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Pregnancy's full of joys, and full of worries — and fetal movement, as you've already noticed, can provide you with plenty of both (often within the same day). Most of all, it can keep you guessing — a lot. Was that gas bubble a movement, or was it just gas....
Most women begin to feel movement somewhere between weeks 18 and 22, though veteran moms tend to feel the baby moving a little sooner than first-timers. Chalk it up to laxer abdominal muscles (there has to be some benefit to those!) or merely the fact that second-timers are more likely to recognize a kick when they feel it. Thinner moms-to-be may also feel movement earlier and more often than those carrying a lot of extra weight, since there's less padding to serve as insulation.
After feeling that first momentous kick (or was it?), it's not surprising you're aching to feel more. But a mom's perception of movement is very erratic during the second trimester. Though your baby is almost certainly moving continually, you probably won't be feeling it consistently until he or she is bigger and packing a more powerful punch. In fact, it's not unusual for a day, or two, or even three to go by during the early weeks of movement without hearing from (or, rather, feeling) your baby. It's not until the third trimester that you'll need to keep track of your baby's kicks; after 28 weeks, in fact, your practitioner will likely advise you to keep count once a day.
Still not sure if that was movement you felt in the first place? While every expectant mom will describe those first movements differently, some common descriptions include: flutters, butterfly wings flapping, gas bubbles, growling stomach, twitches, light tapping, like a little fish swimming. None of those fit the bill? Don't worry. Before long, those little movements will turn into bigger ones, leaving no doubt in your mind about what's going on inside your belly.
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