3 days Ago By Claudia Jackson
PREGANCY is supposed to be a really special time for expecting mothers, but it's not always so pretty. Despite images of glowing pregnant people with perfect bumps, the reality of it is a bit more gnarly. That's what Tyreece Gilligan found out when she was pregnant with her little one.
When she first found out she was expecting Tyreece confessed she thought she'd be "so cute" - but reality hit hard. Posting on TikTok the mum shared snaps of what she looked like before falling pregnant. With flawless skin, a cute nose and always with a full face of makeup and perfect hair , Tyreece looked stunning.
READ MORE ON PREGNANCY But that all changed when she was pregnant. It's safe to say hair and makeup went out the window, as it would with anyone growing a human inside them. But much to other TikTok users horror , Tyreece's face totally changed too.
"Sorry not sorry, I'll never get over it," she captioned the viral clip which has over 1.5 likes. Most read in Fabulous The mum's nose almost doubled in size, meaning her former bottom nose was long gone.
"I'm so scared of pregnancy nose," one person commented on the clip. "I refuse to believe this is the same person," another wrote in disbelief. Another said the before and after pictures made their "jaw drop" and another wrote: "I screamed at the after pictures, girl are you ok?!" "This video is the best birth control ever," someone else chimed in.
Other parents chimed in to share their experience of pregnancy nose too, and one wrote: "I had pregnancy nose with my son and it was not cute, I hated it so much so I feel you." "Did you have a boy? I swear by boys make me look ugly and gain weight, my daughter made me blossom at the end," another said. If you're wondering if Tyreece's nose ever went back to normal, she explained: "I don't look the same after but I gained weight and I am older!" So, what is pregnancy nose? According to Dr.
Christine Greves, an OB-GYN in Orlando, Florida, many pregnant people do actually experience 'pregnancy nose'. READ MORE SUN STORIES Speaking to TODAY.com she explained: "The underlying reason is because of the hormones that are increased in pregnancy and those hormones cause dilation in vessels, which can result in more blood flow going to certain areas — and that’s because we need it for the uterus.
" And don't worry, although it might be weird to see yourself with a bigger nose, it's totally harmless for most people and will usually go back to normal roughly six weeks after giving birth, she added. There are a lot of strange myths around pregnancy - and some of them may surprise you..
. Is it okay to eat prawns when you’re pregnant? Can you have sex during a pregnancy? Can you get a tattoo while you're pregnant Is it safe to take paracetamol when you’re pregnant? Can you eat mozzarella when you're pregnant?.
