Your Body after Delivery

When a woman goes through a pregnancy, there are wholesale changes to her body, internal as well as external. The skin goes through some very visible changes as a result of the body reacting to fluctuating hormones. During the entire pregnancy cycle you will appreciate the smallest of details when it comes to the way your body changes. It’s only once the pregnancy is over that you are likely to be a little overwhelmed by how you look. The hips look extremely large while the skin around the belly sees very flabby and your posterior will start to sag very noticeably. Looking at your post partum body is not a sight that you are going to be happy looking at in all likelihood. The freckles and moles that erupt and enlarge during the pregnancy are going to leave blemishes on your skin, especially around areas such as the nose, eyes and upper lip. Skin tags are also a very common development during the pregnancy or even just after. Stretch marks are also usually very prominent as a result of the skin’s elastic fibers being allowed to stretch and relax and will appear a purple red around this time and will gradually fade to silvery white lines in a year or so.

During pregnancy, the mother’s sense of smell tends to be more acute and this heightened sensitivity usually begins to fade away about 6 to 8 weeks after the delivery. Your gums will also tend to bleed rather excessively so it is essential that you maintain good oral hygiene by flossing and brushing your teeth regularly. The fact that most models and celebrities seem to shed the baby weight in almost unbelievably short periods of time puts a lot of stress on mothers that are very figure conscious. However, it is important to understand that most of these public figures have dieticians and round the clock advisors and a very stringent exercise schedule to follow. In most cases, most of the weight lost will happen naturally and without too much effort. A majority of the weight will be shed via breastfeeding, the process of healing after the delivery as well as general caring for your baby. In general, after the delivery of the baby, the human body tends to retain about 3 liters of water which will dissipate gradually over the course of a few weeks. As a result, the swelling in your legs, arms and feet will also gradually disappear.