How many months does fetal movement usually begin?

Women will experience many changes after pregnancy, and may even feel different psychologically. Some pregnant women even suffer from depression, so pregnant women need more care and understanding from their family. The physiological changes will be greater. The belly will become bigger, and it will be more inconvenient for pregnant women to exercise. As the fetus grows, pregnant mothers will also feel fetal movement, but at how many months does fetal movement usually begin?

What is fetal movement?

Fetal movement refers to the movement of the fetus in the uterine cavity that impacts the uterine wall. For example, they stretch their hands, kick their legs, and hit the uterine wall in the uterus. This is fetal movement.

When does the first fetal movement occur?

After a pregnant mother becomes pregnant, the fetus will grow at a certain speed. At around 7 to 8 weeks of pregnancy, the fetus' heartbeat can be heard through instruments. At 9 weeks, it will start to move, but at this time, because it is still too small and there is a barrier of amniotic fluid, the pregnant mother usually cannot feel its movements.

Under ultrasound, the little one has already started to move at around 12 weeks: his little hands, feet, head and body can move freely in the expectant mother's womb, like a little elf, slowly beginning to feel the stimuli from the outside world and make his own responses. Because the movement is very slight at the beginning, it is difficult for the expectant mother to feel it.

From the 16th week, the little one starts to feel lonely, but his movements are still very subtle at this time, and first-time mothers usually cannot feel them. If the expectant mother has experience in pregnancy, and has given birth to two or three children, she will usually feel the fetal movement earlier than a first-time expectant mother. This is because her belly has been stretched and the sensitivity has increased, so it is easier for her to feel it, which can be felt around 16 to 18 weeks.

Generally speaking, first-time mothers will feel fetal movement for the first time around 18 to 20 weeks, because around 20 weeks, the little one's movements will increase, the intensity of the activities will become more intense, and they may even do somersaults. The mother will feel like she's been electrocuted, or like someone is knocking on the door, or like the peristalsis of the intestines... In short, the feeling is different for every mother.

The meaning of fetal movement

Fetal movement is very meaningful because it is one of the most objective signs of fetal life and can often sensitively reflect the fetus's vital status. Therefore, it is also a "barometer" that directly reflects TA's safety in the womb. When fetal movements first begin, they are usually few in number. However, as the gestational age increases, the number of fetal movements gradually increases. Generally, fetal movement reaches its peak at 29-32 weeks of pregnancy, and then begins to gradually decrease.