It’s no secret that bringing a child into the world can be incredibly tough. But many people don’t realize just how much women have to endure along the way. There’s far more to it than morning sickness, hormonal changes, and painful contractions. Far, far more.
#41
Having 2 miscarriages at home then being terrified to be pregnant again.
5points
#42
Unbearable lower back pain towards the end of my pregnancy. Got worse afterwards, couldn’t sit for more than 30 minutes a day without being in agony. Randomly went away 18 months later.
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5points
#43
I didn’t get the epidural, the pain was unbearable.
4points
#44
My ligaments got really loose around my hips, I got general hip area pain from about 22 weeks and was on crutches from 32 weeks. If I laid on my side it felt like my hip was popping out the joint. .
4points
#46
Early into my 2nd trimester I started suffering from restless leg syndrome. Couldn't sleep at night. Sleep deprivation during that 1st year was more horrific than the physical pain during L&D.
4points
#47
Epidural only worked on one side, helped when pushing actually. Tore from v to a so…using the toilet had me in tears. C-Section was the easiest for me really .
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4points
#48
Uncontrollable shakes once my baby came out. I wasn’t cold but my body wouldn’t stop shivering.
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4points
#49
Postpartum knee joint weakness/pain. Started getting better around 3 months PP, but really struggled to bend down for a while.
Also lower back pain for about 6 weeks pre baby and 6 weeks post. It was my spine adjusting one way, and then having to adjust back again.
Also lower back pain for about 6 weeks pre baby and 6 weeks post. It was my spine adjusting one way, and then having to adjust back again.
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4points
#50
I didn’t get morning sickness, but I got what I call “metal mouth“. Basically everything in my mouth tasted like burning metal and lemon for the entire first trimester into the second trimester. I’m not sure if I would’ve preferred morning sickness to that because no matter what I ate, I could taste it, and gum and mints did not help whatsoever. It just mixed with the taste. 0/10 would recommend.
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4points
#51
During pregnancy - intrahepatic cholestasis
After - recovery from emergency GA section
0/10 would not recommend.
After - recovery from emergency GA section
0/10 would not recommend.
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3points
#52
For my first two epidurals failed, had to do it unmedicated.
For my second the spinal failed during an emergency c section.
For my second the spinal failed during an emergency c section.
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3points
#53
50 hour labor, tearing, stitching, the absolute lack of information or education given to expectant or new mothers about what their body is going through. Oh and being gaslit by doctors. Real good time 👍.
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3points
#54
Having it start out so weirdly easy until I was about 7ish cm dilated that when it started to hurt it was too late for an epidural, and when it began to hurt it more than made up for the hours prior that it didn’t. Then I had an episiotomy, still got a bad tear, and then proceeded to severely hemorrhage, which resulted in some blood transfusions and then completely forgetting that I’d just had a baby, which my mum reminded me of when she asked where he was and I said “who?”.
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2points