Is tummy fluttering in early pregnancy a fetal movement? Early pregnancy pregnant women are more sensitive to every move of the fetus and the symptoms of the lower abdomen, often encounter a situation is early pregnancy (usually before 12 weeks) pregnant women can feel the stomach beating, many pregnant women think this is fetal movement, then this idea is correct? To clarify whether it is correct, first of all, we need to know the time of fetal movement, fetal movement is the fetus in the uterus, stimulating the uterus, pregnant women feel a physiological phenomenon, fetal movement generally appears during the 16-20 weeks, or early or late, fetal movement at the beginning of the irregular, sometimes more and sometimes less, which is normal. But generally the earliest appear in 16 weeks, before 16 weeks feel the belly jumping, generally not fetal movement. If it is not fetal movement, then what is the feeling of the stomach beating alive and what causes it? 1, the pulsating feeling of the abdominal wall artery, some pregnant women are thin, the abdominal wall artery is more superficial, careful feeling of the case can feel the stomach beating. Features: this beating is consistent with the pregnant woman’s own pulse, about 60-100 times / min. 2, the discomfort caused by uterine contractions, some pregnant women are prone to stomach fluttering when they have pseudo contractions, this feeling is characterized by a tightening and hardening of the abdominal wall. 3, the feeling of intestinal peristalsis, the intestinal tract during pregnancy by the influence of hormone level defense after pregnancy, easy to slow down intestinal peristalsis, part of the intestinal tube peristalsis hyperactive, which in turn causes the feeling of stomach throbbing. Regardless of the cause, at least the tummy-jumping sensation before 16 weeks of early pregnancy is not a fetal movement. Make your own judgment based on the three possible characteristics mentioned above. As long as they do not cause severe abdominal pain and bleeding, the above three conditions are all physiological changes during pregnancy and do not require special attention.