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The first movement of the fetus: how to recognize? Video
The first movements of the baby in the belly of the expectant mother cause pleasant exciting sensations. Women begin to feel fetal movements around the middle of pregnancy. The first movements are usually compared with the fluttering of a butterfly or the swimming of a fish in the stomach, but expectant mothers often ask themselves the question: by what signs to determine these movements?
The first movements of the fetus
When and how the first fetal movements occur
Already in the first trimester of pregnancy, a full-fledged embryo develops from a fertilized egg with the rudiments of future arms and legs. At 7-8 weeks on the monitor of the ultrasound machine, you can see how it moves. This is due to the active development of the nervous system, which transmits impulses to the muscles of the future baby. Such movements are chaotic and too weak for a woman to feel them.
By the time of 14-15 weeks, the fetus becomes large enough, its limbs acquire the usual human appearance and shape. The movements of the unborn child become more intense. Thanks to the amniotic fluid, the baby moves freely, turns over, pushing off the walls of the uterus. Some women claim that already at this time they feel the first movements, but doctors consider this unlikely. Most likely, expectant mothers wishful thinking, confusing the baby’s movements with intestinal peristalsis.
It is believed that primiparous women feel the first movements between the 18th and 22nd weeks, with repeated pregnancy, these periods may be a couple of weeks less
Every day, weak tremors are becoming more distinct, stronger.
The first movements can be felt in different parts of the abdomen, since the baby is still small enough and can freely roll over in the uterus. As the fetus grows, the movements become stronger and more like jolts, and then kicks and flips. The longer the period, the more noticeable the movements of the fetus outside.
If you lie on your back, you can see how the pregnant woman’s belly twitches or rises in some places from the tremors
Twitching sensations often appear in the uterus. This is a sign that the baby is hiccuping. Such movements are associated with the swallowing of amniotic fluid by the fetus and contraction of the baby’s diaphragm.
How to determine by perturbations whether everything is fine with a child
By the frequency and nature of fetal movements, one can determine its condition in the womb. If in the early stages the child’s movements may not be felt every day, then by 26-28 weeks of pregnancy he should move at least ten times within two to three hours.
If the baby is quiet for a long time, you can walk up the stairs, and then go into a state of rest, lie on your back, eat something sweet. If there is no fetal movement for more than 12 hours in a row, you should immediately consult a doctor.
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