21/08/2026
I’m sure this won’t surprise anyone. The Victorians didn’t like using the word pregnant.
I mean this is a time period where families covered table and chair legs because human legs were too risqué 🦵(ok so this might be a myth… )
It’s no surprise they the words pregnant and pregnancy were also taboo. 🤰
To get around this, the Victorians had a range of euphemisms and terms to avoid saying it. 😶
One popular way of saying pregnant was to refer to someone as being ‘unwell’. 🤢
Given some of the common symptoms of pregnancy, it’s not surprising really.
What do you think? Have you experienced pregnancy like this?
