Still haven't felt my baby kick...

[jen364]

Hi everyone,
I'm new to this forum but I am 22.5 weeks and still have not felt my baby kick....
I think I felt her last week- a few flutters up high in my tummy, but nothing since?
My sister in law is 4 weeks behind me and has been feeling it for weeks.

This is my first pregnancy so if anyone can shed some light I would really appreciate it :-)

Jen

[Mod-Uniquey]

Sometimes the position of your placenta can stop you from feeling kicks.

I also found with my first pregnancy I felt kicks a lot later than I did with subsequent pregnancies.

[backgroundnoise]

I think 22 weeks is still normal to have not felt it on a first pregnancy. Do you know the position of your placenta? That is also another cause for not feeling/feeling late. My friend is 16 weeks and still hasn't felt anything yet either. I'm sure it'll happen soon


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[Witwicky]

I felt kicks later when pregnant with DS2 and it was due to the position of my placenta (anterior).

[jen364]

Thanks guys!
My placenta is at the front of my stomach... Not sure of the correct terminology :-)

[lulululu]

It's called anterior placenta. I had it too. Felt bub at 25 weeks.

[Bubbles10]

I had an anterior placenta for my 1st too, and first felt bub at 23 weeks. Hope it won't be too long for you. It was worth the wait!

[jaesmummy]

My last pregnancy was anterior and no kicks were felt until 26 weeks. I had an ultrasound at 24 weeks and saw this baby doing gymnastic movements and I couldn't feel a thing!!

[Bel0v3d]

For number 1 I had a posteria placenta and felt around 17 weeks so was fully expecting to feel bub number 2 earlier, I started stressing out that I hadn't felt her at 18 weeks until I found out I had an anterior placenta. I felt her move at 19 weeks only because I knew what to expect and it was at my scan and I saw her kick and felt it at the same time