21 weeks

I’m 21 weeks with my second. I had quickening, but no kicks since and I’m cramping a lot and in pain. I know every pregnancy is different, but I thought the second trimester was supposed to be the easy one. It was with my first. I feel like I’m just in pain all the time and I’m not even being kicked yet.
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When was the last time you saw your care provider? 21 weeks is still a little early for kicks. I didn't feel kicks consistently until 24 weeks. The cramping and constant pain is more concerning to me.

@Anna 2 weeks ago and don’t go back for another 2. See too me it’s crazy I don’t feel kicks, my first didn’t have have full function in his legs and at 21 weeks I was having to count kicks to keep track of his leg function.

Maybe you have an anterior placenta - that can make feeling kicks take longer. My last pregnancy I had that and it took about to week 24/25 to feel strong regular movement. This pregnancy at 22 I feel strong regular movement. Could be placenta placement. If ever you are worried you can go in for 20min fetal monitoring or if you WANT a freebie ultrasound just say you were in a car accident (so they have a reason to bill your insurance ) and want one to be sure everything is ok

@Tiffany my Dr is always booked like 2 weeks out so that’s the same as my appointment at this point anyway. When I he’d placenta previa earlier in my pregnancy they couldn’t get me in for anything other a urine and told me my urine was fine and if it got worse just to go to the ER. ER argued with me when I got there and I literally had to tell them my OB told me to go. Ultrasound at the ER definitely wouldn’t be a freebie even if I said car wreck. They’d bill insurance and I’d still have to pay. The Previa one was almost 2,000 dollars even after insurance.

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