Shocking reason for new mum's pregnancy pain: 'Everyone thought I was being dramatic'
When you are pregnant, it can often feel like every day brings a new and weird symptom.
While strange aches and pains are often brushed off as part of expecting a baby, one new mum has been able to supply proof of just how uncomfortable the last month of her pregnancy was.
Bethany Love took to TikTok this week to upload a video showing her baby's misshapen foot — a sign it was stuck under her ribcage in utero.
Watch the video above.
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Bethany Love has shared a video showing why she was in so much pain while pregnant. TikTok
The 15-second video starts with a photo of Love dressed all in white at what appears to be her baby shower.
Across the screen is written, "gets a really achy rib last month or so of pregnancy."
The photo then changes to a close up of her very pregnant tummy. "Makes joke about having a foot stuck in my ribcage."
A final photo then shows her newborn baby's feet soon after she gave birth. While one is perfectly formed, the other is twisted and misshapen. Across the screen she has written, "Turns out I did in fact have a foot stuck in my ribcage."
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Bethany Love said she was in a lot of pain towards the end of her pregnancy. TikTok
Love uploaded the video with the comment, "And everyone thought I was being dramatic," along with the hashtags #pregnancy #fulltermpregnancy #foot #ribs #foryou #funfacts #viral #raiseawareness.
It has so far been viewed more than 127,000 times and received more than 4000 likes and numerous comments.
Many were shocked this was a thing. "My mouth is stuck open in shock. My goodness mama," said one.
"OMG my jaw hit the floor! I didn't know this could happen! You must have been in agony!!" said another.
Bethany Love shared the reason for her painful pregnancy. TikTok
Others admitted they were now fearful for their own pregnancy.
"New fear unlocked," said one.
"Not me sat here at 36 weeks complaining of constant rib ache. Hope your little one is all healed but thanks for the new found fear!!" was another comment.
"I've got the worst pain in just my right [rib] cage, like I cry it's so bad. Now I'm scared," said another.
"I don't like that my fyp is showing this to me at eight months pregnant with really sore ribs," was another comment.
Others shared similar experiences.
Bethany Love said she joked that her unborn baby's foot was stuck in her ribcage. TikTok
"With my second I always said it felt like she was in my ribs... I had a [Caesarean] section and they had to use forceps to get her out as she was stuck in them," said one.
"My daughter had this too but was bent inwards," said another.
"This happened to me!! Gave my daughter positional talipes too. I just knew something wasn't right the past month. It felt horrible moving around," wrote another.
And this, "Same! My little one's right foot had her toes touching her shin."
"My son had this. He had some physio and he's been good since. Until him, never knew it could happen," was another comment.
In replies to commenters, Love admitted she was in a lot of pain during the last month of pregnancy but her daughter was "worth it."
She said her daughter's foot returned to normal after some gentle massage. "She didn't feel a thing and it was normal within a couple of weeks," she told one commenter.
"I was worried. I couldn't believe how quick it went back! I'd never heard of it before! The midwife said it was pretty common, can be ribs or pelvis," she told another.