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No two pregnancies are the same.

This is what most moms who have two children or more have learned during their motherhood journey, including celebrity and influencer moms Phoemela Baranda, Regine Angeles-Leano, Patti Grandidge-Herrera and Patti Laurel-Filart.

These celebrity moms shared how each of their two pregnancies differed from each other during Philips Avents's webinar titled "#UpfortheChallenge, Part 2: Conversations on Motherhood in the New Normal” held last April 21,

Read on to find out what their experiences were like and draw inspiration from them on how to face the challenges that come with motherhood.

The speaker, host, and special guests during Philips Avent's webinar / Source: Philips Avent

Model and entrepreneur Phoemela Baranda, who is now in her forties and looking fabulous as ever, says that she had to prepare for her second pregnancy since it's been a long time since she first gave birth to her eldest child, Nicole.

Phoemela said, “ My first child is 22 years old already, so there's a big gap.

“I had to prepare physically, emotionally and mentally.

“I think, it's very important not to forget about the mental state of the mom.”

As for actress Regine Angeles-Leano, she revealed that her second pregnancy was more challenging than her first.

“With my first, I didn't experience any morning sickness and then, I was working 'til I was 8 months pregnant. I was taping until I was eight months pregnant.

“And then with my second, it was such a huge change because I was stuck here at home. I was experiencing morning sickness for the first three months.

“And not just morning sickness but all day morning sickness.

“So, I guess I adjusted a lot with the second.”

Celebrity chef and blogger Patti Grandidge-Herrera, who just recently gave birth to her second child, reminisced about how her first and second pregnancies went.

“I think, in general, my pregnancies were pretty okay. But just little things like with my first born like I didn't drink coffee, let's say. But my OB said it's okay a cup a day.

“And then second time, I was having coffee every day because I needed to, you know, keep up with this toddler that I now have.

“And even just like, you know, my first born came at 38 weeks. So this time at 38 weeks, I was so 'Oh my god. I'm gonna give birth.' Like that's what I did the first time.

“But, you know, my second son came at 39 weeks. So, it's just, you know, every pregnancy really is different.”

Patti also lamented how she wasn't able to take as much naps as she did during her first pregnancy.

“The first pregnancy, I slept all day and it was amazing. And the second pregnancy, you just cannot do that.

“I would look at my couch and say, 'Oh my god. I used to take really great pregnant naps on that couch.'

“But you can't when you have, you know, a two-and-a-half-year-old running around.

“So, it is a different experience but (I've) obviously embraced both of them.”

Patti Laurel-Filart, who was the host of the webinar, said she had a similar experience with her two pregnancies.

“For the first (pregnancy), I was napping. Like my husband would leave for work and he'd come back and I was in the same position. (laughs)

“For the second, it was like 'What's a nap?' You're doing 10,000 things and you have a clingy toddler. It was just like chaos, but both beautiful.”

At one point she concluded, “You really can't say, 'Oh, this is what worked for me.' and then you just do the copy and paste. Because it's a whole new adventure.”

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You might also want to read about Camille Co-Koro's “toe-curlingly painful” breastfeeding experience and how she powered through it.

Or check out the gallery below of celebrity moms who got pregnant during the quarantine period.