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Nicole 'Snooki' Polizzi Gets Candid About Postpartum Struggles After Giving Birth To Son Angelo James
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Jun. 1 2019, Updated 1:33 a.m. ET
Jersey Shore: Family Vacation star Nicole 'Snooki' Polizzi isn't one to bite her tongue, so it comes as no surprise that she's being very candid about the postpartum issues she's been experiencing since giving birth to son Angelo James on Thursday, May 30. Scroll through for details!
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Snooki, 31, joked shortly after delivery that her extremities were so swollen they were starting to resemble the DreamWorks character Shrek.
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"My hand is Shrek #swollen. My feet are swollen, I’m wearing a diaper, my son just peed and s**t on me twice & my sciatica is acting up. Hello postpartum," she revealed on her Instagram stories.
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She continued, "No one warned me about the third pregnancy postpartum cramping. Like am I still in active labor? S**t!”
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Her most TMI confession came when she recommended that all new mothers "definitely need hazel pads for your b*tthole.”
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Snooki and husband Jionni LaValle, 32, announced they were expecting their third child in November 2018.
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Their latest addition joins siblings Lorenzo Dominic, 6, and Giovanna Marie, 4.
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What do you think of Snooki's postpartum struggles? Sound off in the comments below!