I'm 23 weeks pregnant with B/G twins. I've been feeling my boy move all the time (he's on my right) and not my girl. In fact, it seems like I barely feel her at all (like maybe once every few days, if that much). Is this normal? I asked the u/s tech at my last appt (last Monday) and she said it was fine, but I can't help but worry. I don't know if it makes a difference, but the tech said that the boy's placenta is posterior and the girls' is anterior. Would that have any affect on the movement that I feel? TIA for your response!
I just had a NST today...and I feel the same as you do. Sometimes I feel baby A move, then sometimes I don't...I asked my peri - and she said that was normal, but today I told the nurse the same thing and she said that I should feel some movement from both of them. I usually eat some candy to get them moving. I am sure that might help, that always helps my babies move around.
I used to worry all the time too! I really didn't start feeling them both consistantly until around 25-26 weeks. Depending on her position could be why you are not feeling her move as much. Whenever I got worried I would always drink some orange juice (depsite the heartburn he11 it would put me through) and that would get them both moving and grooving. Try not to worry to much!
It was around 23 weeks I went in for NST b/c I was freaking out b/c of not feeling one move. Of course once there and monitors on he was non-stop. Now I notice they are very active for a few days, then take a day or two and really calm down and come back kicking even harder. Yes the placement of the placenta makes a huge difference. Dianna
I have the same scenario- Baby A on left has an anterior placenta so I don't feel her half as much as I feel Baby B on right, with a posterior placenta. My doctor said it is normal since the movements are cushioned by the placenta. Both babies move around equally on ultrasound. Now that they are bigger (I am 29 weeks) I can feel Baby A more when I lay on my left side.
Anterior placenta definitely makes a difference. Baby A for me has an anterior placenta, and it has always been harder to feel him than the other baby. Also, at 23 weeks, movement was still somewhat erratic. I didn't start feeling them all the time until 26 or 27 weeks.
I just started really feeling the babies move about a week and a half ago. I too can feel the baby on the right more, but I really think that is because she is very low and is constantly in my bladder or my pelvic bone. My baby boy moves a lot, as we see on all of the sonograms, but I felt him a little less until this past weekend. They will both catch up and you will be feeling both babies move all the time....very weird, but very cool at the same time.
QUOTE(Dianna @ Jan 22 2008, 06:33 AM) [snapback]583561[/snapback] Yes the placement of the placenta makes a huge difference. I agree! One of my placentas was in front too and it made it more difficult to feel one of them.
Placement of the placenta will interfere with feeling the baby. I didn't feel mine a lot because of their position and the position of the placentas. It has only been recently that one has moved into a position that I can feel more movement from one than another. Some days I feel a lot less than others. I think it just depends on how they are positioned and then were the placentas are in relation.
