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730826 tn?1317943334

Just curious....

What's the earliest can the you feel the fetus move?
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189069 tn?1323402138
I felt my baby move at 14 weeks and I felt a real strong one at around 20 weeks. Good luck! It's wonderful to be pregnant!
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435139 tn?1255460391
I didn't feel baby until week 20 and my husband couldn't feel baby until week 25.  I was hoping to feel baby move sooner as I have heard that the less fat you have on your stomach the easier it is to feel baby movements, and I am (was before I got my prego belly) thin in that area.  Not sure why some felt is weeks earlier...My doctor told me that it was perfectly normal though =)
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463595 tn?1333997222
thanks for that question i was wonderring about it for while
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Well we're not experts. We're just women who've had babies or are trying for babies!

Most women feel movement around 20 weeks. Some a little sooner, others a little later (larger women feel baby later as there's more fat and tissue for baby to kick through).
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598319 tn?1282102140
I have been feeling movement since about 16 1/2 weeks.  I have been feeling real kicks since about 17 weeks and my hubby has been able to feel and see the baby move since about 18 weeks.  It all happened fast, I think I just didn't recognize the flutters until they were pretty strong.  

My sister felt her 2nd baby move around 14 weeks.  

We are both pretty slim so that could be a factor in how early people can feel baby move!
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730826 tn?1317943334
Great thanks! I was wondering about that for a while so I figured I'd ask the experts!
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i have to agree with the above posters. With your first child its around 4-5 months.
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446156 tn?1275859576
I'm 28 weeks an 3 days now.  I started feeling vibrations an small things I was not sure about around 16 weeks.  ( It can feel like pop corn popping or a fluttering butterfly.  I didn't feel my little guy kick me hard enough to know for sure until I was almost 26 weeks.  Now he moves all the time.  I have been seeing my belly move for about 2 weeks now.  Its SO cool.  My baby sleeps allot.  He has been asleep every time I have had a ultrasound.  It just depends on the person.  Anita
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187316 tn?1386356682
(sorry I accidentally hit enter before I finished) before that it is just like little worm feelings.
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187316 tn?1386356682
About 3-4 months. However, most people during first pregnancies don't feel the baby kick until closer to 5 months.
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