WTF Is Happening To My Body: Weeks 12-15
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Cameron Oaks Rogers
4.7 • 1.6K Ratings
🗓️ 27 April 2026
⏱️ 34 minutes
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Summary
In this episode, I detail my pregnancy symptoms during weeks 12-15, surviving the first trimester, and how I’m waiting patiently for the “honeymoon phase” to kick in! I share my continued struggles with nausea, headaches, and exhaustion, as well as new symptoms like acne, body changes, and really feeling the “pregnancy uglies” during this phase. I open up about some of the heightened anxiety and depression I’ve been feeling during this pregnancy and how I’m really trying to stick to my self-care routines, prioritize family time, and find joy through the process.
Key Takeaway / Points:
Physical symptoms: nausea, cold flashes, acne, insomnia, and headaches
Coping with heightened anxiety and perinatal depression
Why men could never handle pregnancy
Learning to prioritize joy and self-care during the hard weeks
A bump update, experiencing pelvic pain, and first potential baby kicks
The importance of honest conversations around body image and mental health during pregnancy
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| 0:00.0 | Welcome back to what the fuck is happening to my body. Today we're going to do weeks 12, 13, 14, and 15. |
| 0:06.8 | And I want to say really quickly, thank you so much for the support on this series. It's one of my |
| 0:12.2 | favorite, like, sub-series of content that we get to do. And I was watching the, like, |
| 0:17.4 | original version of this on Instagram for my first pregnancy in 2020. |
| 0:22.7 | And honestly, I truthfully had to turn it off because I was like I can't watch myself. |
| 0:26.8 | I look like a, I just am a different human. |
| 0:29.9 | I can't explain it. |
| 0:30.9 | The energy, the look, the vibe, all of it. |
| 0:34.5 | But the message still stands of wanting to share my true experience with pregnancy. |
| 0:42.9 | And I think what has resonated with so many women is that pregnancy isn't always or really ever |
| 0:49.6 | for many of us, this like beautiful, wonderful experience that we love so much. |
| 0:53.7 | I love the final product of |
| 0:56.6 | having a baby. I am so grateful for this baby growing inside of me. I'm so grateful for my easy, |
| 1:04.8 | truthfully, fertility process. Like that is not lost on me. And pregnancy is still really freaking |
| 1:09.9 | hard. So thank you for the support. |
| 1:12.6 | I know a lot of people have sent me messages being like, I feel so seen. |
| 1:15.9 | I'm in the same stage, and it's helping me feel sane and less alone. |
| 1:19.7 | And that is the purpose of all of this. |
| 1:21.8 | So let's get into these weeks. |
| 1:23.8 | Last episode, weeks 8, 9, 10, eleven were absolute peak hell. And I am so glad that I am not there |
| 1:34.2 | anymore. Like I think what was really hard for me during that window was knowing that it was going to |
| 1:41.7 | continuously get worse because at week seven, I'm like, |
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