baby movement at 23 weeks?
Hey everyone, im just after a bit of knowledge from all you experienced mums out there.
Tomorrow I will be 23 weeks pregnant. I have been feeling what im sure are fetal movement from around 19 weeks. They felt like a little bubble had just popped under my skin. I havent had them everyday, maye every 2-3 days but wasnt worried as I thought this was normal, plus I have a doppler so im able to listen to the heartbeat.
The past few days I have started to feel it everyday, even if its only feeling 2 or 3 "thumps", and the other day I was lying on my left side when I started to feel the thumps on my right side, when it got to 3 thumps I put my hand on my side and I could feel it really strongly on my palm! It kicked a further 4 times but stopped just before my other half could feel it. I was so chuffed, its the strongest kicks Ive had yet. Since then they havent been so strong as they have been in a different place, but they happen in bouts of 3 kicks, 6 kicks etc quite a few times a day.
What I want to know is, when do these kicks generally become constant and powerful? My other half is eager to feel them from the outside, but apart from the instance a few days ago I havent been able to feel them through the skin. And is it normal to be kicking strongly one day and lightly the next?……
Thankyou.
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yes that’s fine they say don’t worry about intensity of movement or amount of movement until 26-27 weeks so you have a ways yet don’t worry!
I am 23 weeks as well and have the same movements as you have and I have had 2 other children as well….good luck.
by 30 wks theyll be super strong
youll be able to see it on the outside
yes it is completely normal some days will be stronger than others ur partner will get the chance to feel even at night if he lies his head on ur belly gentelly and holds ur belly and talks he shud get some movement im 19 and i have three my 1st 2 kicked harder kan my 3rd and ley were 2 boys my 3rd was a girl..
good luck on ur pregnancy and good luck during parenthood
its the baby for sure … im 21 weeks and have been feeling my baby move since week 14 but they were only flutters … now i have regular movement and kicks that i see and feel . every woman is different … the kicks get stronger .. so you should be feeling them from the outside more in a few weeks …
Every pregnancy is different, but it’s completely normal for your baby to kick lightly one day and stronger the next, then back to being able to barely feel it. I’m 25 weeks and 5 days and ever since my baby boy was 19 weeks 3 days he moves constantly. I have a video from when he was 23 weeks and you can see him moving around in there already. It all depends. I can feel Mj (my baby boy) move everyday, pretty much all day. He’s already starting to wake me up in the middle of the night if he starts moving like crazy. lol Give it a few more weeks and you’ll feel the baby move all the time