What are other changes that I will physically undergo, post pregnancy?

You may be one of the 50 per cent of women that have rediscovered their previous energy level 2–6 months postpartum — or you may be one of the 50 per cent of women who still suffer from fatigue more than six months after giving birth. Statistically only a bit over half of mothers are their pre-pregnancy weight by their baby’s first birthday — and it takes a full year for the body to rediscover its waistline again. The night-sweats, carpal tunnel syndrome (tingling hands) and thoracic outlet syndrome (sore armpits or shoulders) can continue for months — but should all normally be well gone by babe’s first birthday. If you never used to suffer from PMT, you might start to after having a baby. Or if you used to suffer from PMT, you may no longer suffer from pre-menstrual cramps. You may be the one in ten women who will now periodically suffer from migraines, but never used to before having a child. You may be left permanently with easily aggravated back problems — and the years ahead of carrying and lifting young children won’t help. You may be left with haemorrhoid problems for months.  Some ‘experts’ say to stop jogging after two children, due to the strain on the pelvic floor. But you’re the expert on you. Maybe the calves on your legs have gone ‘skinny’ — the fat has just been redistributed. Exercise will help tone things. You receive a dentist’s bill that stings — if you haven’t yet had a dental check-up, you need to: your baby absorbed a heap of your calcium stores.