Contents:
- Medical Video: How a baby develops during pregnancy
- When will I feel a baby kick?
- What does it feel like to kick a baby in the womb? Does it hurt?
- How often will I feel the kick?
- What happens if I don't feel the baby's kick from the womb?
Medical Video: How a baby develops during pregnancy
Following the development of the fetus from time to time is the most pleasant thing for prospective parents, especially mothers. Mothers can know and feel for themselves the development of the fetus they contain, one of the signs is the baby's kick. Actually, when can you feel the baby's kick for the first time? Will all fetuses kick the mother's stomach from the womb?
When will I feel a baby kick?
Feeling the baby's kick for the first time can be the most pleasant thing for the mother. At that time, the mother can feel the baby growing and developing in the womb. Baby kicks can be felt for the first time when the pregnancy enters the age of 16-25 weeks.
But if this is your first pregnancy, then you might just be able to feel the tiny foot kick of the fetus when it reaches around 25 weeks' gestation. Meanwhile, if you have been pregnant before, you can feel the kick from the baby from the 13th week of pregnancy.
Try to be quiet for a moment, you can sit or sleep comfortably, then you will be able to clearly feel the baby kick in the stomach.
What does it feel like to kick a baby in the womb? Does it hurt?
Of course, you will not feel pain when kicked by your baby. Most pregnant women who are asked about what the baby's kick feels like say that it feels like there is a butterfly in the stomach, causing a tingling sensation in the stomach.
Or have you ever made popcorn at home? For some mothers, the baby's kick in the womb is like pop-pop pop.
How often will I feel the kick?
When entering the first trimester, maybe you will rarely feel this sensation. But along with its growth and development, in the second thirteen baby kicks will be more frequent and even stronger than before. Whereas in the third trimester, it is known that babies in the womb can move about 30 times per hour.
In fact, if you notice, maybe your baby has a special clock to move. Usually, the fetus will move a lot between 9pm and 1am, when you are sleeping. the amount of movement that feels this can be due to changes in your blood sugar levels at that time.
What happens if I don't feel the baby's kick from the womb?
If you have entered the 25th week of pregnancy and feel nothing on your stomach, then you do not need to panic and worry. This does not mean the fetus does not grow and develop.
In some cases, babies will rarely move compared to other babies. Therefore, this is not something bad. It could also be that your baby is sleeping in the womb so that it doesn't make any movements.
You will feel the baby's movements, as you get older. When the baby in the womb has moved regularly and then you do not feel any movement for 2 hours, or the movements slow down suddenly, then you should immediately check your pregnancy to the doctor.
