Changes in women after childbirth

Changes in women after childbirth

Women are usually very  self conscious about their own body. Usually many women fret and worry too much about the changes in the appearance of their body after childbirth and try to compare that with their body  before pregnancy and they wonder about the changes in their body that motherhood has brought with it. Some women are unduly worried about the stretch marks on the stomach / abdomen and saggy / flabby skin. Some of the new mothers get fooled by some celebrities who magically seem to get back to their pre- pregnant body shape very fast, forgetting that most of the celebrities have access to lots of money, specialist trainers, cosmetic surgery etc.

The breasts of a new mother usually become enlarged with milk inside the milk ducts of the breast for breastfeeding the new born child. But after the mother stops breast feeding her child, the size of the breast may not go back to their pre-pregnant size and in some women, the breasts may appear saggy / less firmer than it was before pregnancy . But breast feeding  itself might not be the cause of the sagging of the breasts. Many new mothers wonder how to get back their firm breasts after their breast feeding stage.  Push-ups and dumbbell fly exercises might be useful to get firmer breasts. The fat for lactation or breast milk may be stored around the hips and those areas are likely to become bigger.

The legs / feet of a woman may swell during pregnancy, but even after pregnancy, the feet / arch of the feet may not go back to their old size / structure and  might be flatter / longer and hence the new mother might need bigger footwear after childbirth. Hormones bring about a lot of changes to the skin  and the hair during and after pregnancy. Some areas of the skin may darken.

Some new mothers find a lot of changes in their metabolism after childbirth. Some mothers find that they have new allergies ( breaking out in hives , intolerance to some food  or food allergies , celiac disease  or intolerance to wheat gluten etc ) after childbirth because being exposed to allergens when the body / immune system is weak might start off the allergies.

Sometimes women with irregular periods may find that they get regular periods after childbirth and sometimes there will be decrease in the menstrual cramps also.

Some women experience urinary incontinence ( or slight urine leakage during stress, orgasm etc ) after childbirth due to excessive stretching / injury of the ligaments and pelvic area during pregnancy. The vagina will also feel more bigger / looser after vaginal childbirth. Some women also experience dryness in the vagina. Kegel exercises or pelvic floor exercises after child birth may be helpful to strengthen the muscles in the pelvic region and may help with the problem of urinary incontinence.

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