A mom from Illinois who told her husband she wanted to start trying for their third baby wasn’t expecting his response.

Jessica Haizman (@jessicahaizman) posted a reel on Instagram of herself curled up in bed during her last pregnancy, holding a lime Popsicle, looking teary-eyed and utterly wiped out.

It turns out her husband sent her the video to remind her of the challenges she faced during pregnancy.

When she received the video, Haizman told Newsweek she laughed and laughed.

“Despite being incredibly nauseous and having difficult pregnancies, I would do it again and again and again,” she said. “My husband knows this, and he knows that the nine months were worth our incredible children.”

In the first trimester of her second pregnancy, Haizman recalled how she lost 15 pounds as she couldn’t keep food or water down.

“My husband would buy me lime Popsicles because the citrus flavor would curb my nausea and allow me to actually consume something without throwing it up,” she told Newsweek.

That moment, caught on camera, was during one of her lowest points. “I was… feeling exhausted and really overwhelmed because I was so tired and sick,” she said. “I couldn’t keep up with my toddler and that made my mom guilt soar.”

The nausea started at the four-week mark and lasted until the day Haizman gave birth. Other than a sore back and heavy pelvis, she told Newsweek that she didn’t suffer with some of the other common symptoms of pregnancy.

“The most difficult part of my pregnancy was the all-encompassing nausea that prevented me from eating and enjoying food for the entire nine months,” she said.

So when her husband sent her that video in response to her baby number three proposal, it was both a funny and honest reminder of what she’d gone through.

Thankfully, after nine long months, Haizman was able to enjoy her food again. “My husband made me eggs and breakfast sausage with sourdough toast,” she said. “I vividly remember how good it tasted, not only because I had just given birth, but because it’s the first meal in nine months that I actually enjoyed.”

Haizman’s reel has been viewed over 18 million times on Instagram and received over 2,800 comments, where many other fellow moms chimed in with similar experiences.

“Nausea and watermelon only diet. Still want a second,” one user shared.

“God gave us the gift of forgetting as mothers. We remember as soon as we see those pink lines,” another laughed.

Haizman told Newsweek that many other moms related to her clip. “I think it really paints the picture of how hard pregnancy is,” she said. “Whether you experience nausea or just the fatigue, it’s truly impossible to understand what emotions women experience.”

As for baby number three? It’s not off the table. “My husband is fully convinced that we will have a third child,” Haizman told Newsweek. “We’re definitely not quite ready yet because of the toll it’s taken on my body [so] I’m using this time to focus on my health and replenish everything before getting pregnant for a third time.”