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How has your hair/body changed since having kids ( years pp )

44 replies

Gagglegeese · 25/12/2018 00:10

My belly button is now T shape.
I have a little stretch mark that has caused the skin on my tummy to be a bit saggy ..
My boobs have shrivels unevenly ...

A small section of hair that fell out won't grow past half and inch .
The front of my hair seems more brittle .

I'm 4 years pp

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Needallthesleep · 25/12/2018 07:35

I’m 1 year pp.

I have a c section scar.

My body is softer, with less muscle definition. But that’s mainly due to the increased cake consumption on maternity leave and not being able to go to the gym as often as I would like now (rather than pregnancy).

I have the hair regrowth which makes my hair look frizzy because it’s shorter than the rest of it.

My boobs are a little saggier.

PrimeraVez · 25/12/2018 07:36

My hips are much wider. My boobs are less ‘full’ (unless the baby is overdue a feed) My skin looks dull. I basically look like I’ve aged ten years in the space of three.

Verryberrycherry · 25/12/2018 07:38

I've shrunk from a d cup to a cup. Although I've lost my baby weight my hips are wider. I have frizzy re growth.

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SilverApples · 25/12/2018 08:41

My feet went up a size. Baby is almost 30. Smile

Justwaitingforaline · 25/12/2018 08:45

4 years PP.

My hair is a lot thicker but I seem to lose more in the shower.
Boobs sit a little lower than they used to and are smaller than post baby.
I was relatively young when I had her and I think that plays a part in being pretty unaffected by pregnancy.

About to do IVF for DC2, we shall see what happens after that!

happytoday73 · 25/12/2018 08:53

definate changes since babies: my waist is wider, hair thinner, bust is lower, my feet are wider so I can't get in any fancy shoes!
my skin is now drier but that's later... an age thing I think..

JellycatElfie · 25/12/2018 08:55

My tummy is fairly flat but soft and marsh mallowy
Boobs are bigger but saggier
I am permanently knackered Grin

LittleLlamaontheduskyroad · 25/12/2018 17:55

DC1 pregnancy made my hair go curly.

DC2 pregnancy made it go poker straight.

BikeRunSki · 25/12/2018 18:04

7-10 yrs pp

My tummy has always bed a bit rounded -sticky, but is now also flabby due to 2 x emcs.

My feet gitbigger in pg, and have settled at an 8.5-9. Which has put me into the realms of specialist shoe shops rather than the high street.

Boobs also permanently bigger by 2 cup sizes.

My period has been extremely light since my last baby, but it could be age - was 41 when it came back.

Thesearmsofmine · 25/12/2018 18:10

3 babies, the last one was nearly 3 years ago.

All three were born by c section so I have a scar and it is a horrible one, lumpy and red. I have an overhang which even when I lose weight stubbornly remains. I have lots of stretch marks on my stomach.

On the plus side, my boobs are a cup size bigger but still full. My hair is thick and healthy and I have lots of it.

redexpat · 25/12/2018 19:03

7 and r years pp. After the 1st one pretty much everything went backk to normal bar my naval. After the 2nd my stomach muscles sretched and separated so I have a bulging lower stomach. My previously lovely boobs have shrivelled. I smell different. I cant bear the taste of carrots. My periods are light and short, but to counter that I fart like a bastard.

wonkylegs · 25/12/2018 19:12

My boobs are less full, my belly is still flat but I have 2 section scars one more visible than the other, last pregnancy I started to get loads of skin tags.
Main difference is each pregnancy I have to take a break from my meds and when I go back on them they need to be adjusted as they don't work quite the same and whilst I work out what works I get joint damage so biggest physical change although not visible is fairly significant

Armchairanarchist · 25/12/2018 19:15

It hasn't. 46, size 8/10 three kids.

seven201 · 25/12/2018 19:19

2 1/2 years pp. I have a c-section scar.

My tummy is wobbly but always has been. I'm exactly the same as before but with the extra scar. Although I guess I have some kidney surgery scars as pregnancy highlighted some kidney problems, so I had an op when for was 1.

Thistledew · 25/12/2018 19:20

My hair has changed colour. Before I got pregnant I was definitely blond. Now, I'm 'fair' at best and 'mousy brown' at worst. What's even more dramatic is that I'm getting an increasing number of very dark brown and wavy hairs whereas before I was blond and straight. I'm contemplating a second pregnancy just to complete the transformation.

FinallyFree123456789 · 25/12/2018 19:21

I am 7 years PP.

I was unable to gain weight above 7 stone for 6 years.
My hair on my head now doesn't grow any further than the top of my neck.
I have boobs twice the size I used to have, and a stretch mark from my belly button piercing going about an inch either side of the piercing upwards and downwards.

Could be worse I guess

BendydickCuminsnatch · 25/12/2018 19:24

DS1 is 3 and DS2 is 1.

I’ve gone grey since having my second (well; going grey - maybe 4 grey hairs)
Terrible skin
Aches and paints
Post natal plantar fasciitis which will not budge!
Feel I’ve aged 20 years since having DS2 - I did not feel the same after my first.

C section scar from DS2.

My monthly thrush is a thing of the past though, wahoo! 7 years of hell!

YesitsJacqueline · 25/12/2018 19:28

My endometriosis got worse since I had my son, he's almost 5.
My body looks more or less the same as before .

Trinpy · 25/12/2018 19:34

Saggy stomach.
Weird looking belly button.
Shrunken boobs.
Purple stretch marks everywhere.

Almost 3 years pp (2 dcs).

Backhometothenorth · 25/12/2018 19:37

I have a weird ridge under my boobs where my ribs haven't quite gone back into place. Strange belly button. Something definitely different about having a poo (sorry)

JohnnyMcGrathSaysFuckOff · 25/12/2018 19:46

Backhome - a good women's health physio sorted out the ridge for. I thought as it was ribs - bone - I'd never shift it, but she did!

Backhometothenorth · 25/12/2018 19:54

Thanks Johnny I'll look into that!

brizzledrizzle · 25/12/2018 20:30

My hair has gone curly and I've gained weight.

Tortycat · 25/12/2018 20:36

2.5 years post last dc...

Naval wider
stomach much bigger and rounder
Waist thicker
ribs wider
nipples longer, but small boobs smaller and more deflated
more skin tags.

none of this sounds good...

NameChanger22 · 25/12/2018 20:43

I went from size 6 to size 14 and stayed there.
CS scar which has faded.
No stretch marks.
Bit of a belly.

Feet one size bigger. I now have fat toes.
Generally uglier and a lot more tired looking because of all the stress and sleepless nights. I used to look 25, I now look 45.

12 years pp. I don't mind though, I'm not vain.