifically within 16-20 weeks.

What is fetal movement like?

The feeling of fetal movement is completely a subjective description and feeling. Different mothers describe it differently. There will be a big difference. For example, some mothers say it feels like fish swimming in the water, some feel like frogs jumping, some feel like blood vessels beating, or pigs arching, or birds flying.

On the frequency of fetal movement

Under normal circumstances, the number of fetal movements is 3 to 5 times per hour. Pregnant women should learn to count their own fetal movements, starting from the 28th week of pregnancy, once in the morning and once at night. One hour at a time. The frequency of fetal movement should be more than ten times a day. However, due to the different constitutions of pregnant women, some pregnant women may feel a lot of fetal movement, and some pregnant women may not feel fetal movement.

Pregnant women who can't feel fetal movement can listen to fetal heart sounds with stethoscope. Some can be heard, like a pendulum, the heartbeat of a fetus.

However, the fetal state is different, and the heartbeat is different. If the fetus is moving, the fetal heart rate will be fast, and if the fetus is sleeping, the fetal heart rate may be slow.

When do you feel fetal movement? It can be said that different mothers feel different, and even the same mother will feel different weeks of fetal movement when she is pregnant with the eldest child and the second child.

Generally speaking, the feeling of fetal movement in the second child may be earlier, after all, there is experience.

For example, the first child may not feel fetal movement until 20 weeks later, but many mothers will feel fetal movement if they are second children 16 weeks. Even a friend of mine said that when she was in 14 weeks, she felt like a butterfly swinging gently in her stomach. Because at that time he already felt the fetal movement.

Because when we feel fetal movement, it is related to the following three reasons:

1, body fat of mother:

Some mothers have a lot of fat in their stomachs, and even say that doctors really have to peel off a thick layer of fat to find the uterus when they go to caesarean section, so such mothers feel very slow in fetal movement.

Women with polycystic ovary syndrome are characterized by irregular menstruation and obesity.

Many women with this disease are not easy to get pregnant, and some don't know for months, because they feel that they are not pregnant, because menstruation is difficult to come, because they are fat, and their stomachs are already very big, but they are not obvious at all, and fetal movement is not obvious at all.

There was news years ago that a fat girl was very fat. I also have polycystic ovary syndrome. The moment I gave birth, I told the doctor that I had gastroenteritis. Now I have a stomachache. The doctor thinks I'm pregnant, which is a symptom of labor.

Of course, this is a bit exaggerated. It is true that if you are fat, the fetal movement will feel later.

2. The mother's own sensitivity is related.

Some people will take a long time to react when you pinch her, and some people will scream when ants bite, because her feelings will be more acute.

Our fairy tale book also says that a real princess can be judged by a soybean under ten quilts, because the real princess is spoiled and feels much more sensitive. Ma Jing's friend felt fetal movement in 14 weeks. She is a very sensitive person.

3. It is related to the first child or the second child or the third child.

Some people may feel fetal movement slowly in about 20 weeks if they are pregnant or the first child, but they may feel fetal movement in about 16 weeks when they arrive at the second child.

At first, the fetal movement was not obvious, but there was a breeze blowing on the lake, and the water on the lake moved slightly, just like the gentle feeling of a butterfly flapping its wings slowly.

Question: What was your first feeling of fetal movement?

Generally, pregnant mothers can feel fetal movement in four months, and children can only feel it when their babies are five months old. Maybe the nerve endings are not very sensitive. Fortunately, pregnancy tests are conducted regularly, and it is reassuring to know that the baby is growing happily in the womb.

Fetal movement is like peristalsis of intestines at first, and it will be ignored if you are not careful.

When you know that it is fetal movement, there will be a feeling that the tail of a small fish sweeps the stomach, which is amazing.

Slowly, fetal movement is like drumming, and only pregnant mothers can feel it.

It's funniest when you can see the bulging belly outside. Sometimes small bags are sometimes big. Put your hand on your stomach, and your baby can interact with you well. Where the hand is placed, the baby will move, which is extremely sweet.

In the third trimester, the baby is the most naughty, just like the sea, rolling in the mother's stomach, the baby stays on the left well, and suddenly a wheel turns to the right. I feel a big ball rolling around in my stomach.

When you lie down at night, you can obviously feel your baby's punching and kicking, sometimes for a long time.

How many weeks of pregnancy will fetal movement begin? What does fetal movement feel like?

The time to feel fetal movement during pregnancy is determined by the development of the fetus and the constitution of the pregnant mother. Some mothers felt fetal movement at 12- 13 weeks of pregnancy, and most mothers felt fetal movement at 16- 18 weeks of pregnancy. Some mothers don't feel fetal movement until they are 18 weeks pregnant. When I was pregnant with Dabao Bao Xiao, my stomach was thick, and I didn't feel fetal movement until I was pregnant 16 weeks. Regardless of the time of fetal movement, fetal movement is the communication between the fetus and the mother, which makes people feel wonderful and magical.

The feeling of fetal movement

Pregnancy 16- 18 weeks, the initial fetal movement, like a feather scratch, is very light but can be felt, which is particularly magical at that time. In the second trimester, as the fetus grows up slowly, the amniotic fluid in the uterus gives the fetus more room to move, and the fetus begins to punch and kick.

Especially when I was pregnant with Bao Xiao, every time I slept, no matter whether I slept on the left or the right, he would kick me from time to time, which was killing me. After the third trimester, I feel that because the uterus is getting bigger and bigger, his activity space is limited, and there is less and less fetal movement after entering the uterus. Sometimes I think he is not active enough. I will touch my stomach and talk to him, and he will respond to me naughty.

Fetal movement frequency

After 28 weeks of pregnancy, the mother can count the fetal movements at home. Once in the morning, once at noon, once at night, every time 1 hour, as long as there are three fetal movements per hour, it is normal. Continuous fetal movement is only counted once. Fetal movement is not less than 10 times every 12 hours, or fetal movement is too frequent at the same time, which may lead to hypoxia.

The active period of fetal movement is 8- 12 in the morning and 8- 12 in the afternoon. Mom is not easily distracted at night, so she is more likely to feel fetal movement. Three times an hour, 12 hours is 108 times, but actually 100-500 fetal movements will be as high as 12 hours because of individual differences. My little treasure is very active when he sleeps at night, bulging, burping, turning over, and likes to support my stomach. But during the day and afternoon, I feel that he has fallen asleep, and the fetal movement is less than at night.

The baby began to have fetal movement for more than four months and felt bubbles next to his stomach. It wasn't obvious at first, but it increased later.

When the baby is five months old, he will start patting his stomach with his little hand or kicking his stomach with his little foot. As long as I touch it lightly or pat it, it's gone.

Maybe I am too fat, but the space in my stomach is too small. In the later period, the baby seldom moves except occasionally in the afternoon. I was worried and went to the hospital. The doctor asked us to listen to fetal heart sounds, which made us jump badly.

So I want to say that every baby's performance in the mother's belly will definitely be different, as long as the birth check is normal, don't worry.

Fetal movement makes me feel happy as a mother.

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