Q. I am 16 weeks pregnant for my first time. I am sooooo anxious to feel some kind of life inside of me, but I haven't yet. How much longer before I get to feel my first “signs” of this little person being alive? Maybe I am a little impatient, but after the first three months of being incredibly sick, I feel like I deserve a little flutter of joy.
A. Lots of women don't feel the baby until even 20 weeks. Think goldfish, butterfly, fluttery. My kid, however, first said hello with one big punch. By the way, the due date is 40 weeks from the first day of your last menstrual period.
Q. I'm nearly 99 percent certain I started feeling the baby move at 10 weeks. I've read that this is possible with second pregnancies. When I feel it, it usually occurs for an hour or so and in the same general area. Is this possible? And at 12 weeks, how big is the uterus? Thanks!
A. Well, anything is possible. Second babies are felt sooner. Ten weeks is a mighty small guy . . . about an inch. At 12 weeks, the uterus is as big as a good-size cantaloupe.
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