Congratulations, you are 16 weeks pregnant! From this week on, your baby's skeletal system is developing fast to grow strong bones. Therefore, you may feel the most wonderful moment in pregnancy - your baby's first kicks!

These first kicks are called quickening. They may be described as flutters, gas bubbles or sensations like “butterflies in the stomach”. As the pregnancy progresses, the kicks will become stronger and you will feel them more frequently.

If you are lucky, you may feel your baby’s very first movement at this time, though some may not be able to feel it until about 18 weeks. Pregnant moms who have already given birth before may feel the kicks a little sooner.

If this is your first baby and you still don't feel any kicks - be patient. Usually, women start feeling the kicks sometime between 16 and 20 weeks.