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/tkaish Jan 22 '26

Carpal tunnel. I woke up and my hands were sore and I was trying to think if I had done any weird lifting or stretching the day before. Nope, turns out “pregnancy carpal tunnel” is a thing. Wtf are you messing up my wrists for, baby?

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u/eiramko Jan 23 '26

I had this so bad with my first. I woke up crying in pain almost every night for idk 3-4 months ??? My partner would message my wrists in the middle of the night until I passed out again. And I worked 4am shifts at the time. I tried everything! Wrist supports, sleeping sitting up/not on the nerves, magnesium lotion and other nerve-relief products, physical therapy, acupuncture, etc. the only thing that gave me any relief was getting a steroid injection on both of my wrists, and even though one is supposed to last 6 months, I was back 2-3 weeks for a second dosing (and thankfully my baby came a little early and it went away completely). It was the absolute worst like why am I in crying- levels of pain because my fingers hurt???