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Baby movements that feel like muscle twitches

I've had some twitching feelings in my belly. At first I couldn't say for sure if it was the baby or not but I keep getting the same feeling. I'm pretty sure it's the baby in there but I was wondering if anyone else has this same feeling. I'm 18 weeks.

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@linz7107,

I am 18 weeks and started feeing the kicks and little pokes from inside since week 16... Never felt the "twitching" freeing. It was pokes and kicks from the beginning.. sometimes I also feel twisting and rubbing.. Twitching could be from the muscles stretching... Or it could be your uterus ...

@linz7107,

My first movements have always felt like twitching! Congrats on feeling your little one!

I started feeling random-pattern muscle twitching at 16w and someone told me it's probably baby!

Third baby, it never felt muscle twitching for baby movements, but everyone is different. Right now movements will be very low of they are baby. Mine are always at the bottom of my uterus. They won't be kicks because baby's legs are still too small to give impact, but you should start feeling baby flipping around sometime soon. They won't be regular either. I've been feeling this little bug for about 3 weeks, but it's not all of the time. I went 5 days without feeling anything and then got a good wallop during dinner year day.

@First_time_mama14,

*yesterday

I've been having that too! I'm 18 weeks tomorrow :)

How exciting!! I'm 18 weeks today and still can't determine if I feel anything? I sort of just get cramps and just think it's the uterus growing/stretching. It's my first pregnancy and I have no clue what to look out for!

@lspence89,

I didn't either, it's also my first pregnancy. I started feeling this about 2 weeks ago (not often at all) but couldn't say for sure exactly if it was the baby or not. But now it's becoming something I notice much more often, almost every time before I go to bed or when I wake up. So exciting!

@linz7107,

It's definitely baby! That's what I'm going with, anyway. ^^ I'm 18 weeks today and for the past several days I've had what feels like random muscle twitches (in the area I know baby is), with some stronger/ more noticeable ones on occasion. Everyone describes or feels it differently I guess, and I hadn't heard anyone else liken it to a muscle twitch feeling, but that's exactly how I decided to describe it starting a few days ago. Congrats!! And glad I'm not the only one. :)

@linz7107,

I have been feeling the twitches for a bit now and I was so weirded out I asked my mom. She said that's what baby feels like! I can't wait to feel more!

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