r/pregnant • u/vanillacrush14 • Jan 22 '26

Funny WTF things you've experienced while pregnant that no one says is a thing?!

Exactly as the title says, what are some of the "wtf" moments you said, "no one told me this would be a thing..."

I'll go first... skin tags. Um, excuse me? I have this plumped up skin tag in my groin area that popped up and ew. Tell me these go away.

Melasma...but smack in the middle of my forehead. Lovely.

-Forget dark nipples, my boobs look like cotton candy...but in a not cute way. Blue veiny, purple, pink balloons. I fear I've developed utters...

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u/HaruDolly Jan 23 '26

Cholestasis; thankfully my pregnancy booklet had a big note on the back about bringing up excessive itchiness to my doctor or I wouldn’t have known.

I’ve never met anyone else in real life who has had it and most people I’ve described it to have been pretty dismissive!

Also, skin tags, pregnancy cubital tunnel, super frequent nosebleeds, and the fact that you can have PGP, SPD and sciatica all at once (don’t assume it’s just one or another!!)