Baby Movement- 3rd trimester

I always hear/read about women feeling a lot of pain from the baby kicking in the ribs, pelvic area, etc.

This never happens to me and I feel like I'm the only one hahaha. I'm almost 32 weeks. I feel movement everything day, and some are definitely strong, but never any pain. I never wake up from her kicks, and they don't bother me at all. I love them and actually wish I could feel kicking more.

My husband has only felt her a handful of times because she'll move quickly, than usually stop.

Anyone else like this? I also never see body parts like I know people say happens later on...

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I actually posed the same kind of question around week 31/32.

Do you have an anterior placenta? I do, so I felt less movement. I used to only feel the movements on the sides when I was lying on my side. The baby's kicks never hurt and never woke me up.

But now, at 35 weeks, I feel the baby a LOT more since he's getting bigger and putting on more muscle. This morning, the baby must have startled himself awake, so I felt this big "SHAKE" inside that woke me up. It was cute! Baby kicks still don't generally wake me up, but I feel them a LOT more during the day now. In fact, I feel them a lot now when I'm sitting as opposed to when I just felt them when I was lying down. I love it!

Maybe your baby just has to grow a bit more to feel them better?

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I don't have an anterior placenta, everything's normal, and my situation is kind of like yours. I'm 34w and while I feel the baby kick - a lot - it's never painful and never in my ribs. Sometimes it's hard to drift off to sleep because her movement is so strong, but I've only woken up from it a few times. I think she's just kind of comfy cozy where she is, and squirms around a lot, but doesn't really explore up or down.

And I would LOVE to know what body parts I'm feeling - I have no idea what's a foot, what's a hand, what's a knee... or maybe a head... But I don't get another sono until 37w and definitely don't see the shape of a foot or anything when I see a kick!

It's all normal. Keep enjoying the movements!

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29w but no pain or kicks in the ribs yet. He moves a lot and I feel him often but it never hurts, I love it!

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I'm almost 38 weeks and just started to feel the baby near my ribs. Doesn't hurt to bad though.
I also don't wake up from kicks but I just like to think that he or she is sleeping when I am and is going to be a great sleeper. :)

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Posted by DavaDay

And I would LOVE to know what body parts I'm feeling - I have no idea what's a foot, what's a hand, what's a knee... or maybe a head...

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Posted by DavaDay

I don't have an anterior placenta, everything's normal, and my situation is kind of like yours. I'm 34w and while I feel the baby kick - a lot - it's never painful and never in my ribs. Sometimes it's hard to drift off to sleep because her movement is so strong, but I've only woken up from it a few times. I think she's just kind of comfy cozy where she is, and squirms around a lot, but doesn't really explore up or down.

And I would LOVE to know what body parts I'm feeling - I have no idea what's a foot, what's a hand, what's a knee... or maybe a head... But I don't get another sono until 37w and definitely don't see the shape of a foot or anything when I see a kick!

It's all normal. Keep enjoying the movements!

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With my first pregnancy, my son was VERY active- constantly rolling around and kicking and punching and it never once hurt me! I always heard people say that too- that, the bigger the baby got, the more painful the kicks were, and I always wondered why his never hurt me! And he was a good size too- 7lbs12oz when he born. I used to LOVE watching my belly move all around when he would roll over or change position, but I never knew what was what!

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No, this child is trying to destroy my insides before exiting. It kicks me in my ribs and my bladder sometimes so hard I literally jump. I'm almost 34 weeks.

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Posted by wingsofsong

With my first pregnancy, my son was VERY active- constantly rolling around and kicking and punching and it never once hurt me! I always heard people say that too- that, the bigger the baby got, the more painful the kicks were, and I always wondered why his never hurt me! And he was a good size too- 7lbs12oz when he born. I used to LOVE watching my belly move all around when he would roll over or change position, but I never knew what was what!