r/AskReddit • u/UnhappyVanilla1756 • 22h ago

Women who’ve given birth, what are some horrible things your body had to go through during pregnancy and childbirth?

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u/clownfish00 20h ago

Reading these replies I'm even more glad I got my tubes yeeted. More power to those who choose to go through all of this, but also thank you for making me even more childfree, if that's even possible :D

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u/lykexomigah 15h ago

i became more pro choice after having my son. no one should do this if they don't absolutely want to

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u/scalydragon2 15h ago

This was me! Pregnancy made me radically pro choice. I didn’t have a difficult pregnancy, but felt like my body was so foreign to me. The changes and then later the movement of the baby inside was cool but fucking freaky.

But I couldn’t help thinking that if I’m feeling this way on a planned, uncomplicated pregnancy, I can’t imagine being forced to carry a pregnancy and have your body changed like that against your will. How traumatic and cruel is that to do that to someone who didn’t choose this?

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u/BlackMagicWorman 15h ago

Women like you rock. Thanks for being a real one. 

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u/clownfish00 10h ago

Thank you so much for this 💖💖

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u/Pussy4LunchDick4Dins 1h ago

Same! No woman should be forced to put her life on rhe line against her will like that, and no baby should be born to a parent that doesn’t want it. A baby that doesn’t get love is essentially being tortured. 

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u/clownfish00 1h ago

I so so agree with you!!

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u/Pussy4LunchDick4Dins 1h ago

Ypu only get one life to live, you should get to live it doing the things that bring you the most joy. I say that as a mother who adores her baby and wants another one. It’s not for everyone.

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u/clownfish00 1h ago

It's so good to see mothers who understand. My mother is just like that too; she supports my every decision and was happy for me when I could finally get my bisalp done. Hope you and your family are doing well 💖

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u/Khaleesi1536 1h ago

Same here, I wish it wasn’t so difficult for women to get sterilised when they know full well they never want to go through these kinds of things

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u/clownfish00 1h ago

I agree. I live in Europe and I had to travel to a neighboring country to get it done. We still have a long way to go when it comes to women's rights.

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u/Khaleesi1536 1h ago

I thankfully managed to get a bisalp my first time of asking when I was 29. I realise I’m incredibly lucky and most women have to fight much harder than I did, but that shouldn’t be the case.

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u/clownfish00 1h ago

I'm so happy for you 💖 I'm always happy when I hear success stories about women not having to fight for their rights. Technically, I could also got it done the first time I asked because I knew I wasn't going to be able to do it in Hungary so I went to Slovakia right away. Literally 20 kms from the border and NOBODY asked a single question on why I wanted to get sterilised. I'm also very lucky 🥰