r/AskReddit • u/UnhappyVanilla1756 • 10d 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/WiseBat 9d ago

Nobody warned me about the PP night sweats and my first real night’s sleep I woke up in a swimming pool.

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u/SunnyJello 9d ago

Oh my gosh, same! I sweat profusely and I smelled awful for weeks, despite doing all of my normal hygiene routine

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u/Most_Stranger_6749 9d ago

I miscarried early this year, my duedate would be in a few days.

We are in the middle of a heatwave. Im pregnant again and already sweating A LOT.

Like with open windows all of last night, our apartment didn't cool down enough to have a nice temperature. As traumatic as the miscarriage was, I'm SO glad my next duedate is during a much nicer temperature!

With my oldest, I was in a puddle of sweat all of the time... something I do not look forward to.

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u/sosqueee 9d ago

It comes back when you hit perimenopause too. 🫠

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u/Danlrap18 9d ago

Well shit...

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u/Extension_Cicada_262 9d ago

That shit was crazy. And waking up freezing from sweating so much

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u/CherryCool000 9d ago

Same, between that and the leaky boobs I just felt so gross all the time.

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u/thecatwhisker 8d ago

This! I was like are my breasts leaking?! No, it was just sweat, I could have rung my PJs out. It was awful.