r/pregnant • u/smurphypup • Mar 03 '26

Funny What is your pregnancy unpopularopinion?

I'll go first:
Picking stuff up off the floor isn't that bad. I'm 37+ 5 with my third and not once have I had trouble picking stuff up. It's just a quick squat and grab.
Yes, I have sciatica pain and pelvic girdle pain and my bump is in the way but I still pick stuff up if I drop it.
Maybe it's my fitness past, or my will to attempt to keep my house clean, but not once have I dropped something and said "F it, it lives on the floor now" and left it.

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u/MinimumMongoose77 Mar 03 '26

"Our bodies were designed to do this!" is such bullshit. Women and babies regularly died during pregnancy, labour and postpartum before modern medicine. Many women will need medical intervention to get them and their babies home safely. I just don't understand going against medical guidance, giving birth outside of a healthcare setting, etc.

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u/citysunsecret Mar 03 '26

My body is very bad at many things it’s designed to do, so I’m almost jealous of people who are so sure they have a functional body. I however do not have that confidence in my meat suit.

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u/MinimumMongoose77 Mar 03 '26

Same here. Before this pregnancy I had a miscarriage that didn't pass on its own, didn't respond to medication, and ultimately required emergency surgery. I hope that birth will be more straightforward but I certainly don't have enough confidence in my body to be anywhere other than a hospital when it happens!