#not enjoying that as a primary symptom of anxiety rn. i find eating hard enough as it is

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Hello, Kazu! Thank you for you amazing art! ❤ Did Yuuri have postpartum depression and did he have any physical problems while pregnancies?

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WOWIE ASK! beneath cut for explicit mpreg, postpartum depression/anxiety, and some mild eating disorder/body insecurity headcanons ^ ^;

Postpartum depression is something I definitely need to do more research on, but in general, at the moment, I don’t see it factoring in as a major part of this AU, in the sense that most of it is pretty lighthearted ^ ^;

But in terms of headcanoning? Yeah I can definitely see him experiencing some symptoms of postpartum depression and certainly postpartum anxiety both during and after his pregnancies. Certainly during the first one, but he was sorta steeling himself for it. The latter ones take him more by surprise, because he thought he was better prepared after going into it once. Of postpartum anxiety, certainly being hyper paranoid when any of his mates have to be away is major, especially since Victor and Yurio as a coach-skater duo often have to travel away together, and Phichit is often away from home for long periods of time.

I imagine Yuuri getting into self-loathing spirals, like you have these other husbands and all this family right at your side, you need to care for these other kids, you have so much more, too much more than pretty much anyone else in this world, how can you be so unreasonable and selfish to want everyone to always be at your side–etc. He tries to keep it to himself but usually someone catches on pretty fast that he’s working himself up again and tries to get him to talk about it or otherwise get help.

While he tries various things, Yuuri finds one of his best outlets in, surprisingly enough, Yurio’s grandfather. Post Yurio’s marriage to Yuuri, Kolya lives with Yuuri’s parents at their inn and enjoys relaxing days soaking in the hot springs with frequent visits from his increasing number of grandchildren-in-law and great grandchildren. When most of his husbands are away and Yuuri’s working himself into a freak out, Yuuri likes visiting Kolya and taking him for walks in his wheel chair while venting in his calming presence.

As for physical problems…yeah that DEFINITELY happened HAHA. If you read the lengthy world-building post, you’ll know that omega secondary pregnancies are a bit physically different from primary pregnancies, and require a liquid only diet for the last 3 months. BOY did Yuuri and all his mates struggle a ton with that the first time round, and Yuuri was losing weight rapidly, getting depressed, and Victor and Yurio were freaking out until Phichit came to the rescue with a ton of original omega diet recipes he’d been working on that did the trick. Yuuri sulks but is okay with this part of pregnancy with following times.

And of course the physical part of his body gaining weight and just not moving the way he wants. Yuuri’s used to gaining weight pretty rapidly. He’s also used to being able to lose it pretty rapidly, especially when he gets in the mood to do obsessive exercise. He’s not used to his body slowing down and continuing to grow heavier and heavier regardless of how hard he tries, and though the logical part of his mind knows that’s fine, part of him still hates it and is freaking out

It doesn’t help that he’s also pregnant immediately after retiring, and with Victor being his coach still so fresh on Yuuri’s mind and him training a still very much active Yurio in his prime right in front of him, Yuuri sometimes feels some pretty intense disgust for himself. When Yuuri’s in the wrong state of mind, a few of Victor’s familiar piggy jokes get blown WAY out of proportion and ends with Yuuri in tears, Victor super confused and honestly freaking out, and Yurio trying to desperately pick up the pieces until Phichit or Minami can come help. They all learn to recognize the signs and nip it in the bud in subsequent pregnancies, but in some ways it also gets worse because it gets that much harder for Yuuri to get back into shape…

Are just a few headcanons that come to mind rn ^ ^;

This post has been added to the YOI Future!Verse ABO AU Useful Asks Compilation post ^v^)b