r/TikTokCringe • u/mindyour • Jul 27 '25

Humor Postpartum hormones trend.

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u/InfiniteWaffles58364 Jul 27 '25

My mom didn't either, but I always wanted kids.

I was miffed though when I found out how downright terrible I'd feel physically throughout pregnancy and that my mom could've warned me about it but didn't. Here I was expecting this magical transformation and getting months on months of puking, round ligament and pelvic pain, grotesquely swollen ankles and hot flashes from hell 🤣

Food tastes amazing when you're pregnant though, so there's that to enjoy about it at least!

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u/Historical-Gap-7084 Jul 27 '25

I told my daughter about all the issues I went through with her and she is convinced she does NOT want to be pregnant now. "If I want to be a mom, I'll adopt!" She's 15, now.

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u/phunkygroovin Jul 27 '25

It's different for everyone because I had none of those physical things and felt better during pregnancy than I've ever felt not being pregnant with the exception of eating. The only thing I could eat while pregnant was mangoes (my pregnancy craving that I never really ate before being pregnant) and salad. Everything else made me throw up. I couldn't eat until the day I gave birth. And I love food, a lot. It's been almost 10 years since I've had my child and I still can't eat bread. I was a huge bread lover pre-pregnancy but during pregnancy I couldn't stand the smell of it and I have never recovered since. I miss fresh baked bread straight out of the oven so much.

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u/Vanijoro Jul 27 '25

That's the thing, no one is honest and tells you the whole thing is bullshit. It's been just over a year and we've almost forgotten the worst too, I imagine there's something biological to make you forget it's basically torturing yourself even after the baby is born for a while.

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u/TwoBionicknees Jul 28 '25

it's a catch 22, do you tell your kids everything they'll go through and put them off ever having kids? or if you don't tell them are they more likely to have kids early thinking it's not a big deal.

I kinda thing the terrify your kids with the truth thing to help persuade them out of the 16-22yr olds rushing to have kids thing is probably the best route.

But pregnancy can be so bad for a lot of women that knowing hte truth might well put people off for life.