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When to feel baby from "outside"?

I know that everyone is different but I thought I'd ask and weird enough it's not a Q & A in WTEWYE...I've already felt the baby move about 6 times now (different days) and it comes and goes...and yes I'm sure it  was the baby and NOT gas..LOL

More-or-less when did your DH or others start to feel the baby move by touching your bump/belly?

Thanks!

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Re: When to feel baby from "outside"?

  • I felt him around 20w. It was later because I had an anterior placenta.
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  • I don't think I felt the baby move from the inside until close to 20 weeks.  I think it was about 23 weeks before DH could feel it from the outside.
  • I felt it a few times around 17 weeks but it was more consistent around 19 weeks... then DH could feel it around 25-27 weeks when the baby was bigger and stronger
  • My first time was at 17w, then sporadically until closer to 20w - Adam got small feel around 22w, but nothing consistent until 25w (maybe later, I can't remember).
  • I started feeling random movements around 18 weeks or so. DH wasn't able to feel him move until about 25 weeks. Even then it was hard to coordinate baby's movements with DH being there. I think it took 2 weeks for him to even feel it.
  • With DS I felt him move aound 19 weeks from the inside and DH could feel him move at around 24 weeks.  He was constantly moving so it was always easy to see and feel him move from the outside.

    With DD I only started to feel her move at about 23 weeks and DH only felt her move at about 33 weeks.  She was breech and my Dr told me that breech babies don't always move a lot.  She was also a great sleeper inutero and continues to be even now so I guess that is why we never felt her much:-) 

  • I felt her constantly around 18-20 weeks DH only felt her move once.  I swear he would touch my belly and she could be in full on disco mode and stop moving as soon as he put his hands on me.
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  • Friend of mine is 26 weeks and we were talking about it on friday.. I felt her lil guy full on karate kick my hand.. ut her DH felt him move around 23 weeks.

    If you sit and watch her belly changes shape ever few minutes.. it is creepy looking... she says he never stops moving... her mother told her she was the same way!
  • I still haven't felt my baby yet Sad

    Betty's response is the only one I like on here. Maybe my baby's just a good sleeper too!

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