Second baby size

[TanJ18]

Hi ladies

Currently pregnant with my second baby 20 weeks now! With my first baby I was quite small but she was a good weight at 7 2. Am I likely to be bigger this time around and are you usually bigger with boys?
I guess ( and I don't mean this to be selfish or ungrateful) I am very body conscious and not much confidence... so very paranoid about weight gain, stretch marks etc. I know I shouldn't be but I was bullied at school for being a little bit bigger... which ended up giving me a bit of an eating disorder later in life. xxx

Every pregnancy is different. I was much smaller 2nd time around because I was chasing after a 3yo every day and so unable to eat my bodyweight in cake

My first was 8.1 ds
2nd 9.2 dd
3rd 8.13 dd
4th 9.8 ds bit of a jump ☺️

My first was 7.5 (girl)
My second was 8.5 (boy)

My first DD was 8.8 and my second DS was 9.2. I have reasonably big babies but I wasn't that big myself. In fact my midwife was really shocked at the size of DS as she thought he'd be around 6lbs going by the size of my bump. I gained a healthy amount during each pregnancy and gradually lost it again over about a year. I don't have any stretch marks - apparently they are heriditory so if your mum didn't get them you probably won't either. I had a serious eating disorder in the past too so I understand your fears but I found that eating sensibly and following the midwives advice helped me stay on track and not freak out too much about the inevitable changes to my body!

DD was about 7.10, born at 40+6, and DS was slightly less but born at 38+5. He's piled on the pounds since, so maybe it was a lucky escape!

I was big with both (I'm short and skinny) but DD was high in my ribs and DS was much much lower down! I think I looked bigger with him, even though they were about the same size.

My daughter (14)was 9lb 6oz
My boy (1) was only 6lb 5oz so Tony in comparison lol

Thanks ladies for sharing
My mum didn't get any stretch marks but I got one very small one... which is making me worry that if I am bigger this time I am likely to get more. A few people have said to me today oh your bigger at 20 weeks then the first time. I know I should just be really happy and very grateful which I am but I am just so paranoid about my body xxx

1st = 5.13
2nd=6.1
3rd=2.3
4th=5.6
5th=4.5
All boys apart from baby no.3. Just because its a boy doesnt mean u will be bigger ,i think he will be about the same as your 1st.boys your bump is more round so u may look bigger x

I've had 3 and they've got smaller each time. 7.5 then 6.14 then 6.10. I don't think you can guess tbh. Each pregnancy is different (although mine have been pretty identical so far actually) but each baby is different. Some babies get bigger per pregnancy and some don't 🤷‍♀️

All mine are boys and got slightly earlier and slightly lighter each time (7lb 10, 7lb 6, 7lb 3).

My DS was 6lb 10 when born, although was a couple of weeks early. My DD was born 4 days before due date and only weighed 6lb 8.
I got alot of stretch marks with my first but not a single new one with the second, yet I know people who have had multiple children and not a single stretch mark.
I was showing much earlier with my second and even though I went nearly 3 weeks further than the first pregnancy I wasn't as big as I'd been with the first. So a second pregnancy doesn't necessarily mean you'll be bigger at the end 🙂

My first DD was 8lb and my second DD 10lb 5! She was 2wk late though. I felt bigger much quicker second time but kind of plateaued if you know what I mean, grew quickly but then the gain was more steady towards the end. I was lucky not to get stretch marks either time but my tummy is pretty crepey now.