FTM here, looking for reassurance more than advice.
So…the hormones are hitting me hard today. I had an OB appointment with a Dr. who isn’t my OB because mine was on vacation. I’m 21+2 today and everyone (doctors, family, friends) are starting to asking if I’m feeling movement yet. I’ve been saying no- I’ve had a few weird feelings that I can’t say for certain were baby, but for the most part I haven’t felt much of anything besides my own pulse. Today at the appointment, the Dr. used a Doppler and went “Oh my gosh! Did you feel that?” And when I said no she was shocked. She said the Doppler bounced in her grip it was such a strong movement. Then she put her hands on my lower abdomen and said she felt another touch, this one lighter. I, again, felt nothing. She said I was likely a “low perceiver of movement” and this means I won’t feel my baby move or kick until later, when he’s a whole lot bigger. I cried when I got home because I’ve been trying to feel for my baby for weeks and I don’t feel anything. I was so afraid that being a mom with a high BMI meant I wouldn’t feel him, and I feel like that fear is turning out to be true.