The Mrs has been able to feel Mackenzie kicking and squirming inside of her for quite a while now, but until last night I haven’t been able to feel it. Last night when I placed my hand on Tiffany’s stomach I think I felt a kick (confirmed by the momma to be) and I have to say besides massively freaking out about the fact that I felt my daughter’s movement for the first time I am feeling kind of left out.
Besides hearing that this movement was Mackenzie I couldn’t tell you if that’s what it was, or if the Mrs shifted, breathed or had a bit of gas from dinner.
Well folks – the literature (I know that’s a broad statement but I am too lazy to footnote right now) says that a) it is normal for any new daddy to feel excluded from the pregnancy and b) it could be another few weeks until I can feel Mackenzie move consistently. The general consensus I found looking through some discussion boards was that fathers could feel the movement between weeks 25 and 29.
Tiffany is 25 weeks along now – and doing great – right at the beginning of “the window”. I am sure the feeling of being excluded will die down when I can feel the baby more frequently.
For now, I think I will have to live vicariously through the Mrs and hope time moves quickly.
How long did it take for some of you other fathers out there to feel the baby move?
