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Ok so this might sound dumb, but I'm a first time mom and I have an anterior placenta. I'll be 18 weeks on Monday and I was wondering when should I feel my baby's kicks 😕 I know everyone is different but I heard that sometimes with an anterior placenta you don't feel the baby move until later. Is this true and when did you feel your baby's move?

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I'm a FTM and I also have an anterior placenta. I've felt little butterflies and taps every now and again since week 15 (I'm 17 now) but they're infrequent.

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Yeah, it is true. The placenta basically cushions the baby's kicks so you don't feel it as much. I felt my baby's kicks around 22/23 weeks or so. And to be honest, I had to really pay attention to the flutters to even notice.

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It can take up to 28 weeks, especially with anterior placenta and a FTM. This is my second but the first time with an anterior placenta and I felt mine at 16 weeks but my friend has the same and didn't feel hers until 26 weeks. I think  I wouldn't have realized it was my baby moving if it was my first, because the movements and kicks are so much softer. I'm 23 weeks now and the kicks are still so much softer than with my first.

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Most people don't feel the baby kick till about 20 weeks or later.

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