When would I feel the baby move?

Question

I am going to be 15wk3d tomorrow, and I can't wait enough to feel my baby move!!
When should I expect to feel the first movement? This is my first baby and I am short and narrow and slim.
After the m/c last year, I am a bit paranoid, I keep going for a heartbeat and u/s check every 2 weeks just to be sure the baby is fine. I think once I am able to feel movement on a daily basis, I would feel much better!!

hiltonvslohan · Answer

i felt the first little bits at 16 wks and 5 days. I'm 19 weeks 1 day and she has been kicking sooo hard that DH has been able to feel them too. He just felt little stuff before but she was kicking really hard last night and he completly felt them all :)

hopefulLady · Answer

phewww.. thanks a lot girls! I am telling myself I will need to wait patiently for at least 3 more weeks! I do have a regular appt scheduled with my doctor on this saturday, and he usually checks the heartbeat with a doppler. That itself is a huge relief, but I calm down only for like 3 days and then am back to worrying! :)

littlemisscvl · Answer

Hi am at the also 15 weeks and 3 days tomorrow and don't think I have felt movement hope it comes real soon as am also paranoid..... keep me up dated ..... when do u go for Ur van to find out gender x

amandamae1126 · Answer

This is my first and I started feeling movement at 17 weeks (almost on the dot)! It's still light and have only felt one kick so far, but I get the popcorn/butterfly feelings several times per day. Some days I feel it more than others, but at least 1-2 times per day. The movements are so light that DH is still far from feeling them.

But I understand your fustration....it will be here soon! And then you will want baby to settle down so you can sleep! My sister is 5 weeks ahead of me and has started texting me everynight saying "tell ur baby to tell my baby to settle down and go to sleep!" LOL!

julianovak · Answer

I felt baby at 15 wks (even earlier but not too often)... and now im on my 17th wk, and i feel baby every day every couple hr or so... =) but this is my second. with my first it wasnt til 18 wks,

mom2ariana · Answer

i felt the first movements at 16 weeks but i didn't recognize them as baby until 17 weeks (its easy to mix them up with gas bubbles).. im not short (im about average) but i am slim too. it all depends on where baby implants, your placenta, how much padding you've got on your tummy, etc..

Beccabb · Answer

I started to feel flutters at 15 weeks but that came n went could go a week or so with nothing then felt movements about 18 weeks I'm 22 weeks now n I can feel it kicking n it's not that strong but it gives me
Some good ones now n again, it can happen at any time tho my friend recently had twins n didn't feel her kicks until 25 weeks n that was with 2! So I wouldn't worry if you don't feel anything until late on bout 18-20 weeks :)

Linzola1 · Answer

With my first pregnancy it was about 20 weeks when I was able to feel any movement, but whith this pregnancy I have already felt movement... It feels like popcorn popping... I do know that if your placenta (like mine) is in the front it may take longer to feel anything because the placenta is taking the brunt of the movement!!! Fingers crossed you will feel it soon!!