Being a very sensitive person by nature, I think I felt the first of my baby's flutters in week 16. This is definitely early for a first-time mom! At that time it felt like a goldfish. Like when you buy a goldfish and you're carrying it home in the plastic sac that's filled with water and the fish swims against the side of the bag. (bump) That's what it felt like. It would surely be easy to miss, but I happened to be lying in bed reading a book at the time and all was quiet and relaxed. Over the next few days I noticed it again during times when I was quiet and relaxed and in the same position for a while. Then it shifted and I felt more of a tug. Now this week, I finally feel what seems like kicking!
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| photo from johnchungtaekwondo.com |
Okay, maybe not that extreme! But certainly more kick-like feelings than the twinges and bumps from before. Sometimes it's on one point, sometimes it pulls across my lower abdomen. Every time it's exciting! Next I'm looking forward to dad-to-be being able to feel it, too. From what I hear, the kicks get pretty feisty as the weeks go on. Will we have a little karate kid?
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