Mariah Carey is back at work in front of the cameras ... and out of the nursery!

The 41-year-old mama of twins, Moroccan and Monroe, appeared on the Home Shopping Network to promote all her goods ... from jewelry to perfume!

While sitting next to hubby Nick Cannon, 30 ... Ms. Carey was very candid about the drama she experienced while pregnant. She told the HSN viewers:

    "I was so uncomfortable. I'm kind of proud of myself. I really am -- sorry, pregnant with twins is different than anything! [People] were always saying to me, 'Oh, but it's all worth it!' Yeah, but it's easy to say when you're not the one whose feet are this big! It turned into like a really difficult time."


TMI! Find out what Mariah had to say about "push gifts" ... after the jump.