Does it hurt when the baby starts kicking? Is it terribly uncomfortable? Please tell me what to expect.

No, kicking can be slightly bothersome, but not painful. The baby becomes your gentle reminder when you need to eat, move or you need to move an elbow...lol

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The only few and rare times either of my children would kick and it was a tad more than bothersome, was a direct kick to the no-no area (aKa the birth canal), this did not feel so hot, but you get used to it, and its not as bad as I'm sure you reading this are imaging.......you have a life inside of you, those random kicks you get, strong or not, just mean you are making a baby in there and the baby is just doing what babies do. :)

It was never really painful for me. Maybe if I was in a funny position, or if he'd start kicking toward my cervix or something. Normally it was just pressure that I felt though.

At times it could become a little uncomfortable. But that was only on days when the baby was being really active. Most of the time, I though it was the coolest thing. Feeling the baby moving around. Deciding if it was a foot or a hand. Sometimes you and others can even see the movement.

I'm trying to imagine what this is going to feel like. I'm not having much luck. I don't guess this is a feeling someone could describe. Maybe compared to something I would know about? Please just don't tell me it's anything like a nine month long stomach ache. I hate stomach aches.

When you first start to feel it, it's like butterflies in your stomach. Just a fluttering. As the baby gets bigger and stronger, it's more like someone prodding you with their finger. And it's nothing like stomach ache. You're equating it with pain, which it isn't. It's more like if you were sitting on a lumpy chair- a bit uncomfortable but certainly bearable.

I loved it and used to lie flat on the couch so I could watch him moving around. Often you can see when they roll or change position by the undulation of your belly. Generally it's only uncomfortable the closer you get to being around the middle months as they're stronger and still have room to move around a lot, especially when they stick a foot or elbow under your ribs or something. Usually a gentle nudge from you is enough to get them to move it though. After that they simply don't have the same space to move around and it lessens, though you'll still feel plenty of kicks.

Enjoy it! It really is one of the most thrilling things about pregnancy. :)

I never thought the baby was painfull.Sometimes the foot would get underneath my rib cage and feel unpleasant but not painful. I always loved feeling my babies movements.

Sometimes it does get painful, but normally it's when I get in a position I shouldn't be in, like bending over too far. I would get a good kick. For the most part though it's not bad. In the first instance, you will be smiling each time you feel the kick.

My friend's doctor explained it like having your cheek poked with a finger. Its not painful, but its a little unusual at the beginning. I know her boyfriend has felt it at night a couple times when he got too close and was squishing her stomach. So the explanations sound pretty reasonable. Only a mom would smile while her kid kicked her, lol.

I had some very painful kicks at times. The most painful were always the same two places-a kick to the cervix which could make my eyes water, or a kick to the ribs. She woke me up on more than a few occasions, when I had rolled over in bed too much onto my stomach. She didn't like it, and would give me a kick. If she caught me right, on the edge of my rib, boy did it hurt-enough to take my breath away.

For what it's worth there have been cases known of broken ribs by baby kicking. When she came out the nurse commented on how strong she was-she had a hard time holding her leg straight to give her the vitamin K. Of course, I was not surprised.

I could deal with all the kicks, except the ones to the birth canal, those were evil. And I am still fairly certain that a kick for a lady like this (from the inside out) is better than a male being kicked from the outside in. :D

It's not really painful. What happens is that you are feeling like you have a creature inside your tummy and moving. You can feel a sensation inside of your tummy but its not very painful like others say.

I'm trying to imagine what this is going to feel like. I'm not having much luck. I don't guess this is a feeling someone could describe. Maybe compared to something I would know about? Please just don't tell me it's anything like a nine month long stomach ache. I hate stomach aches.


Its been a couple months since you ask this question. I am curious to hear what your feelings are about the movements of your baby .I'm sure by now you have felt them for yourself. :D Care to share?

The kicking of my child tickles me. :D But sometimes it do hurt also, especially now that I am already on my 36th week. Sometimes I feel like my baby wants to be out already. :)

When do the kicking starts anyway? I have no idea for I am a male but I'm interested to know. :D

And how often does a fetus kicks? Is there a day wherein a baby will not move?

A woman can feel the baby as soon as 3 months I think. It is very faint and can only be felt that early on the inside. As the baby grows it kicks more often when not sleeping.Eventually others can feel the baby by placing their hand on the mother's tummy. Also as about the 7 th month you can watch the baby move it is awesome! Every baby is different some are more active at night some in the day time.:D