Does giving birth permanently change your body?

Your ribs may have expanded, and your hips will often widen to make it easier for the baby to exit the birth canal. For some women wider ribs and hips will be permanent.

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What are the long term effects of giving birth?

The most common complications women report after giving birth include pain after sex, incontinence, pain at the incision site following a cesarean section, and postpartum depression, Gunter said. Once the baby is born, a woman's blood pressure may spike dangerously. She may hemorrhage or develop egg-sized blood clots.

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Can you go back to your original body after pregnancy?

Your uterus, which enlarged as your baby grew, will take about six to eight weeks to contract back to normal size. During this process, you may experience cramping, bleeding, a heavier-than-normal period, and/or vaginal discharge. Your abdominal wall muscles will slowly regain their muscle tone over time.

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Will I be loose after having a baby?

Your vagina may be looser after giving birth.

The muscles may improve over time, but often do not. Kegel exercises and pelvic floor therapy can help strengthen these muscles. If it continues to be a problem, Vaginoplasty can dramatically improve a loose vagina. See if Vaginoplasty is right for you.

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Why did my face change after pregnancy?

Some pregnant people notice acne, hyperpigmentation, or a "pregnancy mask" (the darkening of pigmentation around the mouth, cheeks, and forehead also known as melasma). Exhaustion and water retention may lead to under-eye pouches, while increased blood flow can cause spider veins across the face.

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Can Giving Birth Permanently Change Your Brain?

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Does having a baby age your face?

Between the sleepless nights, endless worries, and persistent temper tantrums, parenting can feel like a fast track to gray hairs and wrinkles. Now, researchers at Northwestern University have proven what we've suspected all along: having children does, in fact, speed up the aging process.

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What are the negative effects of having a baby?

Cons of Having Children
  • Reduction/loss in freedom.
  • Sleep.
  • Mobility.
  • Privacy.
  • Money.
  • Career opportunities.
  • Camaraderie.
  • Adulthood.

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Do boobs stay bigger after pregnancy?

Some mothers will see their breasts bounce back to their pre-pregnancy appearance, but the majority of women will notice lasting changes. In general, breasts will typically revert to their baseline volume when a mother reaches her pre-pregnancy weight.

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Do hips go back after pregnancy?

Widening hips allow for the baby to pass through the pelvic bone during birth. You can rest assured that your widening hips, in most cases, will return back to their pre-pregnancy state, usually by 12 weeks postpartum.

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Does pregnancy change your face?

Some pregnant women develop dark irregular patches on their face most commonly on the upper cheek, nose, lips, and forehead. This is called 'chloasma'. It is also sometimes known as 'melasma' or the 'mask of pregnancy'.

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Why do breasts get saggy after pregnancy?

Pregnancy: According to Mayo Clinic, during pregnancy, the ligaments that support a woman's breast might stretch as it gets fuller and heavier. This stretching is often one of the common causes of breast sagging post-pregnancy.

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Do babies remember birth trauma?

Many people wrongly believe that babies do not notice or remember traumatic events. In fact, anything that affects older children and adults in a family can also affect a baby, but they may not be able to show their reactions directly, as older children can.

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Do people regret not having children?

More Americans say that regret is common among adults who decide to remain childless than among parents: 40% say adults who have chosen to remain childless very often or somewhat often regret that choice, while 40% say they regret it not very often or not often at all.

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What are the disadvantages of having a child later in life?

Pregnancy Risks in Advanced Maternal Age

There are also very real medical risks of pregnancy in advanced maternal age. Your chance of miscarriage is increased, along with an increased risk of developing gestational diabetes, high blood pressure, and having a child that is preterm.

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What age is best to have kids?

Experts say the best time to get pregnant is between your late 20s and early 30s. This age range is associated with the best outcomes for both you and your baby. One study pinpointed the ideal age to give birth to a first child as 30.5.

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At what age does your face change most?

Most people begin to notice a shift in the appearance of their face around their 40's and 50's, with some also noticing a change in their 30's. But with these physical changes brought on by aging also comes a change in the appearance of our face - Luckily, there is treatment available.

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Does breastfeeding age you faster?

A greater amount of mitosis, or cell division, means greater cellular damage. The high metabolism required for pregnancy and lactation increases oxidative stress, believed to accelerate aging.

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Is it healthier to not have kids?

Not having children also comes with significant positive health benefits. A 116-year study by the American Journal of Human Biology found the following trends. Longer lifespan. Women with children lost an incredible 95 weeks of life per child carried.

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Are people happier with no kids?

A study from Princeton University and Stony Brook University found that parents and nonparents have similar levels of life satisfaction, but parents experienced both more daily joy and more daily stress than nonparents. “Life without children is simply much more stable,” Glass says.

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What is cold mother syndrome?

Emotionally absent or cold mothers can be unresponsive to their children's needs. They may act distracted and uninterested during interactions, or they could actively reject any attempts of the child to get close. They may continue acting this way with adult children.

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Do babies feel pain during birth?

Doctors now know that newly born babies probably feel pain. But exactly how much they feel during labor and delivery is still debatable. "If you performed a medical procedure on a baby shortly after birth, she would certainly feel pain," says Christopher E.

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What's considered a traumatic birth?

'Traumatic birth' is therefore used in the literature to refer to a birth where there has been one (or more) of the following: Physical injury to the baby and resulting psychological distress. Physical injury to the mother which results in psychological distress.

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What do babies feel during birth?

Compression in the birth canal

What is undeniable is that babies feel lots of pressure (understatement), and that pressure probably alternates between comfortable, uncomfortable, and highly uncomfortable, depending on the intensity of the contractions.

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Will my breasts sag if I don't breastfeed?

After pregnancy, even if a woman doesn't breastfeed, this stretching of the ligaments might contribute to sagging breasts. In other words, breasts are affected by the natural increase in fullness during pregnancy and decrease in weight after pregnancy.

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Does not wearing a bra prevent sagging?

A 15-year-long study that concluded in 2013 suggests that forgoing a bra can actually decrease any sagging. According to the study, the support of a bra can weaken the tissue surrounding the breasts, causing them to droop.

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