Really Feeling the Baby Now

Published on April 5, 2006 By JillUser In Blogging

I have reached the point where I can really feel the baby moving and kicking around. It is an amazing thing since a lot of people probably can't even tell I'm pregnant but I can feel the baby moving. There is nothing in life like it.

My poor hubby is jealous because he can't feel her movements from outside yet. Pretty soon she'll be big enough though. She's already big enough to play soccer with my bladder and kidneys.

She's a night owl like the other two were. I've heard that your movement during the day rocks them to sleep but as soon as you settle down at night they are ready to rock and roll. I tend to believe that theory and it seems to apply to when they are first home from the hospital too.

So it is really starting to sink in that I will soon have another beautiful child to care for and love and worry about. I'm thankful every minute of every day. I wish I could share this feeling with everyone who is unable to be pregnant themselves. It really is amazing. Having done it two times before hasn't lessened the wonder at all for me.

Comments

jennybean

on Apr 05, 2006

I am so happy for you! You sound so happy and excited; you are going to make a great mom for the third time! That must be incredible to feel your baby moving around and kicking. I have to admit, I get excited thinking about getting pregnant myself one day because I know how amazing it will be to experience. I hope the rest of your pregnancy goes smooth to keep up that positive attitude!

Dr Guy

on Apr 05, 2006

After 4 of them, I knew it would be much later before I could feel them move. Still, it was always magical to see them moving before they were born.

Texas Wahine

on Apr 05, 2006

That's so exciting, Jill. It really is one of the most incredible experiences in life. I agree about the rocking the baby to sleep during the daytime thing. Makes sense to me!

I remember when I felt each of my sons move for the first time. With Orian it was at least 2 weeks before I was supposed to be able to! (Although, you do start feeling them earlier with subsequent pregnancies). It felt like he jumped from one side of my tummy to the other. It was so weird. Ever after that, though, I could feel him ping ponging around in there all the time.

You know what seems weird to me? One minute the baby is too small and you don't feel it, then all of the sudden you do. Obviously, it can't happen that rapidly, but that's what it seems like. Weird, huh?

JillUser

on Apr 05, 2006

That must be incredible to feel your baby moving around and kicking.

It really is.

I hope the rest of your pregnancy goes smooth to keep up that positive attitude!

Thanks. I'll probably be less positive around mid July

it was always magical to see them moving before they were born.

Dr. Guy, I remember with my other two, my husband would be in bed beside me wathing the wave go across my belly. He said it looked like an alien trying to get out. It is pretty wild when you can make out a foot or elbow too.

I remember when I felt each of my sons move for the first time. With Orian it was at least 2 weeks before I was supposed to be able to!

Hi TW. Yeah, I've been feeling her flutter around for a long time now but I'm feeling some pronounced jabs now. No mistaking what that is! Brad and I were talking about how hard it is to believe that anyone could go into labor without knowing before then that they were pregnant. I've heard storied of that but can't imagine not being able to feel the baby move around.

One minute the baby is too small and you don't feel it, then all of the sudden you do

Well, it's also weird that one day you are walking around pregnant and the next the baby is living on the outside of your body. Things really do change pretty suddenly when it comes to babies. 40 wks or less isn't much time to go from a fertilized egg to a 7lb, 20 in. baby if you think about it.

Dr Guy

on Apr 05, 2006

LOL! Yes it is. And still it is magical too. Ya know, I think that is why I dont like the stupid alien movies!

dharmagrl

on Apr 05, 2006

I remember feeling all of mine for the first time. With Shea, it was a little flutter in there. With Davey, we were in Tesco getting ham and fresh baked bread when all of a sudden he landed me a good kick just below my belly button. Jake was a kicker too.

I used to pull up my shirt and let people watch Shea moving all around. She used to be most active right after I ate and then again when I was in the pool or tub. She'd roll and kick and stick her little elbows and knees out and make my belly look like something out of a Salvador Dali painting!

When I was about 38 weeks pregnant with Davey, Dave and I were sitting in the living room, playing cards before we went to bed. I had my shirt off and had pulled my pants down so my belly was exposed. Davey was putting on quite a show for his dad, making my belly ripple all over - and then he stuck out an elbow and rolled all the way over onto the opposite side. The look on Dave's face was priceless....I thought he was going to faint or something!

When I was pregnant with Jake he was just as impressed with Jake's acrobatics. Jake used to put his feet under my ribs and push his head down on my bladder - yeah, that was comfortable!

I think that women bond with their children from the moment they know they're pregnant, but I think that feeling your child move around for the first time really cements that bond. I know it did for me with all of mine.

I'm soooooo broody right now. 2 of my favorite people are pregnant, I'm knitting baby blankets and layette sets and I'm so wishing I could have another one. I saw a woman with a newborn in the commissary the other day and I wanted so badly to pick it up and let is nestle it's little head into my shoulder....the way they smell, the little grunts and noises that they make, the way they root and turn their head when they're hungry....it's all so fabulous. A miracle of human engineering in a 8lb package!

Ok, I need to find someone who has a newborn so I can babysit for them and get my baby craving out of the way!

Trudygolightly

on Apr 05, 2006

I know what you mean, my daughter would kick, allllllll the time it seemed. She used to push her right foot out right underneath my breast and eventually I had a stretch mark there.

and my son would do summersaults! til he dropped down the last month.

it is a great feeling though to be able to have a baby

JillUser

on Apr 05, 2006

I wanted so badly to pick it up and let is nestle it's little head into my shoulder....the way they smell, the little grunts and noises that they make, the way they root and turn their head when they're hungry....it's all so fabulous. A miracle of human engineering in a 8lb package!

In some ways I want to enjoy being pregnant for as long as I can and in other ways, because of what you described so well, I can't wait for her to be here. Too bad you don't live nearby Karen. I have a bunch of 40something neighbor lady friends who say they will have to come and get a baby fix when I have her. I'm sure they will have to stand in line behind parents, brothers and grandparents.

crimson

on Apr 06, 2006

I'm soooooo broody right now. 2 of my favorite people are pregnant....Ok, I need to find someone who has a newborn so I can babysit for them and get my baby craving out of the way!

I feel it, too!

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