Naomi Osaka Denies Pregnancy Rumors

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Naomi Osaka Denies Pregnancy Rumors and Says She 'Wouldn't Want Many More' Kids Because 'Giving Birth Was Traumatic' https://t.co/mSiCKWtEZd
- People (@people) August 19, 2024

Naomi Osaka replied to a comment on a previous video that questioned if she was pregnant and sent her well-wishes.

"I just wanna say, I'm not preggos, but if I was, I

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[misoras]

Babies are so cute and raising them is an experience. But pregnancy? No ty, God FORBID, I rebuke it etc.

[marwari_mettle]

When I was pre-med, we had to learn about pregnancy in detail and all of us were immediately disillusioned. It's terrifying what the female body has to go through. Babies are great and everything but there is a reason why older books called a fetus a parasite. I remember there was one stage where the fetus needs calcium so that comes from the mother's skeleton and leads to low bone density. Also diabetes is an issue for some women and it can either be temporary or permanent. Like.... this does not sound fun!

[spameyeam]

I thought I always wanted kids when I was younger, once my friends started having them and were honest about what it’s like being pregnant and giving birth, I was like “yeah, no. I’m good”. Plus seeing what it’s like to raise babies and kids, again, I’m good. Honestly, as millennial women we were lied to about all of, so many important details omitted. But I guess most of us were raised by boomers so…

[marwari_mettle]

I think it's also that the generation of women before me just straight up don't remember raising a baby either. My friend's sister has brain fog around her pregnancy and the first year of raising her baby. And anytime I ask my mom about pregnancy or details of being a baby, she's like.... I honestly don't remember anything. Also she raised us for a bit in India and she had 5 brothers and sisters and her mom who helped her take breaks. Raising a kid in America w/out that community and where everyone works long hours is not it for me.

[archersangel]

My friend's sister has brain fog around her pregnancy and the first year of raising her baby. And anytime I ask my mom about pregnancy or details of being a baby, she's like.... I honestly don't remember anything.

That might be a feature & not a bug. Because if women remembered how bad pregnancy & birth are, they would not do it more than once.

A lot of women say; "You forget how bad the pregnancy & birth were after a few years and want another baby to cuddle and dress in cute outfits."

[marwari_mettle]

That's EXACTLY what my friend and I were speculating!!! We were like... is this a programmed brain thing to make women forget how horrible it is so we continue to have babies?

[blazingeternity]

I've had people tell me that these types of complication and damage "are not an issue when you're healthy!!", and I'm just slow-blinking in disbelief how people have not learned anything from Covid. "Oh, it's only dangerous for people with underlying conditions!"... isn't the thing about most underlying conditions that people do not know about them until something bad happens? Not to mention that it wasn't entirely true in the first place anyway. I really wished there was better education on the female body & health, pregnancy and childbirth, so people can make informed decisions.

[marwari_mettle]

Yeah being healthy doesn't mean anything sometimes. When I got Covid, the only symptoms I had was a headache and fatigue and that only lasted for 2 days. Meanwhile, my friend who works out all the time and eats healthily got it so bad that she had to have a ct scan done on her lungs.

And developing diabetes from pregnancy is sometimes just luck of the draw and genetics.

[goldenhera]

I know someone who is an athlete and ended up on a ventilator with COVID. People unfortunately delude themselves about the certainty of 'good health.'

[xtinkerbellax]

I feel like this mentality in general is just a cope, its people trying to convince themselves it couldnt happen to them. Just like all the people who have had covid but not the vaxx telling themselves its the vaxx causing lasting health issues and not covid, they dont want to believe it could happen to them.

[angriest_girl]

I hated every minute of being pregnant and going through childbirth. There’s a reason I only ever had one.

[evilgerbil]

I have a couple of friends who have diabetes now after developing gestational diabetes during pregnancy. I think the medical community doesn't take seriously the health of pregnant people. So many things that are "common" or "normal" in pregnancy can be fatal. It's thought now that Charlotte Bronte died of hyperemesis gravidarum. Instead of a physical condition, in her time, this was considered a neurosis whereupon a woman was rejecting her femininity and role as mother. I think these harmful ways of thinking have persisted somewhat into the 21st century, where women are afraid to share the difficulties of pregnancy and child rearing due to fear of not being seen as grateful enough. Or they may be judged as not good enough of a woman since there's this idea that women are just naturally nurturing and their bodies are built for this.

[marwari_mettle]

I agree. If anything I respect the women who are extremely honest about the whole experience a lot more.

The story of women and medicine is one of constant neglect. We're second class citizens when it comes to research and care (even worse if you are POC/minority). My professor even pointed out during our pre-med classes that for pregnancy the onus is always placed on the mother, and never enough on the father/support system. Yeah he isn't carrying the child, but he's also the father and should be playing an equal role in taking care of the kid. He told us that once a father dragged his pregnant girlfriend into the clinic and was terrified because she wasn't taking her prenatal vitamins. After that, the nurses and doctors were like oh... he cares. Let's also tell him what she needs during this time so he can also play a part in the care of the baby.

[they_marry]

I am convinced I have gestational diabetes and I am so scared. :(

[wapiko]

I didn’t even know what a traumatic birth experience was until one of my cousins posted about hers. I’m still not clear on them and I’m not sure I want to be, even though I’ve long decided I’m childfree.

[marwari_mettle]

I didn't even know it had a name until now. My co-worker has 5 kids and for her 4th child, required 24 hrs of labor, her kids shoulders were too big so they had to push the baby back in her and then a c-section. I was shocked she wanted a kid after that. Her 5th one required her to get an epidural and she reacted horribly and went into cardiac arrest during labor and now she has to be on heart medication FOR THE REST OF HER LIFE! WHAT?!