Pregnancy weight gain

So, I'm on my second pregnancy and I'm gaining so much less weight than I did in my first despite actually being more hungry in this one! I am a very slight 43 kilos at 5'9" and by week 12, I had gone up to 49 kilos. However, I'm now 16+3 and haven't gained an ounce since then. By 16 weeks with my daughter, I had gone from 45 kilos to 60!! I am pregnant with a boy this time so I don't know if that is what is making the difference. We had a private gender scan Thursday and baby is absolutely fine, strong heartbeat and measuring up as expected. Has anyone else had a similar experience? Gaining a lot in one pregnancy and not much in another?

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Due Date Today!

We had our beautiful Ada-Grace via emergency C-section last Saturday I was 38+5 days 💕 I was in slow labour and planned a natural delivery but little lady decided otherwise. Iv just had my big little cry of feeling helpless it's up there with one of the worse feelings thrown in with hormones especially the fact the little I try to do iv made my stitches weep :( but happy due date to us! 💕

Not sure what to think?

I heard these tests are shit for progression and darkening (lighter to other tests)

Pregnancy

Does anyone miss pregnancy?

Or are you just happy to be done with it?

Birth stories?

Anyone used one step tests before?

About 8 dpo I think… and I feel I see something? Will add more photos to comments of same test!

One step is the only tests I have available right now so I’m going crazy 🙄

Braxton hicks?

So i’m coming upto 28 weeks and the past week i have been getting braxton hicks! I do not remember getting them this early on in my first pregnancy? Is anyone else experiencing the same thing?

Small bump insecurity

Hi everyone! I’m feeling a lot of weird insecurity regarding my bump size. I’m 38 weeks pregnant with my first baby, and my bump does not look it. I’ve always been very tall and very skinny. Logically, I know that my bump is presenting as much smaller because of my long torso, so she has lots of room without having to project outwards. But lately I’ve been struggling navigating conversations with women regarding my pregnancy because they assume that I don’t have the same issues they’ve had through their own pregnancies, or they downplay and dismiss my struggles outright. I still have just as much baby inside of me, I still struggle to do all the same things, heck I have a lot of extra pregnancy issues from an unrelated autoimmune disease.
I almost chose to post as incognito because when I’ve spoken to others about this in person, a lot of women have had a “steak too juicy, lobster too buttery” response. But I’m choosing to be vulnerable regardless of how others may perceive me.

My biggest question for y’all is, how did you personally overcome your various insecurities during pregnancy and/or postpartum? What worked for you, what didn’t?