Sometimes if I push on my belly a little, I can feel a really quick, rhythmic tapping. It seems way too fast for hiccups and way faster than my own heartbeat. Is there anyway the baby is pressed up so hard against me that I can feel the heartbeat through my skin/uterus/babies skin? Maybe I am just crazy. I'm 33 weeks if that makes any difference. Did anyone feel something similar?
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It might be fetal hiccups?!
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The cord also beats at the rate of the heartbeat so you are probably feeling the cord.
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My husband always thinks he can feel the baby's heartbeat through my skin but I kind of think it's my pulse. I've noticed that since I've been pregnant I can feel my pulse all over my body - I think your blood pumps harder during pregnancy.
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@JerricaBenton: I've noticed that I can feel my pulse a lot more too.. but the baby's pulse is much higher than ours is.
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My husband thinks he can hear the heartbeat (ever since like 17 weeks or so) and I don't see how that's possible...not sure about feeling it!
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Asked my doc the same thing: it's the throbbing cord!
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I agree that feeling pulsations in the belly is probably the cord/blood flow to the baby. Feeling like your pulse is stronger is likely because pregnant moms have increased blood volume circulating around.
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@JerricaBenton: me too! when i lay down, i can see my heart beat in my stomach.
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I can definitely feel my own pulse in my belly, and my heartrate is a lot faster than usual -- sometimes up to 110. So it might still be that?
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