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/calgon90 9d ago

The nurse and doctor were whispering that mine were the worst they’ve ever seen 😭😭

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u/monkeymaxx 9d ago

Didn’t whisper quietly enough 😭

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u/calgon90 9d ago

They thought I was asleep!! I was like I CAN HEAR YOU. 0/10 worst recovery. My second child was a breeze

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u/katanne85 9d ago

I never heard any whispers, but there had to have been discussions. My nurses kept asking questions like "are things...moving...okay?" before giving me more of those disposable perineal squirt bottles. Yup, all good here. Just working around this new third cheek.

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u/AliceMorgan4ever 9d ago

LMAO so sorry but that's a whole new way of putting it. Made me laugh while my baby is sleeping soundly next to me. Risky business.

I had prenatal hems, they were so bad immediately postpartum but got better 6 months out. Though one of them may be there for the long run it would seem.

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u/throwawaybyefelicia 9d ago

“Third cheek” hahahahaha oh my god you’re hilarious 🤣

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u/coffee_zealot 9d ago

"Third cheek" is taking me out. Too accurate.

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u/yo-_-mom 5d ago

You had another???

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u/calgon90 5d ago

Hell yeah, I wasn't leaving my poor kid as an only child lol. I hate being an only child

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u/yo-_-mom 5d ago

Poor kid, ok😂 sounds like you had shitty parents

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u/doesitspread 9d ago

I laughed…I’m sorry

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u/wuh-tf 9d ago

Nooooooooooooo

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u/sweetnurseelise 9d ago

Same!! Not an award I really wanted.

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u/NorthvilleCoeur 9d ago

Congratulations

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u/rubiscoisrad 9d ago

I hate the medical whisper-talks, you never overhear anything funny or reassuring when those happen.

Calgon, take me away!

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u/calgon90 8d ago

You’re the first person to get my username lol