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What do baby kicks feel like?

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Kind of a stupid question, but what do baby kicks feel like? I was holding MoMo ( who is kinda large around the belly, moody, doesn't like her stomach being touched ) and I felt something move near her back. Is it just my imagination, or could that be a baby?
 

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I've given you the pregnancy link before. What other signs of pregnancy is she showing? Normal guinea pigs can be large around the bell, moody, and not like their stomachs touched. None of those are actual signs of pregnancy.

Kicks feel like kicks. Gentle movements are more likely to be gas.
 

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I've read the link multiple times, and the main sign or pregnancy given was kicking. I'm pretty sure I felt a kick, and I felt another one a few hours later. I'm going to try holding her for about ten minutes straight and see if I feel more, maybe get a better idea of what exactly I'm feeling.
 

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Still haven't been able to pinpoint exactly what I'm feeling in MoMo's sides. I've heard some light kinda popping noises, I think. Hard to tell, but I just wanna ask for maybe now and future reference, what does it sound like when the babies gnash their teeth? She's not super large, so unless there's just one baby I doubt I'm actually hearing gnashing. Sorry about all the confusion, I'm trying not to jump to conclusions while also wanting to be ready for the possibility of babies. >.<
 

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You're just going to have to wait to see if she's pregnant. A baby kick inside a stomach feels much like a baby kick outside the stomach, with a little padding. Gnashing the teeth sounds like pretty much any other animal, including humans, gnashing its teeth.
 

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It's really hard to tell for sure until your pig is really close to having babies. Just keep watching her and keep track of her weight if you aren't already.

I was never able to hear the babies gnashing their teeth in my pig, but about a week before she gave birth I could see the babies kicking in her belly when she would sit still. Before that, when I had her sitting on my lap I could sometimes feel little pops against my leg.
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