"I'll just get this out of the way upfront: I'm not a mother, nor have I ever been pregnant. So no, I don't have a heartfelt or clever anecdote to start this post. But I am pregnancy-curious (wow - that sounds like a fetish name. I swear it's not). So, sometimes I wander through Reddit to hear from real-life moms about the physical changes pregnancy can bring, as it's (hopefully) something I'll experience someday."
"8. "When you're pregnant, you stop losing hair. No hair on the shower floor, no hair on your sweater, nothing stuck anywhere. It just grows thick. Then you lose it all when the baby comes. It's really nice while it lasts." - SpicyLittlePumpkin "And your hair can become curly! It was so much shinier, too. But then went right back to how it was afterwards, which was a little disappointing." - 5LovelyDaisies"
"20. "My regular chronic pain disappeared thanks to relaxin, a pregnancy hormone. No need for my physio appointments because the pain was gone." - monnibo "I don't think I've ever been as relaxed in my life as I was during my pregnancy and the first few weeks after giving birth. It was as if I was wrapped in a thick, warm, soft fur coat. This was certainly due to my hormones." - KitMarla"
Pregnancy can cause surprising physical and emotional changes that people often do not expect. Hair shedding can stop, producing noticeably thicker, shinier hair that may become curlier and then return to its pre-pregnancy state after birth. The hormone relaxin can reduce chronic pain for some, eliminating the need for certain therapies during pregnancy. Hormonal shifts can also create an unusual sense of deep relaxation and well-being during pregnancy and shortly after childbirth. These effects are often described as pleasant, memorable, and temporarily transformative parts of the pregnancy experience.
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