Hi Mama2b,
This is my third pregnancy and I'm usually really slim, so perhaps that's why I've felt this baby kick from 14 weeks and have been able to see the kicks on my stomach for a few weeks now. I'm not even 20 weeks yet and this baby kicks so hard it makes me say, "Oww" out loud. My mum was concerned there was something wrong the other night because s/he kicked me so hard so many times. I don't remember this with my other two children, although later on with my daughter (2nd baby), I felt her hiccuping when she was in the breech position for a while (her head under my ribs) and that was uncomfortable.
This baby seems to be very low down and seems to prefer a breech - feet in my pubic area! - position, which probably makes the kicks more noticeable. The really hard kicks s/he does are to the right of my belly button though. S/he is VERY active - I wonder if this baby will sleep at all!
Though his/her dad did point out that I have often said he kicks/elbows me in his sleep all the time (which is true). I think mine must be taking after his/her dad!
I really appreciate this little one being so active (well, right now, not later after the birth!) because I find it reassuring. I don't like the hard kicks so much, but again, I'm reassured by the "strength" of my LO.
I've noticed on here that people recommend eating/drinking sweet things when a worried mum-to-be hasn't felt her baby move much, to get the baby moving, and this has made me wonder whether this is why my baby is so active: I have started taking sugar in my hot drinks and eating chocolate biscuits (I don't normally have a sweet tooth). Perhaps my baby is active because of the suger rushes? Are you eating/drinking lots of sweet things?
