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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After having my first child I developed the food allergies. I can no longer have gluten, tomatoes, bell peppers, paprika, cayenne spice, chili seeds and mustard. I also have what I call linebacker shoulders now and my feet grew from a size 6 to a 7. Can’t wait to see what the second child brings.
Allergies! I had such awful seasonal allergies before my first pregnancy. When I was pregnant my seasonal allergies all but disappeared. When my oldest was 4 I started to have a very small but of seasonal allergies, bit nothing like before!
After my first I could no longer wear earrings…I would break out in hives. And I also did not tan any longer…just burned. After my 3rd(and last) I developed some weird rash on my ring finger and can no longer wear my wedding ring. My feet grew with my 2nd pregnancy and shrunk back down after my 3rd.
My feet also grew a half size! My weight never went back to it’s usual carrying space. Other than that, everything is the same. I still sleep in the same position, on my stomach, other than during my pregnancy. Super uncomfortable all the time.
My hair went darker after pregnancy.
I developed an alcohol intolrance! Havent been able to drink with out breaking out in hives, sweating and feeling like I am going to vomit in twelve years! So sad…
I can relate to several of these! However, one that I would make note of is the one about bladder control. I have three children-a set of twins and a single- all born via c-section. I have had this bladder control issue since my last c-section. I talked to my O.B. about it, and he assured me it is common with pregnancies, not having anything to do with how you gave birth.
My hair got curlier! I always had curly hair, but after two babies, my curls got tighter and in the worst spots, like my bangs lol! I too lost all the baby weight, but my stomach seems to remain forever flabby. No biggy though, that’s what Spanx are for. My allergies got worse too. I am now allergic to coffee. ๐
I developed allergies to shellfish and caffiene.Caffiene!!!Just when a girl needs it most!And my feet grew about a half size.I had no clue this stuff could happen.My feet were more than big enough before!lol!
Pain sensitivity increased to a point that im worried im on the track to fibromyalgia, like my mom. Ive never been so weak and helpless in my life. Gluten intolerance has worsened to where my bloat makes me look pregnant….maybe i should stop ???? ???? No laughing anymore for me because not only does it make me pee a little, but I go into a choking fit and have to catch my breath like I swallowed a mouth full of water. And the one that no one has had in my family until they hit their 50’s…..is my first gray hair. Thank God it was only one and my baby and husband got one along with me ???????? I’m now pregnant with number 2…..so I hope it reverses all of the above issues ????