No fluttering or movement - 19 W + 2
Hiya
I haven't experienced any fluttering or popping that I keep hearing about. No sign of baby moving and so I'm getting a littlle anxious, especially as I'm 19 weeks now. Just wondering if anyone else didn't feel much until a little later?
I'm growing each week I think and have a scan on 27th March so a little reassuring but can't help but think about it constantlu.
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I haven't experienced any fluttering or popping that I keep hearing about. No sign of baby moving and so I'm getting a littlle anxious, especially as I'm 19 weeks now. Just wondering if anyone else didn't feel much until a little later?
I'm growing each week I think and have a scan on 27th March so a little reassuring but can't help but think about it constantlu.
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Its normal for some women to not feel them till a bit later my friend at work never felt her baby till 24 weeks,
K xx
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Really don't worry - lots of women don't feel anything at your stage (my friend, who is a MW, didn't feel anything before 24 weeks, and she knew all the tricks to encourage LO to have a wriggle!)
Do you know if you have an anterior or posterior placenta (it should say in the 12 week scan report in your notes) if it's anterior (at the front) then it is kind of forming a cushion in betwen you and bubba, so it is not suprising that you are not feeling anything! If this is the case, you will feel more movements round the sides, and/or very low down.
Also, as others have said - the early movements feel very like wind, so it's easy to miss them in a first preg, especially if you are on the go a lot.
Try having a cold fizzy drink, and then lying on your left side for about half an hour - it's also important to relax as much as possible (cos if there are "stress hormones" in your blood then the baby doesn't like it, and so goes to sleep).
Another thing you can try is shining a torch on your bump - baby will turn away from the light, and you may feel a flutter.
Hope these work for you, I am sure you will feel something soon, and it will be worth all the waiting.
Good luck!
Nx