A woman from Texas has gone viral on social media after sharing a hilarious story about how she accidentally gave her husband “PTSD” during her pregnancy. It all started when she craved a can of Coke Zero that she had been saving at home. When she couldn’t find it, she was furious and blamed her husband. She even went so far as to write up a budget for how she would be a single mom. Luckily, her husband has been supportive and understanding, and to this day, he still texts her where he hid the last can of Coke Zero so she can have it.
The story is a reminder that pregnancy can be a wild and emotional time, and that it’s important to have a supportive partner who can handle all the craziness. Mood swings are quite common during pregnancy, due to the hormonal changes that the body goes through. As reported by the National Childbirth Trust, during the early stages of pregnancy, estrogen and progesterone levels in the blood increase, causing side effects including sickness and mood swings, among others. This often happens in the first trimester. Once the body has adapted to the higher levels of these hormones, the symptoms usually wear off, although for some women this goes on through the entire pregnancy.
The video quickly went viral on social media, getting viewers from across TikTok. It has so far received over 5.2 million views and 578,800 likes on the platform. One user, Meganmunoz, commented: “My husband had a cold and would breathe out of his mouth. I made him stay one room away at all times because it made me violently angry.” Courtney said: “My husband did this with Snickers ice cream bars; it was my only craving. He ate the last two and left the empty box in the freezer. I called him at work crying.” Another user, Jen, commented: “I left with my daughter when I was pregnant with my son bc my husband didn’t get me the right size fry from Wendy’s. Like, packed and left. Them hormones…” Natalie wrote: “I am actually in tears reading these comments and they’re all so valid.” And casualporcupine added: “Me reading these comments, looking up cost of a vasectomy.”
