Pregnancy is hard and, yes, because it involves massive changes in our bodies — including our most basic bodily functions — sometimes it comes with some wildly mortifying moments. Any woman who is expecting and intends to venture out in public, like ever, is hereby encouraged to read this “guide” to all the ways one might possibly lose a little bit of her dignity along the way. And for anyone who’s already been there, well, it’s nice to know we’re not alone, right? More from CafeMom: 15 Raw Birth Photos That Show How Amazing the Vagina Really Is On the condition that I not share their names, I got 16 of my friends to share their most embarrassing with-child situations. Read on for real stories of tears, poop, wet pants, and even one sexy moment gone seriously awry. For anyone who’s about to become a mother, there’s one major truth we might as well reveal now: Laughter is the best medicine for all the fun and troubles to come. “Then he grabbed my chest and asked, ‘All this is the baby too?’ Total face-palm moment.” — A.M. More from CafeMom: Mom Tells the Too-Real Truth About Pregnancy in These Hilarious Cartoons More from CafeMom: 19 Cringeworthy Gender Reveal Fails That Are So Freaking Funny “I called my husband in a panic and he misunderstood me and just parked at home and walked over. By then I’d packed up the screaming 2-year-old (we’d played like seven minutes before THE INCIDENT) and was trying to walk home. I thankfully had a long-sleeve black hoodie on with a shirt underneath so I had something to tie around my waist as we walked over the big bridge with 5:30 traffic zooming by. So embarrassing.” — L.M. “BAD IDEA. I forgot how terrible my gag reflex is when I’m pregnant. I basically started to go down on him, and then gagged so hard that I ended up barfing right in his lap. So sexy.” — F.R. “Started to run for the door and my 6-year-old slipped on ice and started crying. I went to get him, slipped, and fell directly on my tail bone, and screamed a curse word loudly. Then I threw up all over myself and peed myself from vomiting. My neighbor came over to help and I explained I have HG and she said ‘Oh yes, I was wondering if you were pregnant because I saw you vomiting in the yard before.’ I literally was just vomiting all day, every day, everywhere. So embarrassing.” — K.K. “He instantly turned red and I was so torn between being amused and being offended. But then I told our principal about it and he was like ‘Well, that’s what you get for wearing a dress that tight.’ “I didn’t even know what to say. I was so embarrassed and mad.” — S.F. “Um, do you know how much that hurts? I was so surprised at how much it hurt that I just blurted out ‘Mother f*cker! Stop!’ at my very nice doctor. Then I burst into tears. So fun.” — D.E. “I was so startled that I burst into tears and just couldn’t stop crying. Like, couldn’t stop but cried so hard I peed my pants. I had to borrow some scrub bottoms from the ultrasound place to get home. My husband was like ‘Who is this crazy lady and what happened to my wife?’” — S.Y.
title: “16 Moms Share Their Most Mortifying Pregnancy Moments” ShowToc: true date: “2024-09-30” author: “Andrew Grant”
Pregnancy is hard and, yes, because it involves massive changes in our bodies — including our most basic bodily functions — sometimes it comes with some wildly mortifying moments. Any woman who is expecting and intends to venture out in public, like ever, is hereby encouraged to read this “guide” to all the ways one might possibly lose a little bit of her dignity along the way. And for anyone who’s already been there, well, it’s nice to know we’re not alone, right? More from CafeMom: 15 Raw Birth Photos That Show How Amazing the Vagina Really Is On the condition that I not share their names, I got 16 of my friends to share their most embarrassing with-child situations. Read on for real stories of tears, poop, wet pants, and even one sexy moment gone seriously awry. For anyone who’s about to become a mother, there’s one major truth we might as well reveal now: Laughter is the best medicine for all the fun and troubles to come. “Then he grabbed my chest and asked, ‘All this is the baby too?’ Total face-palm moment.” — A.M. More from CafeMom: Mom Tells the Too-Real Truth About Pregnancy in These Hilarious Cartoons More from CafeMom: 19 Cringeworthy Gender Reveal Fails That Are So Freaking Funny “I called my husband in a panic and he misunderstood me and just parked at home and walked over. By then I’d packed up the screaming 2-year-old (we’d played like seven minutes before THE INCIDENT) and was trying to walk home. I thankfully had a long-sleeve black hoodie on with a shirt underneath so I had something to tie around my waist as we walked over the big bridge with 5:30 traffic zooming by. So embarrassing.” — L.M. “BAD IDEA. I forgot how terrible my gag reflex is when I’m pregnant. I basically started to go down on him, and then gagged so hard that I ended up barfing right in his lap. So sexy.” — F.R. “Started to run for the door and my 6-year-old slipped on ice and started crying. I went to get him, slipped, and fell directly on my tail bone, and screamed a curse word loudly. Then I threw up all over myself and peed myself from vomiting. My neighbor came over to help and I explained I have HG and she said ‘Oh yes, I was wondering if you were pregnant because I saw you vomiting in the yard before.’ I literally was just vomiting all day, every day, everywhere. So embarrassing.” — K.K. “He instantly turned red and I was so torn between being amused and being offended. But then I told our principal about it and he was like ‘Well, that’s what you get for wearing a dress that tight.’ “I didn’t even know what to say. I was so embarrassed and mad.” — S.F. “Um, do you know how much that hurts? I was so surprised at how much it hurt that I just blurted out ‘Mother f*cker! Stop!’ at my very nice doctor. Then I burst into tears. So fun.” — D.E. “I was so startled that I burst into tears and just couldn’t stop crying. Like, couldn’t stop but cried so hard I peed my pants. I had to borrow some scrub bottoms from the ultrasound place to get home. My husband was like ‘Who is this crazy lady and what happened to my wife?’” — S.Y.
