This is quite normal. For first-time mothers, feeling a baby move usually doesn't happen until 18 to 22 weeks. Fetal movement can be noticed as early as 14 to 15 weeks in women who have previously been pregnant. However, fetal movement earlier to 25 to 26 weeks might be uneven. Some periods of stillness can be expected when you feel the baby moving within the uterus. Fetal movement can be felt using one of these methods: ultrasound, doppler flow meter, vibroacoustic sensor, or palpation by hand or foot. The mother's abdomen may appear large because of the growing fetus, but this should go away as the child grows closer to birth. In fact, most babies are born around the same size regardless of how far along they are in their pregnancy. Fetal movement can also be sensed by listening for a heartbeat and lungs that breathing. At 19 weeks, you can hear this heart beating about once every two minutes. By 20 weeks, it's once every minute, and by 24 weeks, it's once every five seconds. Between 28 and 32 weeks, you'll start hearing the beat-beat-beats of the heart synchronize into one strong pulse. This means your baby is getting more active and will soon need a name!