https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Thu, 09 Apr 2026 22:53:21 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/anterior-placentas-when-did-you-first-feel-movement#post-2042389 Tue, 27 Jan 2015 16:27:53 +0000 winniebee 2042389@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>20 weeks but not consistent til like 22 </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/anterior-placentas-when-did-you-first-feel-movement#post-2042354 Tue, 27 Jan 2015 15:51:52 +0000 QBbride 2042354@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>19 weeks for me with DS. If it's your first, generally you feel movement later anyways. I bet you'll feel it soon!! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/anterior-placentas-when-did-you-first-feel-movement#post-2042348 Tue, 27 Jan 2015 15:49:19 +0000 su9su9 2042348@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>With my first, I felt her kick at 21 weeks. I think the doctor told me I had anterior placenta too. After her first kicks, they were pretty consistant throughout the pregnancy! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/anterior-placentas-when-did-you-first-feel-movement#post-2042244 Tue, 27 Jan 2015 14:42:25 +0000 LAZB 2042244@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I had an anterior placenta with my son, and felt him the first time at 17 weeks. My husband could feel him at 22 weeks. I never felt him as much as I feel our daughter, though. With her I have a posterior placenta, and feel SOOOOO much more. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/anterior-placentas-when-did-you-first-feel-movement#post-2042217 Tue, 27 Jan 2015 14:28:07 +0000 Pumuckl 2042217@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>About 16w with my first and a week or two earlier with my second. Anterior placentas both times. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/anterior-placentas-when-did-you-first-feel-movement#post-2042155 Tue, 27 Jan 2015 13:55:12 +0000 NurseDMB 2042155@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>16 weeks. It felt like a goldfish bumping against my belly :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/anterior-placentas-when-did-you-first-feel-movement#post-2042130 Tue, 27 Jan 2015 13:42:29 +0000 SleepyMonkey 2042130@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>21 weeks. And it wasnt even kicks, it was hiccups that i felt first, down lower, not in the belly area. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/anterior-placentas-when-did-you-first-feel-movement#post-2042027 Tue, 27 Jan 2015 12:39:14 +0000 NeekieRose 2042027@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>With DD1 I didn't feel anything until about 22 weeks, but then I felt her constantly. And DH was able to feel her on the outside about a week later. With this pregnancy I felt her closer to 16 weeks even with an anterior again. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/anterior-placentas-when-did-you-first-feel-movement#post-2041954 Tue, 27 Jan 2015 12:04:44 +0000 LuLu Mom 2041954@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>21 weeks, and once I felt it it became pretty consistent. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/anterior-placentas-when-did-you-first-feel-movement#post-2041951 Tue, 27 Jan 2015 12:04:09 +0000 sera_87 2041951@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>First: about 22 weeks &amp; it took forever to actually feel them on the outside<br /> Second: 16?-18 weeks. Anterior placenta both times. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/anterior-placentas-when-did-you-first-feel-movement#post-2041910 Tue, 27 Jan 2015 11:47:39 +0000 shellio 2041910@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I had an anterior placenta and felt a couple of movements around 18 weeks or so but it was sporadic until 24-25 weeks when I started feeling movement consistently. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/anterior-placentas-when-did-you-first-feel-movement#post-2041908 Tue, 27 Jan 2015 11:45:50 +0000 blackbird 2041908@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Right around 19/20 weeks with E, and hers was anterior. It was more obvious around 21 weeks...I almost wasn't sure what i was feeling at 19/20 </p> <p>This one isn't and i felt it a few weeks earlier. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/anterior-placentas-when-did-you-first-feel-movement#post-2041882 Tue, 27 Jan 2015 11:31:48 +0000 Mamasig 2041882@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>DS1 - around 21 weeks or so. I remember at my 20 week anatomy scan telling the tech that I thought I felt movement but wasn't sure. A couple of weeks later it was definite.</p> <p>DS2 - maybe 16 weeks or so?</p> <p>Anterior placenta both times. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/anterior-placentas-when-did-you-first-feel-movement#post-2041864 Tue, 27 Jan 2015 11:24:16 +0000 meredithNYC 2041864@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Around 24 it became consistent. Prior to that I felt very fleeting, light little flutters. Now at 28 weeks I feel him all the time. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/anterior-placentas-when-did-you-first-feel-movement#post-2041863 Tue, 27 Jan 2015 11:22:23 +0000 autumnlove 2041863@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Around 21 weeks! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/anterior-placentas-when-did-you-first-feel-movement#post-2041851 Tue, 27 Jan 2015 11:17:36 +0000 cascademom 2041851@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>With my first LO, I didn't feel movement until 20-22 weeks. It was vague movement. I remember my 24 week appointment when LO kicked the doppler off when we were looking for his heartbeat, so then I knew what kicks felt and looked like. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/anterior-placentas-when-did-you-first-feel-movement#post-2041848 Tue, 27 Jan 2015 11:16:04 +0000 oliviaoblivia 2041848@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>21 weeks with my first, 14 weeks with my second. Anterior placenta both times. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/anterior-placentas-when-did-you-first-feel-movement#post-2041846 Tue, 27 Jan 2015 11:15:18 +0000 mrsjyw 2041846@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I had an anterior placenta with DS and felt slight flutters around 18/19 weeks, kicks around 20/21 weeks internally, but DH didn't feel kicks on the outside until 22/23 weeks. I also think that for having an AP I felt movement pretty early on. Usually it's around 24/5 weeks is what I heard the first time around! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/anterior-placentas-when-did-you-first-feel-movement#post-2041843 Tue, 27 Jan 2015 11:14:03 +0000 Mrs.KMM 2041843@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I am just over 20 weeks pregnant with my first and haven't felt any movement from our little girl yet. Every time we see her on ultrasound though (my OB takes a peek at every appointment), she is moving all over the place!</p> <p>I found out at my anatomy scan yesterday that I have an anterior placenta. I know that can affect how much movement you can feel so I wanted to know, for those with anterior placentas, when did you first feel movement? And once it started, were you able to feel it consistently or was it a challenge to feel movement for the whole pregnancy? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/anterior-placenta-1#post-448830 Fri, 14 Dec 2012 12:20:30 +0000 shopaholic 448830@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@sorrycharlie: Yay! :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/anterior-placenta-1#post-448318 Fri, 14 Dec 2012 03:03:05 +0000 sorrycharlie 448318@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@shopaholic: I personally didn't do a single exercise for it lol </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/anterior-placenta-1#post-448317 Fri, 14 Dec 2012 03:02:14 +0000 sorrycharlie 448317@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>So there was no need to fret! I felt movement a week later and more definite, obvious movement around 18 weeks. DH felt it around 20-22? Written down as mid-may :) she was born in sept after 4 hours of labor and wasn't sunny side up, she flew right out! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/anterior-placenta-1#post-448235 Thu, 13 Dec 2012 22:27:18 +0000 BabyBoecksMom 448235@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I had one and I felt movement at 18 weeks and I had the easiest delivery. I had an epidural but I didn't have any pressure or back labor. I didn't know it was time to push until the doctor told me and I pushed for less than 2 min. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/anterior-placenta-1#post-448231 Thu, 13 Dec 2012 22:20:26 +0000 shopaholic 448231@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@runsyellowlites: Yikes! I had to google what back labor actually was and not looking forward to that! I already have crazy lower back pain all the time!</p> <p>@winniebee: Good to hear! Did you do exercises for it? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/anterior-placenta-1#post-448078 Thu, 13 Dec 2012 20:08:07 +0000 Smurfette 448078@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I have one too. I felt movement around 19 weeks, DH around 23 weeks.</p> <p>@winniebee: This makes me happy to hear. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/anterior-placenta-1#post-448071 Thu, 13 Dec 2012 20:03:36 +0000 emg86 448071@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I have an AP as well, I'll be 20 weeks this Sunday. My midwife isn't too concerned about it and I have felt baby move since 9.5 weeks and movement has definitely become stronger over the last few weeks. I'm just anxiously waiting for my husband to feel baby as well. I've been given some great exercises to try and have been encouraged to do some swimming because that can help with positioning. I also avoid reclining/leaning back too much and spend a lot of time on my birthing ball. I know Spinning Babies also has some exercises they recommend. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/anterior-placenta-1#post-448054 Thu, 13 Dec 2012 19:57:31 +0000 winniebee 448054@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@shopaholic: I didn't have a sunny side up delivery - no back labor or anything. So it's not always the case! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/anterior-placenta-1#post-448046 Thu, 13 Dec 2012 19:53:11 +0000 runsyellowlites 448046@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Kemma: anterior placentas commonly cause posterior babies for most of or all of labor which can cause back labor. It also attributed to poor presentation especially when the majority of labor is spent on ones back or lying down.</p> <p>I had an anterior placenta but spent the last few weeks of pregnancy &amp; most of early labor on my hands &amp; knees or on my ball.... Never laying back. We also used a rebozo in labor to help position P straight down my belly. No back labor, despite it being almost 2 days long, &amp; easy pushing here. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/anterior-placenta-1#post-447990 Thu, 13 Dec 2012 19:24:29 +0000 Kemma 447990@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@red_seattle: interesting to read about your difficulties with labour, I too had an anterior placenta and had a long labour with LO's head being at the wrong angle and some back labour. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/anterior-placenta-1#post-447939 Thu, 13 Dec 2012 19:05:40 +0000 shopaholic 447939@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I have one too, but I don't think it's really hindered me and DH feeling the baby kicks as much as I had read. Or else, Baby Shopaholic has got a mean karate kick and I should be thankful for that AP! Only thing that's got me a little worried was reading that having an AP can possibly cause a "sunny-side-up" delivery? </p>