Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Feeling your baby move can bring comfort and help you bond during pregnancy. Simple changes, like having a snack or moving around, ...

Most doctors and pregnant women would say they feel more at ease when the baby is moving regularly. A fetal movement (kick, roll, or flutter) is usually first perceived at 18 to 20 weeks of pregnancy.

Research measured fetal movements in 51 pregnant women and found that higher frequencies were strongly linked to greater maternal attachment. Paying conscious attention to these signals may be a ...