Part 4 QUESTIONS IN FIRST TIME MOMS MIND Gynecologist near me ? High risk pregnancy clinic ? L4. How much kicking should I feel? When should I be concerned? I bring this up all the time with my patients because I know new moms get worried. Most first-time moms won’t feel any movement (kicking) until about 5 months of pregnancy. With a second pregnancy, you typically feel movement earlier because you’re more familiar with what it feels like. Once you start feeling the fetus move, you should feel something every day until about 7 months. If you start to feel less movement than what you think is normal, you can ask your ob-gyn if they recommend kick counts. This is a test where you time how long it takes for you to feel 10 movements. Do the counts after your biggest meal of the day, because that’s typically when there is the most movement. If you haven’t felt 10 kicks within 2 hours, call your ob-gyn. There may not be a problem, but more tests may be needed to be sure. Dr Swatee Gaggare MBBS MS OBGY DNB DRM (Germany)