One of the most frustrating questions during pregnancy is when they ask you whether you feel the movements of the baby! They start asking this question as early as when you are in week 10 or 12!!! And, by they I mean the whole world (except of course your doctor, who knows that you perhaps shouldn’t).

Well, for me, I was so nervous I was not feeling anything. This was up until weeks 22, 23 when I started feeling something. And, it continues till now.

I was getting so nervous and concerned about not feeling anything, your dad got me one of those small instruments (don’t know what its name is) to listen to the heartbeat of the baby and make sure she/he is fine.

My mom was also ecstatic, asking me from time to time whether I felt anything, begging to be there when we listened to the heartbeat. Well, it all passed anyways. Now, the baby moves and I feel it. BUT, some of the days the baby moves much more, and some other days she/he is just quieter, keeping the movements at a minimum.

For me, these moves are the cutest things during pregnancy.

And…baby, if you grow up enough to read these lines, remember this, before the end of 5 months (week 22, 23) there should be no worries if the movements of a baby are not felt! This is especially for the first pregnancy, when moms still do not know how it should feel like.

Well, it is also said that during your second, third,…. pregnancies you feel the movements much earlier, as early as week 16. To be very honest, sometimes I felt something like butterflies in my stomach. But I could never tell if it was the baby, bowl movement, or just my imagination. I started feeling (imagining?!) them around weeks 18 and after. Some people say it feels like passing gas!!!

Anyways, passing gas or other, if I see a mom-to-be, I will tell her not to worry if she doesn’t feel (or imagine?) anything before weeks 22/23.