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What To Expect After Baby: Things They Don’t Tell You

July 21, 2014

I feel like my Facebook news feed is FILLED with expecting mamas. Ladies, I’m here to shed light on what happens after those cute little babes come earth side. I found no one warned me of these issues, and I’m still shaking my finger as my mommy friends for not spilling the deets! I suppose it’s a right of passage to learn all about them yourselves, but I’m gonna help a sister out and tell you about the things they DON’T tell you after expecting a baby!

What To Expect After Baby

1. You lose bladder control. I mean, like forever. I can’t do double unders (or single unders for that matter) at CrossFit without peeing a little. Which is why I will ALWAYS wear black moisture-wicking pants if they’re part of the WOD. And if I laugh too hard? Yup, I’ll probably pee then too. Clearly I wasn’t too fantastic with my kegels.

2.You lose hair. Like…..a LOT of hair. At one point, my husband asked me if I was sick. The amount of hair falling out of my head was so bad that it had to be cut out of the bottom of the vacuum cleaner. And now, a year later, I have all this really weird regrowth that I know will take forever to fully grow, and by that time I’ll probably be pregnant/have another baby and going through the same thing all over again. (Also, it stopped falling out around 9 months, for those who are experiencing the same. Hang in there!)

3. You will probably have stretch marks. Or hemorrhoids. Or stretch marks AND hemorrhoids. If you have none of those things, then consider yourself hated by all of us other moms.

4. Loose skin. Your stomach will be like Jello for longer than you’d like. It feels weird and squishy.

5. Night sweats. You will have the most awful night sweats ever to the point where you’re sure you peed the bed. I can’t tell you how many times I slept on a towel. Also, bonus points to my husband for still finding me attractive. And for sleeping next to my sweat.

6. Your boobs and nipples never look the same. Seriously, I forget what my pre-baby nipples look like. And my boobs actually SHRUNK, like how does that happen? I wasn’t blessed in that area before, and now I’m just really pathetic there.

7. Baby brain is real. You find yourself talking nonsense, literally. I know what I want to say, but it doesn’t come out in the correct way. Often times my husband looks at me as though I’m speaking a foreign language. Also, all memory is just gone. Don’t ask me what I did yesterday, I can barely remember what I did pre-naptime.

8. You will always be tired, even if your child is amazing and sleeps through the night at an early age. You can get 8 hours of sleep and STILL be exhausted at 8pm. Coffee or some sort of caffeinated beverage will become a necessity.

9. Breastfeeding is really frigging hard. We all wish we could be frolicking in fields with our baby hanging from our boob like it’s nothing, but unfortunately that’s not the case. It really sucks for a lot of us.

10. The hormones. My goodness, the hormones. You will be laughing one minute and crying the next. Basically you’ll sound like you’ve lost your mind (oh wait, you have!). It seems like a cruel joke to have a woman go through these emotions all while trying to handle this new tiny human that’s fully dependent on us and our boobs. Also, postpartum depression is VERY real, and should never be handled lightly.

But the number 1 thing people don’t tell you after baby…is that you are most likely a glutton for punishment and would do it all over again for that sweet little babe. I know I would. 🙂

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  1. Sylvia says

    July 22, 2014 at 7:19 pm

    The only piece of advice I like to give expecting mothers is take it one day at a time, you will learn as you go, no two babies or women are the same therefore what I have experienced might not be what you are experiencing right now

    Reply
    • Lauren McBride says

      July 31, 2014 at 10:25 pm

      That’s great advice Sylvia!!

      Reply
  2. Mindy says

    July 23, 2014 at 11:07 am

    BUHAHAHAHAHAHA!!! Amen, to all of it!

    Reply
  3. Ani says

    July 30, 2014 at 11:25 pm

    Thanks for posting…I’m due in a few weeks and need the truth! Much appreciated!

    Reply
    • Lauren McBride says

      July 31, 2014 at 10:23 pm

      Hope I didn’t scare you!!! 😉

      Reply
  4. Stephanie says

    August 4, 2014 at 3:46 pm

    Oh i am almost @ 9 months please let my hair stop falling out!

    Reply
    • Lauren McBride says

      August 4, 2014 at 9:28 pm

      HAHA it should soon!!! I promise! Then it’s the oh-so-fun weird hair growth you have to deal with. O_o

      Reply
  5. Sheila Lo Monaco says

    September 12, 2014 at 3:43 pm

    You are right I’m a mom of two I wish I had read some blogs like yours helping with my first pregnancy, we are never aware how things will changes with your body and mind. Thank you!

    Reply
    • Lauren McBride says

      September 14, 2014 at 9:04 pm

      It’s so true! So glad you found this helpful (and hopefully funny! ;))

      Reply
  6. Leanne says

    October 15, 2014 at 8:07 pm

    Great list Lauren!

    Hope you don’t mind if I share a couple more:
    1. No one tells you HOW to push that thing out. They say “push like you’re pushing a poop out” but you’re not pushing a poop out – you’re pushing a baby out.. Of your uterus.. Not your backside. So push like you’re doing a crunch and like you’re pushing a baby out of your tummy!

    2. For about 24 hours after baby arrived, I wanted nothing to do with my husband. Not sure if that’s true for all but ALL that mattered to me in the world was this little human and I didn’t want to share him or myself with anyone else. Eventually that faded and I realized it truly does take a village to raise a kid!! =)

    3. Parenting is hard. I looked at my husband a few months ago and all I could say was “this is hard.” Because it truly is just plain hard to parent. THIS, I find, is something you’re never truly ready for… How simply HARD it is to be a parent… It. Is. Hard. Sorry to say it out loud but it feels good to voice it!

    But at the end of the day… You’re right. We’d all do it all over again because they steal your heart the minute you find out they’re coming and you never get it back. It’s the best feeling in the world.

    Good luck to all expectant mommies out there. It’s truly incredible! Enjoy every single moment. Even the hard ones 🙂

    Reply
    • Lauren McBride says

      October 15, 2014 at 8:29 pm

      I love all of these!! They’re so true!!!!!!! Parenting is SO hard. There literally is nothing to prepare you. There are so many days where I’m like, “what? How am I doing this right now? How do I NOT mess this up?!” But I suppose no one has ever said parenting is easy, right? We are all in this together! Thank you for these Leanne!!!! xo

      Reply
  7. Mike Smith says

    February 24, 2015 at 8:26 am

    Well, I was never a mom but these all seemed to hold true for my wife. Great list, it’s nice to have someone say it isn’t all roses and rainbows. You’re lying if you say otherwise.
    -Mike
    http://www.SunshineDad.com

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    • Lauren McBride says

      March 3, 2015 at 7:38 am

      LOL it’s definitely not all roses and rainbows!!!!!

      Reply
  8. Ruthie says

    May 5, 2015 at 11:10 pm

    Oh my goodness, this is all so true! Thanks for being totally honest, it takes guts because it is so hard and you go through so many physical and emotional changes! But after all, those little babes certainly steal the heart for good.

    Reply
    • Lauren McBride says

      May 12, 2015 at 10:26 pm

      you’re welcome! They’re totally worth it! 🙂

      Reply
  9. Tom says

    August 15, 2016 at 6:58 am

    My fiancé is suffering from a lot of these already, and she’s not yet given birth!

    That being said, she feels great seven months in – mainly because she didn’t know she was pregnant. 🙂

    Reply

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