Is it normal to only feel movement lying down at 18 weeks?

[Nicola83]

I've been feeling movement from the baby for the last week but it only seems to be when I lie down really flat on the bed. When I do this my stomach kind of sucks in around bump and it becomes really pronounced, then I can feel movement as if the baby is flipping about (I'm even convinced I can feel it from the outside too but maybe i'm just imagining that!).

Is this normal?

 

[CocoaOne]

Perfectly normal x

 

[hopeforamirac]

yes its normal

 

[Heidi]

I feel bubs the most when i'm laid down, so i'm sure its nothing to worry about

 

[Terrilea]

I still feel the baby the most when i'm lying down, although i can feel her when im sat up or walking round now too.
But at 18 weeks i could only feel her when lying down at night, that lasted until about 20weeks when i started to feel more movemnet at diff stages throughout the day xx

 

[Janiepops]

I'm the total opposite! I can only feel movements when I'm sitting up or walking! Lol now THAT can't be right....

 

[Miss_Bump]

Sounds normal to me.
I can feel her more when im flat on my back but over the last few days i can feel her when im sitting at my desk
xx

 

[MayBaby]

I'm exactly the same as Miss Bump!! I can feel him when I'm laying down resting but for the last few days, I can feel him when I sit at my desk xx

 

[ilovecocopops]

most of the time i can only feel my baby moving around when i lay on my side and concentrate! hehe!! At 18 weeks it is still pretty soon to be feeling movement, I felt one thing at 18 weeks then nothing really until a couple of weeks ago x

 

[andresmummy]

I get movement when I am still and laying down at night. I get kicked/punched when i have to pee. I just started to feel movement during the day when I get hungry and need to eat... Yep, it's normal! ENJOY!!

 

[kristen77]

totally normal hun, i didn't feel any movement when i was moving about till about 20 weeks but felt it lying down in bed from 18 weeks! x

 

[jbrocksmith]

I would say it's perfectly normal!! I started feeling our baby boy when lying down at 17 weeks! Compared to alot of first time pregnant women it's pretty early...but I would consider us very lucky!! There is no better feeling!! I will definitely miss it.

 

[Lara310809]

At 18 weeks I couldn't feel anything, so I don't know. I felt kicks for the first time on Saturday at 19+6; I was lying down. I had flutters again today, at 20+1, and I was sitting at my desk.

So I'm not sure, but to me it makes sense that you can feel more when you're lying down. I have a bit of podge on my belly, and when I lie down it's just the bump, so having the podge move aside is naturally going to emphasise all movements.

 

[sabriena]

I only feel the baby moving when I am sitting up. I felt the baby once when I was laying down. So it's pretty normal I'd say