Make sure you are not mistaking preflowers for stipules, I think thatā??s there name. Female flowers will have pistils coming out of a calyx. When I looked at your photos I did not see any preflowers visible, but yet that could be me just being blind. Some strains donā??t go alternating nodes, and I am not familiar with the growth pattern of bubble gum so this could be a possibility. Someone with way more experience should chime in sometime to help. I would personally veg for longer to get more growth to it. Some more branches. And possible bud sites.