S/O weird things after pregnancy

jesspacatc · May 2011

the last post about eczema starting after pregnancy got me thinking. anything change for you after pregnancy?

jesspacatc · May 2011

My first symptom of being pregnant was not being able to eat cocktail shrimp. I actually had my father taste one because I thought they were bad.

Ironically, since being pregnant, I'm developing an intolerance to shrimp - i feel like my inside are being ripped to shreds about an hour after I eat it.

JennyNel · May 2011

my knees became really bad after I gave birth to A. I was in so much pain when he was about 2 weeks old that I could hardly get up from a sitting position. I went to see a dr and they said my kneecaps are now floating because the ligaments loosened up so much during pregnancy. He said it's typically seen during pregnancy, not after so I guess that makes me a special cookie

I went through physical therapy and it got better but it's still a dull pain all the time.

lisa5ny · May 2011

Like I metioned in pp, sudden eczema.

Also, my skin is amazingly clear and very low maintenance. I used to get breakouts all the time before my pregnancy, and I needed to use proactive or other rediculous skin care regimens.I think since I've given birth I've only had about 5 zits in the past 15 months and my skin tone is more even. No more red blotchiness.

But....AF has been a nightmare since I've given birth. Really heavy flow and horrble PMS, which wasn't the case beforehand, even after I stopped taking the pill.

Jennynel- I also had really bad knees after giving birth, but as time went on they got better. I could hardly get up from a sitting position too. I felt like a 90 year old. I think it was due to all the extra weight my body was carrying and my body needing to adjust to it all. I gained 65 pounds during my pregnancy.

nic40ole79 · May 2011

Beauty Marks. I have SO many now. all over. i hate it. I have pain in my knees too. I also have bad skin. Since being preg and giving birth, I brake out on my neck/jaw line. Oh, and i now have some hair i have to pluck on my chin too.

Nikosmom · May 2011

I feel like my hair is not the same anymore. When I wear my hair "curly" it just looks blah. Not as full and curly as it used to be

Jen&Louie · May 2011

Sudden eczema for me too! It started about two months ago and I couldn't get rid of it until I visited a pharmacy in Greece and they gave be a miracle cream. Kicking myself that I didn't go back and buy a few more tubes before we left.

Also, my acne is far worse that it was pre-pregnancy. Like, I'm a hormonal 15 year old again. Frig.

MargieMags · May 2011

My hair is much thinner and frizzier. I've also lost a lot of the curl but just on one side.

My boobs are ridiculous, but that's a given I suppose.

My periods need to fuuck off because they are AWFUL. In all fairness, I am perimenopausal so that could also be a contributing factor.

Weird things that are good:

I did not get any stretch marks on my belly. I got a few on my ass and thighs but only 1 on either side of my body. They almost look like seams. Even then, they're very faint so they don't bother me at all.

Some of you know the whole story but I was diagnosed with an auto-immune disease years ago and was heavily medicated for it for a very long time. My drs were pretty sure that I'd never be able to carry a pregnancy, let alone to term. Did that, had a healthy baby and nearly 6 years later, have not needed to be medicated since having her. It seems as though she shocked my body into normalcy.

Jenniferk08 · May 2011

Right now I'm pumping so AF does not exist right now.

I do have eczema which is doing a number to my skin.

And I have all the lovely stretch marks on my stomach.. oh joy. So now even though I'm totally over weight and look like a map on my belly H still thinks I should wear some bikini like I'm a victoria's has no secrets model..

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