Baby movement?

Question

So I've been super jealous of everyone on here who said they could feel their baby moving. I'm 21 weeks pregnant and I had always seen and heard it described as "gas bubbles" or "fluttering" or "popcorn popping" but I never felt anything like that. 
The last 2 weeks or so I kept feeling weird twitches. Like a skin or muscle twitch in my lower stomach I'd never experienced before. It's always around where I know the baby has been chilling so I kept looking up to see if anyone has described it as twitches. I even asked my doctor at the last appt if that could be him but she said it was likely just my stomach muscles stretching so I ignored it.
I talked to a friend today who was convinced it was the baby.
Tonight I felt it again. On my bladder. Like a lot. 
So I'm now pretty sure I've been feeling my baby the last 2 weeks and didn't know it. 
Anyone else's movements feel like that or am I just misinterpreting this feeling?

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When I first started feeling kicks (16 weeks FTM) it felt like a kick 😂 and from the start we could feel it outside of my belly. I was expecting popcorn popping, gas bubbles, etc but as soon as I felt him, it felt nothing like gas. Popcorn is a little misleading because I thought it would be a whole bunch of little pops (like kernels) but honestly the muscle twitching is probably the best way to describe it for me. Congratulations mama, you felt your first kicks 🤍

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I’m 22+2 now with an anterior placenta and for the last 2 or so weeks I am positive I’m feeling the baby. First I described it as a “slithering” inside. Then I started feeling little bumps and thumps. Now if I watch while I’m feeling it I can see the bumps on my belly.. kinda looks like muscle spasms or twitches. My husband can feel them if she’s still doing it when he puts his hand there. She tends to stop or do it less when he puts his hand down though. I sometimes feel the slithering before she kicks.

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Yep. I would describe it as the feeling as a muscle spasm at first. Hope you start feeling those big kicks soon!!

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Could movement be a quick feeling that lingers a little. Like pulling a muscle?? The pain part is over but still feels sore??

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Yup exactly how they can feel!

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Yes ive been feeling my baby girl kick so much stronger now, i felt little flutters since 17weeks at 21 weeks it was so much stronger it scared me one day😭 now im kinda seeing her kick patterns its so cute 💗 has anyone seen the movement form the outside yet ? I saw it last week !! ☺️

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I'm 17+1 I feel my baby move but that's only bc I have a posterior placenta.

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Im almost 19 weeks. Haven't really felt anything either. I think it might take until around 22 weeks.

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Im 20 weeks and 1 day today and have been feeling movement, but I don't think it feels like the popcorn popping or butterflies this time around. This is my second pregnancy, and I feel like my movements are more like muscle twitches also. Most of the movement I feel is definitely in my lower pelvic area. Especially when baby kicks or moves on my bladder. Our scan is in 2 days and I am definitely going to be asking about the location of my placenta.

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I’m feeling little flicks or twinges and can’t decide if it’s baby kicking or just my uterus stretching. 18 weeks 3 days

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