Having Nina has turned my whole world upside down in such an amazing, incredible way. I can’t imagine not having her in my life and not a day goes by that I’m not eternally grateful for her.
But having a baby has changed me in ways I never expected, and I’m not talking about all of the mushy goodness I alluded to in the above sentences. I’m talking about the new me.
The new me has bumps on my upper arms, my upper thighs and even my butt. I have no idea what these bumps are. I’ve never had silky smooth flawless skin before, but these new bumps bring my crappy skin to a whole new level. Sadly, these little buggers don’t go away with exfoliation so I guess they’re a part of who I am now.
Along with the bumps, the new me also has a few skin tags too. They developed during pregnancy and I had hoped that they might just go away, but no such luck. They’re tiny and I’m probably the only one who notices them, but I’ll probably ask to have them removed next time I see my doctor.
Dry skin, oh the dry skin. I’ve always had crazy dry skin, but during pregnancy it seemed to go away. I was able to take a shower and not immediately have to put lotion on my face after getting out…it was fantastic. Birth of the baby brings all that dry skin back with a vengeance.
The new me is also losing hair like a mad woman. I thought the hair loss while I was pregnant was bad, but this is ten time worse. Poor Nina always seems to have a stray hair or two of mine on her somewhere. I have no idea when, or even if this will ever stop, but I sure hope it does. I feel like I’ll be bald in another week…
My pregnancy induced SPD is mostly a memory, thank god. There are still moments when I will try to move something heavy with my foot and I’ll wince in pain from it, but for the most part I feel great. I was really worried that I would have lingering issues with this, but so far so good.
My mind is a mess. An absolute mess. I can’t remember anything anymore. I have problems remembering the names of people that I’ve known for years. I can’t even blame it on a lack of sleep as Nina has been sleeping from 8 or 9 at night until I wake her up at 6 am since she was 3 months old. I’m constantly fumbling around for my words too, and mixing up the order of my words in a sentence. It’s embarrassing and a little bit unsettling and I only hope that someday my memory and brain function will find its way back to me someday soon.
I’m chubby. Yup, I’m not doing such a hot job on losing the pregnancy weight. People tell me that I’m looking good and that I must have lost weight since I saw them last, but the reality is that I haven’t lost a pound since about five weeks post partum. Quite honestly, I haven’t made any bit of effort to lose weight, so I guess I’m not surprised that I haven’t lost anything lately. It would have been fantastic if the weight would have continued to fall off like it did the first few weeks, but I guess I’m going to have to make some sort of an effort. Healthy diet and exercise, here I come!
I’m certainly not complaining though…all of these changes were well worth the reward.
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June 30, 2010 at 6:02 pm
krisy
She is getting so big and she is so darn cute…thanks for the update!
June 30, 2010 at 11:31 pm
egghunt
She is so cute!!!
And regarding your observations on your new body…I remember a friend of mine commenting on a similar thing after her baby was born and it has stuck with me because she said that she doesn’t care so much about what her body looks like, its not important and she got the best prize (pointing to her baby) in return. It’s always made my heart ache hearing that because its so true and I just can’t wait till my body falls apart and I can look down at my children and know its all worth it.
PS – thank you so much for all your lovely comments recently, you are so amazingly supportive and I am so grateful. xxxx
July 5, 2010 at 3:21 pm
bwub
Oh my goodness Nina has gotten so chubby! She is adorable! We have a bumbo seat too and I just love it! My little guy can sit on the kitchen counter and watch me as I do dishes.
You know what? I got lots of skin tags/moles too during pregnancy, and none of them have gone away either. I’m thinking about heading to a dermatologist and having everything looked over and then zapped off. I can’t believe how many little moley things I have on my ribs right under my breasts. I have some on my thighs too.
During pregnancy I started using Palmer’s cocoa butter lotion. I decided to keep using it because it feels so good on my body. My hands are the driest part of me now, but I think that’s because they are always in soap suds washing bottles and nipples.
Whatever maladies you seem to be suffering, you appear to be doing a great job with Nina!
July 27, 2010 at 1:37 pm
Katie
Your baby is beautiful!
The skin bumps are a condition called keratosis pilaris. I have the same bump problem and mine got a lot worse after my twins were born. I read to use a body wash that included stearic acid (Dove’s go fresh line does), and that has really helped my bumps. Thought I’d pass that along.
Thanks for your comment on my blog post. I commented after yours, if you want to read it. :)