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When will I start feeling baby kicks?

Dr Sadhna Kala
Senior Consultant Gynaecologist,
Moolchand Hospital, Delhi

Q: I am a 21 years old female into my nineteenth week of pregnancy. I haven't yet felt any baby kicks, only a few sensations while sleeping and changing sides. But, my doctor told me that I would feel the kicks after 2 weeks. Day before yesterday I took a famotidine 20 due to gas problems. Is this harmful for me and my child?

A:You start feeling the kicks in the fifth/sixth month of pregnancy (varies from patient to patient), but you will not feel the kick every day. Taking famotidine occasionally is OK but you should not take it regularly.