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Actually seeing your baby with an ultrasound is one of the joys
of pregnancy, but with fetal movement you can feel for yourself that,
"There's a baby in here!" That's a joy you'll want to feel as soon as
you can.
So let's take a look at how fetal movement is felt and from about when!
What is fetal movement like?
At about the 5th month of pregnancy, the baby's skeleton and
muscles have developed and he starts stretching his arms and legs in the
amniotic fluid and moving around actively. The feeling when his arms and legs
bump against the mama's uterine wall is what fetal movement refers to. Fetal
movement not only makes you really feel that there's a baby in your belly, but
it's also an important tool of communication that tells the mama how the baby
is doing.
Period when you'll feel fetal movement for the first time
In general, the time when you'll first feel fetal movement is
said to be roughly between 18 and 20 weeks into the pregnancy. But the period
when you feel fetal movement varies widely among individuals. The way you feel
it also varies depending on the thickness of the mama's subcutaneous fat, the
amount of amniotic fluid, and the position of the placenta, for example. So if
you pass this period and you still cannot feel fetal movement, there's no need
to worry. As long as you can verify through ultrasounds, etc., that the baby is
growing fine, there's no problem, so you can relax.
Changes in baby's movements
The truth is, the baby is moving around long before mama can
feel the fetal movement.
At about the 7th week of pregnancy, the nerves have developed, and starting
around the 12th week the fetus starts sucking its thumb or fingers. Then after
the 20th week, it starts moving around freely in the amniotic fluid! That's the
time when mama starts feeling fetal movement.
Changes in how you'll feel fetal movement
Just as the period when you first feel fetal movement varies
from one person to the next, the way it is felt also varies widely.
What starts as a tingly feeling like static electricity passing through your
belly changes into a sensation like bubbles popping here and there, and then it
becomes a more distinct sensation where you'll know for sure that, "Oh, he
must be kicking!" Sometimes, you may also feel baby hiccuping.
When the movement becomes more intense, you may be able to see the baby moving
just by looking at your belly.
Just before birth, the baby descends, and it's said that fetal movement may
quieten down, but this, too, varies from one person to the next. Some babies
move around in the belly right up until contractions start, so it doesn't apply
categorically.
Source MamyPoko
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