I suffered from extreme pregnancy nose that left me unrecognizable

A woman has revealed she suffered from extreme ‘pregnancy nose’, which saw her nose doubling in size, leaving her completely unrecognizable. 

Towards the end of her first trimester, Tyreece Wood, 24, noticed that the size of her nose began to change but at first didn’t think much of it, until it drastically changed from its original size and shape.

As the weeks went on, the US-based content creator spotted that the texture of her skin, and her hair and eyebrows began transforming too.

By the end of her pregnancy, the mom-to-be felt ‘disgusting’ and didn’t ‘recognize’ herself when looking in the mirror.

Tyreece Wood, 24, (pictured left before her pregnancy and right after) has revealed her nose changed when she became pregnant

She said she suffered from extreme ‘pregnancy nose’, which saw her nose doubling in size and left her completely unrecognizable (pictured left before and right after she was expecting)

As the weeks went on, the US-based content creator spotted that the texture of her skin, and her hair and eyebrows began transforming too

In a bid to make light of the situation, she decided to share her story on TikTok, where it has gained more than 15.4 million views and 1.8 million likes.

‘The changes made me feel disgusting,’ Tyreece, who works as a Direct Support Professional said.

‘Dealing with your body changing during pregnancy is already hard but looking in the mirror and not recognizing yourself is disheartening.

‘That’s why there aren’t many pictures of me pregnant,’ she explained. 

She added that she had never heard of any other women discuss the symptoms she experienced and felt alone.  

‘I had never seen anyone talk about most of the symptoms I had throughout my pregnancy.

‘I thought all the changes would be in my weight and hormones for sure.

‘But in reality, my skin and hair texture changed, one of my brows became more prominent, I gained 100lbs and my skin got darker as well.’

Surprisingly however, Tyreece says her partner and other family members didn’t notice the change in her appearance until after she had given birth.

She said: ‘I did ask my husband and family members if they noticed a difference and they always said either no, or maybe a little.

‘My husband only pointed it out after our son was born and we were looking back at the hospital pictures.

In a bid to make light of the situation, she (pictured left before she was expecting and right after) has decided to share her story on TikTok

Tyreece (pictured after her pregnancy) added that she had never heard of any other women discuss the symptoms she experienced and felt alone

Surprisingly however, Tyreece (pictured before her pregnancy) says her partner and other family members didn’t notice the change in her appearance until after she had given birth

‘That’s when he realized that my nose was normally a lot smaller.’

Thankfully, her nose went back to its normal size one month after her baby boy arrived.

In the clip, Tyreece reveals a collection of images from before her pregnancy and during, which has left users shocked, with many of them even struggling to believe it was the same person. 

One person wrote: ‘That is two different people, I’m not ready for this point in pregnancy.’

Another user added: ‘I’m getting a surrogate!!’

Kay said: ‘Pregnancy nose is real as f*** y’all I’m on my third kid, it never gets better.’ [sic]

‘Pregnancy really does humble us ladies,’ said one person. 

Users were left shocked, with many of them even struggling to believe it was the same person

Another user wrote: ‘That is two different people cause hell nah gang.’ [sic]

‘I don’t believe that’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 jab at myself.’

The mom explained that she wanted to share her story to help others have a good laugh and relate to her. 

She added: ‘I thought it was hilarious so maybe other people would too.

‘A lot of people are in disbelief, or saying it must be fake or editing.

‘Some women are telling their stories, and some are thanking me for putting something so real out there.’

The trend that sees women sharing their ‘pregnancy noses’ has taken over the video-sharing platform. 

The phenomenon sees a woman’s nose expand and change shape before giving birth. 

The mom (pictured after she became pregnant) explained that she wanted to share her story to help others have a good laugh and relate to her

One month after her baby boy arrived, Tyreece’s (pictured before her pregnancy) nose went back to its normal size 

According to Professor Adam Taylor, the director of the Clinical Anatomy Learning Centre and professor of anatomy at Lancaster University, the facial alteration may be ‘more noticeable for some women’.

Writing in The Conversation, he said: ‘The reason it happens is due to the significant increases in hormone levels during pregnancy – particularly because of the increase in oestrogen, which relaxes the blood vessels in all the body’s tissue.

‘This allows more blood into the nose’s tissue, causing it to expand and change shape – looking larger and puffier.’

The significant increases in hormone levels can also cause nosebleeds and a blocked, runny or itchy nose, known medically as pregnancy rhinitis, Professor Taylor said.

This commonly affects around one in five pregnant women.

One 2013 study published in Advances in Experimental Medicine and Biology found among 117 pregnant women, 39 per cent experienced pregnancy rhinitis.

However, he noted it is also ‘nothing to worry about’, as nose growth ‘typically resolves’ itself within six weeks of giving birth, once hormones return to normal levels.