When pregnant for a certain period of time, pregnant women will feel that the fetus in their abdomen is moving, which is called fetal movement. Generally speaking, the fetal movement felt by pregnant women will change over time, and the situation of fetal movement felt by each pregnant woman is different. Some pregnant women feel more obvious, while others feel less obvious. However, when do obese pregnant women feel fetal movement?
Obese pregnant women will feel fetal movement around 20 weeks of pregnancy, and most pregnant women will start to feel fetal movement around 18 weeks. However, obese pregnant women may not feel fetal movement as clearly due to their thicker abdominal fat, but generally it will not exceed 20 weeks at the latest. When feeling fetal movement for the first time, it will be relatively light. If there is no movement, the pregnant woman will gradually feel that the fetal movement becomes more and more vigorous and regular.
Fetal movement is a change in the fetus that pregnant women can feel, and it is also a method of evaluating the condition of the fetus in the womb. If pregnant women feel that there is an abnormal increase or decrease in fetal movement, it should be taken seriously. This indicates that the fetus has abnormal conditions and needs to seek medical attention in a timely manner to rule out the risk of fetal distress or hypoxia in the uterus.
It is very important to detect fetal movement, but fetal movement is not fixed. In mid pregnancy, the fetus is smaller and has more space for movement, so there will be more fetal movements. However, in late pregnancy, the fetus gradually grows and its range of movement is limited, so the amplitude of fetal movement decreases.
