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The miracle of life is a beautiful thing.
Well, the love betweenparentsand their children is a beautiful thing.
The actual act of childbirth?
Ill warn you right now that this content is not for those with weak stomachs.
But if you plan on having children, this is the reality!
You cant choose how many babies you have.
Imagine you finally decide youre ready to have a kid and then BOOM, triplets.
Thats triple the finances, triple the mouths to feed, and triple the stress!
MANY women lose their teethduring and after pregnancy.
They literally steal your bones to make their own.
Fetuses in the womb will grow hair called lanugo all over their bodies for help keep them warm.
Eventually the fetus will shed that hair and eat it.
Babies kicking and moving around in the womb isnt always cute.
Sometimes it looks like an alien is trying to brutally claw their way out of the body.
And apparently it HURTS.
One woman said the baby felt like a bag of snakes inside her.
- you could grow pregnancy tumors in your mouth called pyogenic granulomas.
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Your toenails can get really soft and break or even fall completely off.
Its very common for the 2 muscles that run down the middle of your stomach to separate during pregnancy.
Its called diastasis recti and your can put your fingers into the separation.
- you might develop an allergy to your pets while pregnant.
This one is an absolute deal breaker for me, my 2 cats are my babies.
When babies kick, they can actually bruise you from the inside.
Pregnancy nose (due to hormone changes, the nose swells up pretty significantly).
Its possible to become so constipated during pregnancy that the poop has to come out the other end.
Pregnant people have literally puked their own poop.
One mom developed asthma from her baby kicking her lungs so often inside her.
Chromhidrosis is a rare condition commonly associated with pregnancy where your sweat can turn colors.
Baby kicks feel like diarrhea at first.
Your belly can stretch so far that your belly button completely disappears.
Morning sickness is not limited to mornings.
- you’re free to get pregnant… while youre pregnant.Its called a superfetation pregnancy.
Blood volume during pregnancy increases by 45%.
You have almost a gallon more blood in your body while pregnant.
Part 2: Childbirth
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Thelongest recorded laborin history was 75 DAYS LONG.
Most people poop on themselves and the delivery table during childbirth.
One woman in my TikTok comment section died twice during childbirth.
Its possible to push so hard during contractions that you detach your retinas.
Its also possible for your entire eyeball to pop out during labor.
They cut your vaginal hole opening with scissors to make it easier for the babys head to come through.
Also known as The Salad Tongs
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It can make peeing painful or, in extreme cases, impossible!
The blood vessels in your eyes can rupture if you push too hard during childbirth.
After you deliver the baby, you have to deliver the placenta.
Cervical ripening balloons (used for mechanical dilation) .
Your vagina can fall out.
It can fall out during birth or it can fall out years down the line.
Your butthole can rip open during childbirth.
42.This womanwas billed over $50,000 for her postpartum hospital stay.
Baby heads are literally too big for our tiny bipedal pelvises!
Which brings me to the next bullet point…
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Your epidural is also plugged into the wall, which means it can be unplugged.
One womans nurse tripped over her epidural while it was in her back.
She has lifelong back pain now.
Another womans epidural caused her to lose the urge to pee for 6 months after birth.
She peed herself constantly.
Yeah… thats enough about epidurals.
Part 3: Postpartum & the Newborn Phase
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50.Hemorrhoids.
Apparently you stink BAD after childbirth.
Its been described to me as a sort of sweet rotting smell.
When babies get congested, they cant blow their own noses.
Speaking of sucking things out… lets talk mastitis.
It can also cause flu-like symptoms such as fever, chills, body aches, and headache.
One woman had a strawberry-sized mastitis clot that her husband sucked out of her boob for her.
How kind of him…
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Sometimes babies bite too hard when breastfeeding and turn your breast milk pink with blood.
And then they drink it.
Like tiny little vampires.
Renesmee would love it.
You have to be the one to clean up their throw up.
And they are going to throw up… a lot.
If you have emetophobia… just forget about it (its fear of vomiting).
Say goodbye to your bladder functionality.
Milk doesnt just come from your breasts while breastfeeding.
It can come out of your armpits too.
Theres a formula shortage which makes formula extremely hard to find and EXTREMELY expensive.
Say goodbye to sleeping regularly for the rest of your life.
Any time, anywhere.
Breastfeeding mothers leak when they hear babies cry in public.
And its not just a few drops.Thisvideo shows just how much milk can start pouring out.
Female babies can sometimes be born with milk inside their boobs, and you have to milk them.
Sometimes they have periods too.
This TikTok comment:
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Babies can be born with teeth.
Its as terrifying as it sounds.
And dont even think about the implications of breastfeeding a baby with teeth…
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This TikTok comment:
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Sometimes during tantrums, newborns can forget to breathe which can cause them to pass out.
Babies turn into TODDLERS.
And then toddlers turn into teenagers.
And teenagers turn into adults.
76.This kidused the carpeted stairs as toilet paper.
Kids sometimes use their own poop as art supplies.
One kid stole her moms Vaseline and used it to sooth her sore butthole after she used the bathroom.
Her mom continued to use that Vaseline as CHAPSTICK.
Shed been breaking out for weeks and had no idea why…
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You have to fill your days with activities with for your kids.
Say goodbye to your hobbies and free time, because your kids want to go to the park.
80.This womanschild eats the plaster off her walls and she has to constantly replaster them.
One mom on TikTok had to replace her TV 3 times in 2 years
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In rare cases, without proper treatment, this can be fatal.
Kids stuff (toys, clothes, dishware, necessities) ruins your aesthetic.
Who remembers thesad beige mom incident?
Tantrums in the grocery store are embarrassing.
87.Impetigo
- you might never poop in peace ever again.
Children get REALLY mad when anyone other than themselves gets to blow out birthday candles.
Dealing with the mommy?
of it all… no thanks.
Keeping them entertained, quiet, fed, and calm for who knows how many hours?
94.This kidgot a mouse trap stuck in his hair with a dead mouse STILL IN IT.
They intentionally chugged water and threw it up, for fun.
96.This kidmade her mother deaf by accidentally kissing her ear with too much suction.
Day care can cost hundreds of thousands of dollars per year.
Children throw up everywhere.
Including on your food.
Hopefully you notice before you accidentally eat it unlikethis mom.
This kid tried to serve her mom tea:
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Kids ALWAYS cut their own hair and end up looking insane for a few months.
101.This momskids used her makeup brushes to clean poop out of their shoes.
And she didnt notice.
And then she USED THE BRUSHES.
102.This kidglued her moms Roku remote to a table with nail glue.
Meanwhile, in 2018, only 37% of adults under 50 felt that way.
And over a third admit that they cant afford to take on the financial burden of having children.
And of course, theres no getting around the financial burden if you choose to become a parent.
And for years, I thought to myself: How did I not know this?
Why arent we talking about things like this, especially when so many women give birth every day?'
From that day on, Ive been The Girl With The List.'
We were also curious about Abigails favorite or top reasons not to have kids.
Financial and physical freedom is very important to me, the creator explained.
I believe every woman should know exactly what shes getting into before she gets pregnant.
She should know the good and the bad.
But of course, not everyone is supportive of Abigails message.
So we wanted to know how she feels about viewers who assume that shes anti-children just because shes childfree.
I always knew I didnt want to have kids, the filmmaker shared.
She took it in stride.
We were also curious about Thereses favorite parts of being childfree.
But for me, this choice is no frivolous thing.
Its the precious ability to live the life thats best for me, Therese continued.
You dont owe anyone a baby.
it’s crucial that you be sure its what you want.
The regretting motherhood groups on Reddit and Facebook are real eye-openers.
Check out the results:
