BabyCentre mums-to-be reveal what their baby's movements feel like from week to week.

1 / 8 What will my baby’s movements feel like? You’ll probably start to feel some movement between 18 weeks and 20 weeks of pregnancy, although every pregnancy is different. If this is your first pregnancy, it may take you a little while to realise that those fluttering feelings are your baby’s movements.



Your baby’s first movements may feel like bubbles popping. You may find that these movements become stronger, slower, but longer-lasting as your baby grows and changes position.



BabyCentre mums-to-be have shared what their baby’s movements feel like to them in the following slides.

2 / 8 12 to 15 weeks "It feels like butterflies fluttering across the bottom of my tummy."



"Like a tiny machine gun blowing bubbles."



"I feel like someone is flicking me with their finger from inside my womb."

3 / 8 16 to 19 weeks "I feel a slight rolling sensation low down when I’m relaxing."



"It feels like I’m being tickled with a feather from the inside."



"I don’t feel flutters like they describe in every pregnancy book I’ve read. It feels more like my baby is poking me just below my belly button!"



"It feels like little bubbles bursting. I'm desperate to feel solid kicks!"

4 / 8 20 to 23 weeks "It feels like my tummy is pulsing, like the kind of twitch you get in your eye or arm sometimes."



"I still feel pops and also a new jelly-like feeling that’s now happening more often than the popping."



"The movements feel like muscle spasms and it’s like there’s a fish swimming around in there!"

5 / 8 24 to 27 weeks "I can now feel my baby moving and turning. It’s a great feeling, apart from the downward kicks. They’re not very pleasant at all."



"It feels like big muscle spasms and ripples. It’s like there's a party going on in there sometimes!"



"It’s like my little one is punching me. My belly pops out when he moves and it stretches out when he's turning around. His movements are stronger now, but they’re not painful."

6 / 8 28 to 31 weeks "The kicks feel like little taps, some are stronger than others but I can’t quite place where they’re coming from."



"It feels like my womb is a washing machine with a frog in it."



"Sometimes there's a strange rippling sensation across the front of my tummy, and sometimes I feel firm pressure pushing against me, normally on my right side."

7 / 8 32 to 35 weeks "My baby always feels like he's stretching out in my belly, as if he’s doing a 'downward dog' yoga position! My whole tummy suddenly distorts as he stretches."



"It feels as if a squirrel has gone up my bum and now lives inside me."



"My baby's movements feel like she’s stretching out a lot. I can see a little foot or knee push up against the top of my stomach sometimes."