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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Mine was my hair wiyh number one i did not lose much hair with this one num 2 has only been 5 months my hair is falling out in balls in shower after shower and when i brush it and so dry like straw i have bald patches on my head not nice
Severe dry eye…no contacts anymore!
I got larger feet, also add gluten intolerance, change in hair texture, I used to always be cold…now I run hot and my husband freezes instead of me, as well as larger bra size(3 cup sizes)…I understood the girls would shrink-NOT so for me.
i used to be perpetually cold most of the time and now I’m burning up most of the time. I also started having migraines which I had never had pre baby.
My feet grew a half size with each pregnancy! I started at an 8 & now can’t wear anything smaller than a 9 & can sometimes wear a 10! With my 3rd child I grew a new hairline! All the way around my face. Crazy! I actually eat healthier after kids than before. I craved veggies I’d never ate before when pregnant.
I had always been able to wear the cheapest earrings around but after my first son, I have to have 14K gold and some hypoallergenic earrings. Same with all jewelry.
So interesting! I had the opposite thing happen to me with deodarant. I used to use it every day (it wasn’t a desperate need, just a normal need). But after my first, I kind of got out of the habit of using it (lol… i think my lack of daily shower routine in the morning may have had something to do with it). But in the end, my body just adapted and still to this day, I don’t really need to use deodarant. I’m now pregnant with my second and wondered if hormones would cause me to start needing it again, but so far so good.
#1 & 5 happened to me too! I just noticed the deodorant thing the other day. Kept wondering what that “smell” was…it was me! Haha!
I honestly grew at least an inch taller. I used to be 5′ 10” (barely an inch shorter than my husband)… And now I’m taller than him. I’m Definitely over 6′ now.
My eyesight deteriorated. Btw, no. 4 is true for c sections too. 9 months of carrying and 48 hours of hardcore contractions do not a tight fanny make!