Can you feel fetal movement at 11 weeks pregnant?

Fetal movement refers to the conscious movement of the fetus in the mother's womb, such as breathing, opening and closing the mouth, rolling and so on. If it is a passive movement caused by the mother's coughing, breathing and other movements, it cannot be regarded as fetal movement. Fetal movement is one of the most objective signs of fetal life. It not only establishes an inseparable emotional connection with the pregnant mother, but also describes the growth and development of the fetus in the womb.

1. Can you feel the baby's movements at 11 weeks of pregnancy?

There is no fetal movement at the 11th week of pregnancy. Generally, fetal movement occurs between 18 and 20 weeks (primipara). Primiparas are more sensitive to fetal movement, and some primiparas can feel fetal movement at 16 weeks. In the second and third trimesters of pregnancy, you must pay attention to counting fetal movements, three times a day, each time for one hour. If there are frequent fetal movements, or the fetal movements are significantly weakened, or there are significant differences from the usual fetal movements, you must go to the hospital immediately to see a doctor to check the fetal development and whether there are any abnormalities in the fetal heartbeat.

2. How many types of fetal movements are there?

1. Swim in the amniotic fluid of pregnant women

When they can't be called "fetuses" yet, they begin to move around in the mother's uterus. This kind of random and purposeful movement has no specific movements. This activity lasts from the 6th week of the fetus to the late pregnancy, until it is too big to float in the pregnant woman's amniotic fluid.

2. Yawn, sip, and swallow

By week 11, the fetus has learned some new skills - yawning, sucking and swallowing. When a fetus yawns, it opens its mouth very wide just like us, and the amniotic fluid that holds the body afloat becomes a toy that goes in and out of its mouth and is swallowed, just like blowing bubbles!

3. Stretch your muscles and make faces

In the later stages of pregnancy, the baby will often roll over and kick around. The pregnant mother will feel that the baby is dragging on both sides of her waist, as if he is hugging her and acting coquettishly to her. This is all the fetus stretching its muscles and exercising its body. He will also touch his face from time to time, and his facial expressions will become richer, such as smiles and frowns. We can regard these as a manifestation of whether the fetus is satisfied with the surrounding environment, and also as an exercise for his facial muscles.

4. Play with the fetal umbilical cord easily

One "toy" that must be mentioned is the fetal umbilical cord. The fetus treats it as a small toy, circling around the umbilical cord and playing with it. When he is too tired from playing, he will take a break. When he is full of energy, he will play more and more happily. However, he does not know that danger is lurking nearby. Some babies are in danger because of the umbilical cord being entangled while playing here.

5. There is a buzzing sound in the ears

The fetus is very "smart". When he is 24 weeks old, his ears are already very sensitive and can already distinguish different sounds from outside the womb and inside the pregnant mother's body. Therefore, try to talk to the baby as much as possible and try to pat the abdomen. It would be even better if you can play some beautiful music. The baby's pulse rate will speed up after hearing it, and it can also move with the rhythm of the music!

6. Occupy the chassis

As the fetus grows older, in order to grow stronger, he begins to expand his body in the mother's belly. He moves the mother's organs to other places, the intestines move to the upper abdomen, and the stomach shrinks its body. Because of this, many pregnant women experience stomach discomfort.

7. Hiccups

In the late stages of pregnancy, pregnant mothers will notice rhythmic fetal movements, which may occur several times a day. Doctors explain from a medical point of view that this is the sound made when the baby swallows the amniotic fluid of the pregnant woman, and it is also his "training" breathing posture, so that the lungs can grow and mature faster, so the hiccups of the fetus are not real hiccups.

8. Open your eyes and practice

In the late pregnancy, the fetus's eyes will be able to rotate in the eye, and he will continue to actively practice opening and closing his eyes. Not only opening his eyes for training, but the fetus's five senses - smell, sight, hearing, taste, and touch - all "start working" to prepare for the upcoming birth.

9. Excretion of meconium

When the baby is ready to be born, he will swallow the hair and other secretions shed from the body little by little and store them in the stomach and intestines. These will stimulate the gastrointestinal function of the fetus, excrete meconium, and also excrete it into urine. He has already made preparations to start his new life.