At a Glance
- Kati Davila tried a sweet TikTok trend with husband Thomas Duong minutes before her scheduled induction
- The video shows her growing frustration as repeated attempts to sync the song collapse into comedy
- Davila later learned she had polyhydramnios, explaining her short fuse that day
- Why it matters: The clip shows how messy, imperfect moments often become the memories couples treasure most
A nine-months-pregnant Kati Davila wanted one last romantic video with her husband before meeting their baby. Instead, she filmed a masterclass in how TikTok trends can implode under real-life pressure.
A Trend Meets a Deadline
Davila had scrolled past the trending duet all week. “I kept showing my husband other creators’ videos, telling him I wanted to do something sweet and playful like kissing while singing along,” she told News Of Losangeles. By check-in time for her induction, the idea felt urgent. “My mind was racing, but I still wanted to capture the moment.”
The setup looked simple: sit side-by-side, lip-sync the same lyric, lean in for a kiss at the punchline. They hit record in the hospital room, hoping to finish before nurses returned.
30 Seconds of Chaos
The clip, now watched millions of times, documents the spiral:
- Take 1: Duong starts early, throwing off the timing
- Take 2: He misses the cue entirely
- Take 3: Davila whispers “Just sing to it” through gritted teeth
- Take 4: She tries a rescue kiss; he still lags
- Final cut: “I’m done with you,” she laughs, throwing up her hands
“Oh my god, we’re having a baby! Can you hurry up?” she says on camera. “I don’t want them to come in and see us doing this. It’s gonna be so awkward.”
The Real Reason She Snapped
Davila later learned a medical condition had magnified every discomfort. “I was diagnosed with polyhydramnios, which means I had more than the normal amount of amniotic fluid,” she said. The extra weight left her “completely over the pain.”
The video sat in her phone for days while she recovered from delivery. “I was just looking through my camera roll and thought, why not post it?” she said. “I didn’t expect it to blow up.”
Opposites on Camera-and in Life
Commenters latched onto the couple’s contrasting styles. Davila calls herself a planner; Duong goes with the flow. That balance, she says, is why the clip feels relatable instead of staged.
“I do catch myself stressing out too much sometimes,” she admitted. “My husband brings the positives to light when things aren’t going a certain way.”
The dynamic became a crash course in future parenting. “With a newborn, so much is out of your hands,” she said. “We feed off each other and support the other, especially in the unknown.”
Messages from the Internet
Davila’s inbox filled with two kinds of notes: exhausted moms who felt seen and partners praising Duong’s patient shrug. “Other moms understood my emotions during pregnancy and made me feel seen,” she said. Viewers also “were very supportive of my husband as he was being patient the entire time.”
She now sees the flop as a keepsake. “The imperfect moment makes it feel more grounded,” she said. “Those times are more memorable because they’re real.”
Their son arrived healthy, turning the once-stressful clip into a punch line she can laugh at freely. “Now he’s here, he’s healthy, and that’s truly more than I could have asked for,” she said.
