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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There is a common error you have in this article. You mention that there is a women in one of your groups. It should be woman. One woman, two women.
And “wait” instead of “weight”. Noticing these things is like a curse. ๐
My doctor and I finally found a successful medication in treating an illness before I became pregnant with my second. After her birth, it was as if my entire chemical make-up had changed. The medicine no longer helped but gave me awful side effects instead…
My hips got wider and chest smaller, but no stretch marks or extra weight!
My feet grew by half a size, as well as my fingers I had to have my wedding rings sized up half a size ( after loosing all baby weight ) gray hairs and the sweet tooth as well. I never liked cake until after the birth of my first !
I used to have dysmenorhhea or menstrual cramps pre-pregnancy. It’s gone after my first baby was born.
I really didn’t change, except that I have a little more back fat now. Nothing major. No stretch marks. Had a vaginal birth, but still have excellent control over my bladder. I’m lucky I guess!
Well I identify with almost all of these! The worst change for me is a sudden extreme allergy to fish which only appeared after giving birth. Now if I sit near someone eating fish or in a restaurant cooking it, I suffer vomiting and go into anaphylactic shock – and I loved my sushi before getting pregnant!
I developed an allergy to kiwi after my daughter! I have problems with grey hair also (my hairdresser always jokes that I’m her youngest client covering grey hair.
Vision worsened. Pain sensitivity increased drastically. Hearing sensitivity increased. Headaches increased. Immune system decreased. Mental confusion/fog increased.
Sounds just like me…..thyroid disease was the diagnosis. Might want to get it checked out.
I have 3 kiddos, with each one my get grew I now wear a size and a half bigger than I did before kiddos and no sneezing or coughing for me. After my 3rd baby I developed a skin allergy and have to use skin sensitive soaps for everything, with each baby I had to get a stronger deoderant. But on the upside I now have awesome hair and 3 beautiful kids
My hips got wider, and i developed an allergy to egg which leaves me sick fir about 4 hours after eating it.
My gluten intolerance disappeared, however, I was suddenly highly allergic to peanuts and all legumes! No more peanut butter for me! ๐