I suffered from extreme pregnancy nose that left me unrecognizable
A woman has revealed that she suffered from extreme ‘pregnancy nose’, which caused her nose to double in size, rendering it completely unrecognizable.
Towards the end of his first trimester, 24-year-old Tyreece Wood noticed that the size of his nose began to change, but he didn’t give it much thought at first, until it changed drastically from its original size and shape.
As the weeks passed, the US-based content creator noticed that the texture of her skin, hair, and eyebrows began to transform as well.
At the end of her pregnancy, the mother-to-be felt ‘disgusting’ and did not ‘recognise’ herself when looking in the mirror.
Tyreece Wood, 24, (pictured left before and just after her pregnancy) revealed that her nose changed when she got pregnant.
She said she suffered from extreme ‘pregnancy nose’, which caused her nose to double in size and render her completely unrecognizable (pictured left before and just after expecting)
As the weeks passed, the US-based content creator noticed that the texture of her skin, hair, and eyebrows began to transform as well.
In an attempt to clarify the situation, she decided to share her story on TikTok, where it garnered more than 15.4 million views and 1.8 million likes.
“The changes made me feel sick,” said Tyreece, who works as a direct support professional.
‘Dealing with the changes to your body during pregnancy is hard enough, but looking in the mirror and not recognizing yourself is daunting.
“That’s why there aren’t many photos of me pregnant,” she explained.
She added that she had never heard of any other woman speaking out about the symptoms she experienced and felt alone.
“I have never seen anyone talk about most of the symptoms I had during my pregnancy.
“I thought all the changes would be safe in my weight and my hormones.
“But actually, my skin and hair texture changed, one of my eyebrows became more prominent, I gained 100 pounds, and my skin darkened, too.”
Surprisingly though, Tyreece says her partner and other family members didn’t notice the change in her appearance until after she gave birth.
She said: ‘I asked my husband and family members if they noticed a difference and they always said no, or maybe a little bit.
“My husband only pointed it out after our son was born and we were looking at the photos from the hospital.
In an attempt to clarify the situation, she (pictured on the left before the wait and just after) decided to share her story on TikTok.
Tyreece (pictured after her pregnancy) added that she had never heard of any other woman speaking out about the symptoms she experienced and felt alone.
Surprisingly though, Tyreece (pictured before her pregnancy) says her partner and other family members didn’t notice the change in her appearance until after she gave birth.
“That’s when he realized my nose was normally much smaller.”
Fortunately, her nose returned to its normal size a month after her baby arrived.
In the clip, Tyreece reveals a collection of images from before and during the pregnancy, which has left users shocked, with many even struggling to believe that it is the same person.
One person wrote: ‘These are two different people, I’m not ready for this point in my pregnancy.’
Another user added: “I’m going to get a substitute!!”
Kay said: “Pregnancy nose is real as fuck, I’m on my third child, it never gets better.” [sic]
“Pregnancy really humbles us ladies,” said one person.
Users were shocked, and many of them even struggled to believe that it was the same person.
Another user wrote: “That’s two different people causing hell, no, gang.” [sic]
“I don’t think it’s the same person,” one user commented.
Another person said, ‘The way I gasped.
One user wrote: “Posting the TikTok was supposed to be a blow to me.”
The mom explained that she wanted to share her story to help others laugh and relate to her.
She added: “I thought it was funny so maybe other people would too.”
‘Many people do not believe, or say that it must be false or edit.
“Some women are telling their stories, and some are thanking me for putting something so real out there.”
The trend of women sharing their ‘pregnant noses’ has taken over the video-sharing platform.
The phenomenon causes a woman’s nose to expand and change shape before giving birth.
The mother (pictured after getting pregnant) explained that she wanted to share her story to help others laugh and relate to her.
A month after their baby arrived, Tyreece’s nose (pictured before her pregnancy) returned to its normal size.
According to Professor Adam Taylor, director of the Clinical Anatomy Learning Center and professor of anatomy at Lancaster University, the facial alteration may be “more noticeable for some women.”
writing in The conversationHe said: ‘The reason it happens is due to the significant increases in hormone levels during pregnancy, particularly due to the increase in estrogen, which relaxes blood vessels in all tissues of the body.
“This allows more blood to enter the tissue in the nose, causing it to expand and change shape, appearing larger and puffier.”
Significant increases in hormone levels can also cause nosebleeds and nasal obstruction, discharge or itching, known medically as pregnancy rhinitis, Professor Taylor said.
This commonly affects around one in five pregnant women.
A 2013 study published in Advances in Experimental Medicine and Biology found among 117 pregnant women, 39 percent experienced pregnancy rhinitis.
However, she noted that it’s “nothing to worry about” either, as the growth of the nose “normally resolves” within six weeks of delivery, once hormones return to normal levels.