When do you start being able to feel body parts?

[Bingles]

Im sure this is way off for me yet but was just wondering when in the pregnancy I would be able to start feeling a foot or a head etc?

 

[CocoaOne]

I think it's a lot further along in third tri- and even then it depends if you've got an anterior placenta etc x

 

[cindi]

i usually feel them closer to 30 weeks and farther beyond. you'll start to see movements soon but you won't be able to tell if that was a hand, bottom, foot or head yet but in the next 8 to 10 weeks you will

 

[Bingles]

Thanks girls I was thinking this would be the case

 

[Mervs Mum]

I've never worked it out....and this is my 3rd

 

[Kerrie-x]

Im not sure, i feel hard bits but obviously cant work out what they are xx

 

[lunarsea]

Would an anterior placenta make it so it would be even later that you can distinguish body parts, or even see movement at all?

edit:
sorry for posting sort of OT, but someone mentioned anterior placenta

 

[lanaross]

When my bump gets hard, I can tell she's lying sideways but can't the body parts yet. I started seeing it move about a month ago. Can't wait to see body parts but my OH says it would be freaky

 

[pinktaffy]

i cant wait to start seeing hands and stuff start poping out hehe. my oh reckens its gonna look lke somthing out of aliens haha.

 

[Mervs Mum]

Near the end I was mistaking strong Braxton Hicks with my LOs back across my bump. It felt like she was pushing outwards with her back. I didnt realised until they put me on a monitor one day and told me they were contractions!

 

[alibaba24]

iv not felt any actual body parts yet and im 30 weeks i feel her moving but dont know what parts it is!

xx

 

[lanaross]

Near the end I was mistaking strong Braxton Hicks with my LOs back across my bump. It felt like she was pushing outwards with her back. I didnt realised until they put me on a monitor one day and told me they were contractions!

Scary! But BH are somewhat temporary right? they go away within 1-2 min? When she lies across (or that's what I think she's doing , my tummy stays hard for a while.

 

[Mervs Mum]

They can last a lot longer than 1-2 mins. 5 mins plus sometimes. That's how you know they're not the real deal - they tend to be shorter than BH.

 

[CocoaOne]

Would an anterior placenta make it so it would be even later that you can distinguish body parts, or even see movement at all?

edit:
sorry for posting sort of OT, but someone mentioned anterior placenta

It depends. I've got an anterior placenta but have been seeing my belly move for a few weeks- but I'm not sure if I'll be able to tell which parts are poking out further down the line because the placenta will cushion it if you know what I mean?

 

[lunarsea]

Oh well, I think I'll be satisfied with just seeing it move at all

 

[maytobe]

GAH! Now I can't wait till week 30 !!

 

[Bingles]

I can't wait to see the baby move

 

[18NPregnant]

how early will you see your stomach move when the baby is. usually when i feel the baby move and pay attention to it is at night when i cant rele see my belly move. i look forward to seeing it move and look forward to figuring out what is a bum and hands and what not

 

[mrskx0x0]

I still can't. I can make educated guesses because I have been told what part is where but you can't tell by looking or anything.

 

[Miss_Bump]

Cant figure out what is what yet but can sometimes see her move
Looks like a little ripple on my tummy
xx