After you give birth there are a lot of things you might expect to see change in your body – stretch marks for instance. But for a lot of us, there have been very unusual changes. Things we never considered as a “side effect” of having a baby.
I can say for certain I didn’t know my feet would grow, or that my hair would begin to grey quite so early. If you’ve not already had a little one, here are some fun things that might be in your future.
(Besides of course an incredible little person.)
7 Unusual Ways Your Body Changes After Baby
1. Taste buds. I’ve spent my whole life never having real chocolate and sweets cravings. Those were things I never really ate much. After my first pregnancy though, I developed and have since maintained, a total sweet tooth. No brownies are safe around me anymore.
2. Body shape (not weight). I’m not talking about your body weight, I mean the shape. I lost all of my pregnancy wait within the year but none of it went back to where it belonged originally. Some women in our Facebook community say their shoulders broadened and their feet grew. My feet actually grew a whole half a size.
3. Hair texture. Straight to wavy. Curly to straight. A lot of women say their hair texture changed significantly after baby. Mine did not, but I do now have to actively fight all the greys.
4. Gotta go! For woman with vaginal births, you may now forever pee your pants when you laugh, run or sneeze.
5. A need for deodorant. Wearing deodorant was not a must for me prior to pregnancy. I rarely sweat and if I did, there was little to no odor. Now? If I’m not wearing it, you will know. Thank you to several ladies from our Facebook community who fessed up to this and made me feel a little less stinky.
6. Sleep position. I always fell asleep on my back prior to children and was very uncomfortable laying on my stomach. Now I sleep on my stomach and never my back. Many women mention they don’t sleep comfortably in the same position they once did.
7. Food allergies. I haven’t had this issue, but one women in our Facebook community became lactose intolerant, another became gluten sensitive, and one more developed an egg allergy. However, a couple of people said their food allergies went away!
Tell me, what body changes took you by surprise after baby?
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I experienced all of these. My hair changed color. It became darker after each pregnancy and not in a pretty way. Now I keep it colored. I became lactose intolerant after my first pregnancy. After the second, I found that I can tolerate lactose again. My feet also grew a half size and are wider now. My postpartum depression never completely went away after my first. She’s almost 19 and I still need medication pregnancy does crazy things to us, but I would do it all again.
I developed a skin condition, eczema, on my hand after I had my second baby
I used to sleep on my stomach since I had my son 7 weeks ago I can’t get comfortable sleeping that way. My back never used to bother me but now it does :/
My body shape/weight has always been a struggle, so after 2 kids it just doesn’t Me anymore. After my first babe I noticed a couple of white hairs, after my second….well, think I could pass them off as highlights? my feet grew a whole size! As if I didn’t feel large enough after gaining 50 lbs with my first pregnancy, I gained a larger shoe size too! I can’t get enough chocolate. I always had a sweet tooth, but its definitely intensified! My periods are also extra unpleasant and painful after my second. BUT those sweet giggles and chubby cheeks are worth it 🙂
Pre-pregnancy, I didn’t get poison…Ivy, oak…whatever…I could roll around in it & not get it….Post-pregnancy….I found by cleaning out a tree/brush line…My body reacts viciously to poison…A little bit goes a loooong way…quickly..& I wind up covered in it.
hair thick and wavy to thinner and straight.
Food allergies- I can eat fish again totally fine after years of it making me sick but now lamb makes me sick!
Hayfever and dust allergies are gone! I’m still breastfeeding though so it will be interesting to see what sticks when we stop.
Feet- I had toxaemia during my first pregnancy. My foot size went from a 7.5 B to a 9.5 E. It is now 21 years later and my shoe size is still a size 9 and I have had blood pressure problems ever since.