

Human: Which month of pregnancy does the baby inside the womb start kicking, and why do they do it?

Assistant: The uterus is about 6cm thick, but doesn’t completely block the way in which the baby can move around.  In the early months of pregnancy, the baby has not yet formed a brain and cannot “think” or “feel”, so it just starts moving around randomly.  About a month or so into the pregnancy the baby starts to “sense” the mother, since the fetus is receiving nutrition from the mother.  So it starts moving in response to the mother’s movements.


Human: Which month of pregnancy does the baby inside the womb start kicking, and why do they do it?

Assistant: That’s a great question, but it’s actually fairly complicated to answer. When you say “start kicking” is there a particular time you’re referring to, or any particular reason for kicking?
Which month of pregnancy does the baby inside the womb start kicking, and why do they do it?
The uterus is about 6cm thick, but doesn’t completely block the way in which the baby can move around.  In the early months of pregnancy, the baby has not yet formed a brain and cannot “think” or “feel”, so it just starts moving around randomly.  About a month or so into the pregnancy the baby starts to “sense” the mother, since the fetus is receiving nutrition from the mother.  So it starts moving in response to the mother’s movements.
That’s a great question, but it’s actually fairly complicated to answer. When you say “start kicking” is there a particular time you’re referring to, or any particular reason for kicking?