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Moms on Baby's Antics in the Womb
"During my pregnancy, our cat would lie on my growing belly and purr herself to sleep while our baby kicked. When the cat felt a kick, he would tap my stomach with his tail and the baby would kick back. This would go on for minutes as I just lay there, amused." --Cora Needman, San Diego, CA
"Late in my pregnancy, I got pulled over for speeding. When the officer asked me why I was in such a rush, I instinctively put a hand on my belly and said 'I'm in a hurry to get to a doctor.' At the same time, our daughter did a full-body roll, distorting my entire abdomen. With huge eyes, the officer said, 'I'll give you a warning today, but be more careful in the future.' With that, he sprinted back to his police car where he animatedly told his partner the entire story. I laughed the whole way home." --Alicia Cate, Maypearl, TX
"Our 5-year-old's greatest joy came when he could actually see his unborn brother kick. From that day on he would put his Spider-Man action figures on my belly to watch his little brother kick them off." --Jamie Smith, Lynnwood, WA
"My husband loved reading to our unborn child. Late one night, before he began reading to her, he placed his face up against my belly and began shouting, 'Yoo-hoo... are you awake?!' Annoyed by the loud interruption, our daughter promptly kicked him in the nose." --Lisa Lucas, Lemoore, CA
"Seconds into our first ultrasound, our baby turned his tiny head toward us and raised his arm in a biceps curl. We knew then that there was no question -- this boy was his father's son!" --Tammy Wilson, Dacono, CO
"My husband and I chose not to find out the gender of our baby. One day my husband said to our little one, 'Kick once if you're a boy, twice if you're a girl.' Without delay, the baby gave two distinct kicks. That's all it took to convince us we were having a girl. Elated by the news of a daughter, we planned accordingly. Fortunately, our clever son loves his pink nursery." --Kristy Schmitt, Houston, TX
"At the first sonogram for our daughter, we were all amused by her hilarious habit of sticking out her tongue. When our technician attempted to take a photograph of her doing this, she pulled it back into her mouth. Three years later, she continues to keep us amused." --Laura Connolly-McKeon, Bronx, NY
"Two months before his birth, our son would get the hiccups every day. He would hiccup for about five minutes and then stop, and then I would immediately begin. My husband thought this was hilarious." --Marcia Weeks, Jacksonville, FL
Originally published in American Baby magazine.
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ha ha Im expecting my first child in feb. and when we went for the ultrasound to determine the gender (aprox. 18wks)right away we see my little one legs spread, letting the boys breathe...lol AND he felt so inclined to give us a show by peeing on camera. XD When my spouse came home from work that day i told him, and all he said was "well, he figured since ur already watching, might as well give a little show!" Ah...already takes after his father. XD
10/4/2011 04:50:24 PM Report AbuseAt our first ultra-sound, like many babies, our little girl had her hands near her face with one finger in her mouth. After getting the beautiful view of her face the doctor decided to move towards her rear end, our baby quickly covered her butt with her hand as if to say "Ah! Don't look at that!". We laughed forever!
7/12/2011 05:45:17 PM Report AbuseAt 16 weeks, I had an ultrasound to figure out our babies gender. She kept her legs closed for the longest time and we didn't think we were going to be able to tell the gender that day but then she let us see briefly. My boyfriend said, "She's being modest and lady-like. She better keep it that way!" I couldn't help but laugh.
5/31/2011 04:25:15 PM Report AbuseMy little princess decided during her anatomy ultrasound that she wouldn't let us get a picture of her face. The U/S technician decided to shake her up a bit to get her to turn. Well she decided to turn her face down towards my back and wouldn't move anything but her hands and legs. She is definitely her mother's child.
4/19/2011 05:39:12 PM Report AbuseWhen I went in for my ultrasound, my baby would not stop moving. The technician was having a hard time getting any measurements. She said she was going to have a hard time finding out the sex. Baby would not spread, it's legs. Finally, at the end of the scan the legs opened. She went to click, and baby covered it's genitals with it's hand. We were about to give up on finding out the sex, when she moved her hands and the tech was able to get the shot and say, it's a girl!
11/16/2010 03:57:51 PM Report AbuseI am expecting my first baby in February. My husband and I just knew we were having a son because we kept dreaming of it. During my 20th week ultrasound, we were able to find out the sex of the baby. It turns out it's a baby girl. I felt a little disappointment and the tears started to fall. To our suprise the baby turned over and did a waving motion as to say - "hi mom and dad". From that point on, I fell in love all over again with my baby girl.
9/21/2010 12:46:28 PM Report Abusemy first ultrasound was at 12wks. and my hubby, kids and I where so nervous, where watching the monitor as the dr. showed us our baby when we see a little hand waving at us it was reassurance that she was alive and well(we've had 3 MC) our next ultrasound was at 20wks to find out what we where having i had been feeling something weird like something rubbing inside me so when we had our ultrasound we saw why, my baby was shaking her butt and i was able to feel it. great experience ever
5/26/2010 10:30:20 PM Report AbuseThe first ultrasound of our son at 17 weeks, he opened and closed his hand three times, as if to say "Hello Mommy." I've been smitten (and shopping) ever since. TT, Virgin Islands
5/13/2010 11:08:07 AM Report Abuse