What determines how much the baby starts to move
The fetus is capable of making its very first movementseight weeks after conception. But usually the expectant mother does not feel them. It is also difficult to catch when the first child begins to move, because a woman can mistake these movements for increased intestinal peristalsis.
When the baby starts to move, there is a gap between him anda special bond is formed with the mother Photo: Getty On average, expectant mothers feel the beginning of fetal movements: - at the twentieth week during the first pregnancy; - at the eighteenth week during the second and subsequent pregnancies; - at the sixteenth week with increased sensitivity of the subcutaneous fat. Overweight women, due to the voluminous fat layer, begin to sense the baby's movements a week later than the general standard.
How to calculate the time of birth
Noticing when the baby starts to move,you can roughly calculate the date of its birth. During the first pregnancy, labor can be expected twenty weeks after the first active manifestation. During the second and subsequent ones - after twenty-two weeks. Fetal movements can tell the expectant mother about its condition. After all, this is how the baby communicates with her, tells her about its mood and feelings. For example, it can actively "demand" to change the position of the body or turn off irritating music. A healthy fetus should make five movements in half an hour, a greater number of movements depends on individual characteristics. The most "vigorous" time for the fetus is from 24 to 32 weeks. This is a period of intensive development of all the baby's organs. After this, activity decreases. Movements are felt at certain intervals and last no more than an hour. During this period, future inhabitants of the planet prefer to communicate with their mothers in the evening. When the baby sleeps, it becomes quiet for three hours. Sometimes women worry when the stomach twitches. It seems to them that the fetus is hiccuping. Such movements can be caused by swallowing amniotic fluid and do not pose a threat to health. The correct position of the baby can be determined by its movements at the very end of pregnancy. If the movements are noted mainly in the upper part of the abdomen, closer to the diaphragm, everything is fine with the position of the fetus. Over time, the mother's belly becomes cramped for the baby. Then its movements bring discomfort to the woman. But this means that there is very little time left until the appearance of the long-awaited heir. See also:
