The body changes a lot during pregnancy, from fluctuating hormones to a . But a new social media trend is shining light on a physical change in pregnancy that has caught many people off guard: pregnancy nose. On TikTok, #PregnancyNose has more than 29 million views, with an additional 2.
9 million under #PregnantNose. Each hashtag is filled with people sharing photos of what their noses looked like before they were pregnant and during pregnancy. The difference in many cases is drastic.
One creator, whose username is , has more than 23 million views on their #PregnancyNose video. "I'm going to be so cute pregnant! I can't wait," the first photo caption reads. Then that image is followed up by a second photo where her nose shape is noticeably different.
More recently, another user shared photos of her face after someone complimented her pregnancy nose. "Is cute in the room with us?" she captioned the . Both videos have stirred lots of conversation on TikTok, with others sharing their experience with pregnancy nose or reacting that they've never heard of a nose changing during those nine months.
So what's the truth? Is pregnancy nose real? Here's what the experts have to say. , MD, is a board-certified ob-gyn in Chandler, AZ, and founder of . , MD, is an ob-gyn and director of perinatal services at .
, MD, is an ob-gyn and chief medical officer of , a period tracker app. Pregnancy nose is exactly what it sounds like: how your nose looks (and changes) while pregnant. Despite many .
