20 Gross Things No One Told You About Pregnancy

Everyone who isn’t or hasn’t been pregnant is likely you tell you that pregnancy is the most wonderful time of your life. WRONG! I think many pregnant women and moms will be able to tell you that it really isn’t. There is actually a lot of gross and unexpected things that happen during and after pregnancy.

Whether it’s your poop or vomit that’s going everywhere, pregnancy symptoms really aren’t the prettiest things that can happen to your body.

Try not to be too disgusted or terrified but pregnancy certainly is a wild rollercoaster, through some pretty dark and gross things…

1.) Poop during labour

Sadly, the majority of women do poop during labour, it’s all of that pushing! However, it really isn’t anywhere near as horrifying or embarrassing as it sounds. Usually, you won’t even notice and the doctors and midwives are very efficient at clearing it up discreetly so you’re all set!

2.) The hormones and conflicting emotions

 “Hormones made me angry and horny all the time. I hated my husband but wanted to have sex all the time. If I didn’t have sex regularly I would have wet dreams.” – BG1986 / Reddit

That’s quite a combination, I would be very scared of someone that was feeling both angry AND horny. Poor husband, no idea why he was hated so much…and the wet dreams, basically, women turn into men when pregnant.

3.) No bladder control

After you’ve had your bundle of joy, you basically lose all bladder control…

“No one cared that every time I stood up I just started peeing. I didn’t see that in any book. No one prepared me. When I think about trouble with bladder control after birth I think like sneeze and pee a little. Not like it just all comes out… for no reason.” – lustywench99 / Reddit

However, many women don’t realise that for a few days to weeks after pregnancy, your bladder control can basically be non-existent. Meaning you might just stand up and pee will pour out of you. Nice.

4.) So many gross things to deal with

“Dry itchy skin on my hands. It’s possible to vomit so hard that spaghetti-o’s come out of your nose. Stretch marks are itchy and sore as they develop.” – dromedarian / Reddit

The list of horrors during pregnancy appears to be never-ending. Unfortunately, it kind is never-ending but you do get a baby out of it so it’s worth it…hopefully.

5.) Lots of liquids

” Discharge. It’s like my vagina is drooling 24/7. Crusty nipples from when the nipples start to leak.” – littlebitofcake / Reddit

This is something unexpectedly disgusting that comes with pregnancy, you’re welcome! I have never heard a vagina described as ‘drooling’ before and now all I can picture is a giant monster vagina that eats people. I have chills.

6.) The dreaded TEAR

 “The vagina ripping is what’s horrible to contemplate. Ugh. Nope nope nope. 7 billion people on the planet – they don’t need another one out of me.” – ThePostItNote / Reddit

I think a lot of women fear the dreaded tear when giving birth. It doesn’t happen to everyone and it’s something you’ve got to prepare yourself for. Me? I’m opting out…

7.) Having a natural birth

 “Inductions without pain medication are really, really painful. I had no time to get used to the contractions. I curled up in a ball and silently wept until the anesthesiologist came and three people held me up while he started the epidural because I was shaking and couldn’t sit up.” – VioletFish / Reddit

A lot of people like to keep their pregnancy completely natural and opt out of pain medication. If you’re hardcore go ahead but I think many of us would prepare the experience not to be emotionally traumatic.

8.) You really do bare all

 “I felt pretty prepared for the birth, it was everything after the baby came out that shocked me. I just never expected a woman with a headlamp staring down my vagina looking for things like an explorer.” – Meeshjunk / Reddit

Yeah…you don’t get to have your privacy back as soon as the baby has been born. They will need to look right up in your business to ensure you are all okay and don’t need stitches. I just keep thinking of Dora the Explorer which makes it even funnier!

9.) Scared to poop

 “Pooping is terrifying afterwards, for like the first week. I was so afraid I was going to burst my episiotomy stitches out.” – RunsLikeAGirl / Reddit

Wow, women really don’t catch a break, do they?! You think the pain and discomfort of pregnancy is over and then BAM! You are too scared to poop. Life isn’t fair.

10.) The second baby…

 “It’s the second baby that really messes up the vagina.” – fukenhippie / Reddit

Oh wow, that’s so nice to know, thank you! Think it would be easier the second time around? Think again. I am impressed that moms manage to do it more than once, women are amazing!

11.) Too much stretching

“I remember trying to frantically explain what part was tearing but I couldn’t remember the right word for the clitoris.” – Leapercolony / Reddit

Women say that it literally feels like someone is stretching their entire vagina open, clitoris, anus, everything! I imagine it feels the worst.

12.) The pushing

 “The “push” is to help your uterus contract after birth to prevent it from haemorrhaging. The harder the uterus clamps down, the better.” – bevalkm / Reddit

The pushing is awful but at least it is for a good reason so don’t get mad at your doctor when you think your job of giving birth was over.

13.) What the fathers think

“The blood… Omg so much blood, and the placenta, it’s a veiny sack of alien proportions…People told me ‘Aww… Giving birth is beautiful,’ Yea, done it with my wife three times now, I was lied to, it’s a horror show.” – MaxMouseOCX / Reddit

I can imagine it must look TERRIFYING to watch your wife give birth. Husbands need to prepare themselves for the shock of it too so they don’t freak out and can actually support their wife.

14.) The first baby poop

“Sticky black baby tar poop as a first dirty diaper. Why does no one warn first-time mothers of this?” – sinsavory / Reddit

As if pooping after birth wasn’t bad enough, you have to worry about your baby’s first poop as well! Black tar poo sounds dangerous but apparently, that’s what all humans produce as their very first poop. Nice.

15.) Food is a challenge

“No one told me that I would wake up at 4:30 am every day starving to death. This is the kind of hunger that can’t just be ignored.” – Ispaceoutsometimes / Reddit

Plus, it’s so hard to eat healthy when you’re pregnant, you are always craving CARBS and you are carrying another human around, it’s unfair to deny that doughnut.

16.) You’ll sweat a lot

“I was always sweating! I was hot all the time.”

Even if you are just sitting down, reading a book, there is no doubt that you will be sweating BUCKETS. It’s just the way it works, sorry.

17.) You get hairier

It’s great for the hair on your head but the hormones in your body will make your hair grow faster and fall out less, meaning that you will have to shave places you’ve never shaved before.

18.) You’ll drool a lot

Not only is your vagina drooling as shared earlier but your mouth is too, great! When you sleep you might wake up with a soaking wet pillow, it’s totally normal but you might want to avoid falling asleep on your partner or you’ll drown them.

19.)  Your bump gets in the way a lot

Forget shaving or even wiping after going to the toilet when pregnant. Your bump can get so huge and in the way that you can hardly move. Who needs hygiene anyway?!

20.) Mucus plugs

Ever heard of a mucus plug? If you haven’t, prepare to be grossed out. The mucus plugs build at the cervix and discharges when the cervix begins to open wider. It’s like passing a huge ball of mucus and it’s awful.

There you have it, a collection of how gross pregnancy can be. However, we aren’t trying to put you off! Just focus on meeting your tiny human and how awesome what your body is doing is. Yes, it’s gross but your body is going through a lot, be nice to it!

What’s the grossest thing that’s happened to you during or after pregnancy? Let us know in the comments!

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