After knowing myself for 26 years...I had everything down about myself. I had stick straight hair that would look straightened just by blow drying it. I knew which facewash and lotion to use. I had a routine at showertime with the bodywash, shampoo, and lotion I've used for years. If there's anything I love, it's consistency.
Well after getting pregnant with Maxson, all that went out the window! Everyone knows the basics: morning sickness, stretch marks, obviously weight gain, bigger boobs, ect. But no one warned me about everything else that comes along with it! Not that it would've changed anything, but a few warnings might've been nice!
1. Stretch marks AFTER birth??
Stretch marks are your skin stretching from the INSIDE...out. There's lots and lots of creams, oils, butters, lotions all targeted for those hopeful pregnant women....thinking if they slather themselves with these products they'll keep flawless skin. But if you're going to stretch, you're going to stretch. There's nothing you can do about it. You can try to help the stretching process by moisturizing so there's less discomfort. Some people I know didn't use anything and barely looked like they had a baby. Other people spent money on those expensive creams that you can't find at Target or Walmart....and looked like their belly was a map. Well I didn't get any stretch marks the entire pregnancy (granted I had him 7 weeks early). A week after I had him my hips and boobs were sooo itchy! The #1 rule is to NOT SCRATCH under any circumstance! You just smack, smack, smack the skin...but keep those claws retracted! Well since Maxson was already here I figured why not scratch away?! Oh and I did! I scratched and scratched and scratched and loved every second of it! The next thing I knew....My right hip looked like I was attacked by Freddy Kreuger! I couldn't fit the clothes I was wearing when I had him! My hips expanded...causing that itch! Soooo.....be aware ladies! Stretch marks are possible AFTER you have your baby. You're not in the clear yet!
2. Going bald?!?
I've heard of the thick, luxorious hair that comes with pregnancy. That was one pregnancy symptom I was looking forward to! My thin, straight hair was finally going to have some volume!! What no one told me was your hair falls out! Not just the usual 100 strands a day...but up to 500 strands!! Everytime I took a shower it would clog. I would touch my hair and have a handful. I felt like that Marsha Brady chick on the movie "The Craft!" Someone put a spell on me and now I was going to be bald. When I talked to other mothers and even my doctor they all responded with the same "oh yeah! The hair falling out stage! It'll stop eventually!" WHAT?!!? They knew?! And no one told me?!? They were right though...it eventually did stop and my hair did become thicker and the shiniest I've ever seen it. I was a happy camper until Maxson turned about 5 months old....then the process started all over again! Clogged showers and handfuls of hair! And once again...the secret society wasnt shocked! Apparently all that hair that had filled in gets to fall out now!! Oh man. I'm surprised I even have any hair left! And another crazy thing...from those evil hormones....I have a mohawk of curly hair now o..o
3. Crying during commercials......yup....
So I've never really been the sensitive type. Not even when I was pregnant. I had a couple incidents over these burritos that Jacob couldn't find. I freaked out, cried, and accused him of doing it on purpose! lol. CRAZY LADY OVER HERE! Buuuutttttt that only happened once. It's funny to talk about now...but I really wanted those burritos!! (Long story short, my sister brought some back from Orange County because Jacob couldn't find them anywhere in Vegas). After Maxson made his debut, I was crying over EVERYTHING! I saw a teddy bear and cried. And as you might've guessed....I cried during a commercial. A COMMERCIAL! I needed help! I had no warning for those kinds of issues!
4. Waterbed tummy
As people might've guessed you can't really use your stomach muscles as well while pregnant. You do lose a little muscle there. It's a tad worse after a C-section because you REALLY can't use your stomach AT ALL! It feels like your stomach is on fire if you try to sit up. So I knew that....it's almost common sense..I would think. Well after I had him my stomach deflated, like an air bed. I could literally pinch my side and touch my fingers through my skin. It felt like I only had skin and nothing else! Weirdest feeling ever! It reminded me of a waterbed when you touched it.
Just thought I'd give any future first time mothers out there a heads up! It's nice to know what's coming :)) And granted, not everyone will experience these aftermath symptoms....but it's good to know just in case. But of course it was all worth it!
Anything you guys experienced that I didn't list??? Might give me a heads up for my next baby!
Well after getting pregnant with Maxson, all that went out the window! Everyone knows the basics: morning sickness, stretch marks, obviously weight gain, bigger boobs, ect. But no one warned me about everything else that comes along with it! Not that it would've changed anything, but a few warnings might've been nice!
1. Stretch marks AFTER birth??
Stretch marks are your skin stretching from the INSIDE...out. There's lots and lots of creams, oils, butters, lotions all targeted for those hopeful pregnant women....thinking if they slather themselves with these products they'll keep flawless skin. But if you're going to stretch, you're going to stretch. There's nothing you can do about it. You can try to help the stretching process by moisturizing so there's less discomfort. Some people I know didn't use anything and barely looked like they had a baby. Other people spent money on those expensive creams that you can't find at Target or Walmart....and looked like their belly was a map. Well I didn't get any stretch marks the entire pregnancy (granted I had him 7 weeks early). A week after I had him my hips and boobs were sooo itchy! The #1 rule is to NOT SCRATCH under any circumstance! You just smack, smack, smack the skin...but keep those claws retracted! Well since Maxson was already here I figured why not scratch away?! Oh and I did! I scratched and scratched and scratched and loved every second of it! The next thing I knew....My right hip looked like I was attacked by Freddy Kreuger! I couldn't fit the clothes I was wearing when I had him! My hips expanded...causing that itch! Soooo.....be aware ladies! Stretch marks are possible AFTER you have your baby. You're not in the clear yet!
2. Going bald?!?
I've heard of the thick, luxorious hair that comes with pregnancy. That was one pregnancy symptom I was looking forward to! My thin, straight hair was finally going to have some volume!! What no one told me was your hair falls out! Not just the usual 100 strands a day...but up to 500 strands!! Everytime I took a shower it would clog. I would touch my hair and have a handful. I felt like that Marsha Brady chick on the movie "The Craft!" Someone put a spell on me and now I was going to be bald. When I talked to other mothers and even my doctor they all responded with the same "oh yeah! The hair falling out stage! It'll stop eventually!" WHAT?!!? They knew?! And no one told me?!? They were right though...it eventually did stop and my hair did become thicker and the shiniest I've ever seen it. I was a happy camper until Maxson turned about 5 months old....then the process started all over again! Clogged showers and handfuls of hair! And once again...the secret society wasnt shocked! Apparently all that hair that had filled in gets to fall out now!! Oh man. I'm surprised I even have any hair left! And another crazy thing...from those evil hormones....I have a mohawk of curly hair now o..o
3. Crying during commercials......yup....
So I've never really been the sensitive type. Not even when I was pregnant. I had a couple incidents over these burritos that Jacob couldn't find. I freaked out, cried, and accused him of doing it on purpose! lol. CRAZY LADY OVER HERE! Buuuutttttt that only happened once. It's funny to talk about now...but I really wanted those burritos!! (Long story short, my sister brought some back from Orange County because Jacob couldn't find them anywhere in Vegas). After Maxson made his debut, I was crying over EVERYTHING! I saw a teddy bear and cried. And as you might've guessed....I cried during a commercial. A COMMERCIAL! I needed help! I had no warning for those kinds of issues!
4. Waterbed tummy
As people might've guessed you can't really use your stomach muscles as well while pregnant. You do lose a little muscle there. It's a tad worse after a C-section because you REALLY can't use your stomach AT ALL! It feels like your stomach is on fire if you try to sit up. So I knew that....it's almost common sense..I would think. Well after I had him my stomach deflated, like an air bed. I could literally pinch my side and touch my fingers through my skin. It felt like I only had skin and nothing else! Weirdest feeling ever! It reminded me of a waterbed when you touched it.
Just thought I'd give any future first time mothers out there a heads up! It's nice to know what's coming :)) And granted, not everyone will experience these aftermath symptoms....but it's good to know just in case. But of course it was all worth it!
Anything you guys experienced that I didn't list??? Might give me a heads up for my next baby!
the hormone that increases your appetite while pregnant likes to stick around until about 5 months after baby is born and its worse if you nurse... I had baby blues with Alex and it literally felt like I had no connection to him whats so ever and that lasted until he was about 6 months... I had painful bowel movement issues after having vaginal birth that lasted for several months after birth...I also had a protruded vaginal wall after the last one that went away after 6 or so months but I couldn't exercise at all during that entire time... my hair was nice and soft and now is course and curly....oh yeah pregnancy hormones cause mustache and chin hair... discoloration of your skin. Some people I know had blotches on their skin that went away after pregnancy, mine was in my armpits. They got really dark but after awhile lightened back up fyi your nether regions can also do this. Teeth become super sensitive to cavities. ...I'm sure there's more lol
ReplyDeleteoh yes your areolas can increase in size with each pregnancy. Doesn't happen to everyone...also skin tags
ReplyDeleteYIKES!! I didn't have the increased appetite! I think I finally connected with Maxson when he was 4 months old. Everyone talked about that "instant" love...but I didn't get that. Crapping after a c-section sucked too!! But that only lasted 2-3 weeks. MY HAIR IS COURSE DOWN THE MIDDLE OF MY HEAD ONLY!!! What is that?!? I got a hairy belly the whole pregnancy....but it was gone by the time I had him. The "skin blotches" is melasma :))) Some peoples never go away...but they're supposed to when the hormones go back to normal....My teeth were a tad sensitive...but not too bad! WOW! It's crazy what women go through!
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