K___ thinks she felt the baby move; 'I felt a thing I'd never felt before in my tummy.'
She isn't sure; it could be digestion-related, but she doesn't think so. Of course, this wasn't enough for me and I kept asking questions until she yelled, 'I don't know, do I? Who made me the bloody expert?' and then she shot me in the face with a 357 Magnum and buried my corpse under the patio. All of this is true and it was only saying I was very sorry that made her relent and do some bit of magic from Buffy The Vampire Slayer to bring me back to life. I'd certainly done enough to warrant such abuse when she'd told me about the baby moving earlier in the evening and I'd not paid attention. Obviously I don't remember not paying attention, but clearly this is quite a bad thing to have done, so the reaction wasn't entirely unreasonable.
The thing is, it's quite frustrating for me. I had my hand on K___'s stomach but she told me that I would be able to feel it for months. It's probably just the fact that I know I will be able to feel it at some point that makes me feel frustrated that I can't feel this thing that K___ described as being like a goldfish turning in my tummy'. Another phrase I've seen used to describe it is like butterflies in the stomach. Obviously most of the sensations of pregnancy are denied to me by dint of biology, but this is one of the few that I can at least have some experience of.
She isn't sure; it could be digestion-related, but she doesn't think so. Of course, this wasn't enough for me and I kept asking questions until she yelled, 'I don't know, do I? Who made me the bloody expert?' and then she shot me in the face with a 357 Magnum and buried my corpse under the patio. All of this is true and it was only saying I was very sorry that made her relent and do some bit of magic from Buffy The Vampire Slayer to bring me back to life. I'd certainly done enough to warrant such abuse when she'd told me about the baby moving earlier in the evening and I'd not paid attention. Obviously I don't remember not paying attention, but clearly this is quite a bad thing to have done, so the reaction wasn't entirely unreasonable.
The thing is, it's quite frustrating for me. I had my hand on K___'s stomach but she told me that I would be able to feel it for months. It's probably just the fact that I know I will be able to feel it at some point that makes me feel frustrated that I can't feel this thing that K___ described as being like a goldfish turning in my tummy'. Another phrase I've seen used to describe it is like butterflies in the stomach. Obviously most of the sensations of pregnancy are denied to me by dint of biology, but this is one of the few that I can at least have some experience of.
Quickening - the technical term for a women sensing her foetus moving - normally occurs in the second trimester and it's normal for it to begin around about week 18. K___'s only on week 15, so this is on the early side, but by no means unusual. I remember when we saw the ultrasound and the baby was pretty active then. It is believed movement inside the womb is vital to stimulate muscle growth and development, maintain the flexibility of their joints and help the shaping and strengthening of their bones and the development of their nervous system.
It's more than likely that there will be a reasonably long period of frustration before I get to feel the baby. Typically, it's about four weeks from the time the woman first notices, but given that it's early to notice at all, it may be even longer before I get to experience the baby move.
Seems likely there'll be a bit more frustration to come on this front, but as long as I get to feel it in the end, it'll be okay.
It's more than likely that there will be a reasonably long period of frustration before I get to feel the baby. Typically, it's about four weeks from the time the woman first notices, but given that it's early to notice at all, it may be even longer before I get to experience the baby move.
Seems likely there'll be a bit more frustration to come on this front, but as long as I get to feel it in the end, it'll be okay.
Doh! I'm in week 16 at the moment!
ReplyDeleteEr... that's what I meant.
ReplyDeleteI thought that the baby moving would freak me out. You read in books about how it is like a goldfish swimming around and you think yuk - don't want a goldfish swimming around my belly! But actually as it happens it isn't really freaky after all. It is kind of nice to feel the baby doing acrobatics. My mum says s/he will be like me - moving throughout the pregnancy and then not sitting still for about the next 30ish years :)
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