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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My feet grew a whole size (from 10 to 11) with my first child. I was lactose intolerant prior to my first child. She cured that. Then my second child brought it back.
Oh, and I now have a butt. ๐
I know finally weigh what I did before I got pregnant with my first (I’ve got two boys, 8&6 1/2) and none of my old clothes fit me at all!!!! My boobs are the same size, just hang a lot lowere lol
Feet grew half a size, no biggy. Grey hair galore!!! Have a stubborn streak at the front, which I actually like, but even after a week of getting it coloured at the hair salon, it comes through.
Lost all body hair with second pregnancy and that was great. But two years later, it all came back with a vengeance!
And all period pain went away. I used to have to take a day or two off the pain was that bad. But that’s slowly coming back now too…
The joys of having little people!!! Xoxo
i never really had feminine odor before, now I smell all of the time. And it changed. I now smell more beefy or something. It’s really not pleasant at all.
With all 3 of my pregnancies if I ate chicken, I’d get a migraine – a knock me down for 24 hours with no noise or light migraine. And medicine wouldn’t touch it. Doctors thought I was a bit crazy. Never happened before, between, or after. Only during.
I am allergic to jewelry. I can no longer wear any jewelry for more than a couple of hours, Not even my wedding ring, without breaking into a severe rash. I love black hills gold but can no longer wear it. My daughter is 15 so no signs of it going away. ????
I have not had a migraine since I became pregnant with our first child. Yeah for me! My feet gre a half size with each of 3 pregnancies. Total bummer!
Developed an allergy to adhesive. That was fun after my c-section they went to remove the bandages and took skin with it. Yuck. Scar for everything even a paper cut. Gained tons of weight and never lost it. Facial hair like crazy. And my feet got HUGE.
My feet grew in size, my wavy hair went pencil straight and I went from a redhead to a brunette (dark) ????
I developed and egg sensitivity! It’s horrible!
While I was pregnant I became pretty allergic to my cats. Sadly im still allergic.