Movement - Don’t worry!

For those of you worried about movement (or lack of), take a deep breath! All is good! I had my 20 week appointment this week and learned a lot!

So - I have barely felt anything (tiny flutters and taps every 3-5 days, if that). A friend of mine who is due the day before said she feels everything all day long. I was starting to get worried about my quiet baby!

My 20 week appointment came around and when the ultrasound came up, the baby was jumping around like CRAZY! He was going nuts and i still couldn’t feel it. I couldn’t believe that I couldn’t feel him doing jumping jacks in there!

The doc said that the location of your placenta (on top of baby or behind baby) makes a huge difference. That’s why everyone feels totally different things at this stage! My placenta is on top of baby (basically at the front of my belly) and it cushions all of baby’s movements. My friend’s placenta is in the back, so the baby is against her skin, moving like crazy.

Do don’t worry if you don’t feel much, it’s just the way things are floating around in there! She said I’ll feel real movement around 25-30 weeks. Hope this helps anyone else!