10 Mums Share What Happens To Your Body After You Give Birth

Going to the toilet is going to be 'interesting'.

When you’re preparing to become a mum you think a lot about pregnancy and childbirth, but a lot less about what happens to your body once your little bundle of joy is actually here.

Like not being able to go for a wee without feeling like you’re in labour again (do it in the bath), or that the hormones don’t go away instantly and you may find yourself crying at every TV advert for the next six months.

These 10 tweets perfectly sum up the joy of being a new mum.

1. Everything hurts, like really hurts.

Honestly after having a baby, nothing hurts like it did before

— mama scary spice (@devynnrene) September 21, 2016

2. You won’t actually be able to go to the toilet quite so easily.

Going to the toilet after birth- Can be a bit ordeal when your perineum feels like it's been rubbed with sandpaper and your bottom is...

— MoMa (@JustMoma) September 15, 2013

3. And when you eventually do, it will be as jubilant as actually giving birth.

@HayleyChall1 Ha ha! The simple joys of successfully going to the toilet after birth!!! I feel ya! 🙌🏻 I was SO PROUD after my first poo! 💩

— Little Pickle's Mom (@littlepicklemom) June 7, 2016

4. If you choose to breastfeed you’ll be permanently attached to your breast pump.

Next Bridget Jones film: Bridget Jones's Dairy - after having a baby Bridget starts her own breast milk ice cream company

— . (@xxRachellexxx) September 18, 2016

5. And every part of your body will be covered in vomit and bodily fluids.

I forgot how after having a baby, everything you own (including you) always smells faintly of sour milk. #joysofparenting #glamorous

— Beth Sinak (@bethsinak) September 6, 2016

6. Your wardrobe will be overhauled.

Night out before having a baby:
Wears jeans and heels.

Night out after having a baby:
Yoga pants are okay, right?

— Romper (@romper) September 11, 2016

7. And beauty routines are no longer a priority.

I am going to a wedding tomorrow, six months after having a baby. Worried about the baby weight? No, about shaving my legs #momlife

— Kirby W (@KirbyMWilliams) September 9, 2016

8. The hormones in your body don’t magically disappear.

I'm pathetic after having a baby. I just cried at the proposal on X factor. Why. I hoped it was just pregnancy hormones NOPE. still pathetic

— Kirsty (@kirstytinx) September 10, 2016

9. And your core stability isn’t quite what it once was.

When u think you've got all ur core strength back after having a baby so go non handed on the tube only to end up on a mans lap! Yes that!!🙈

— Marie Napier (@marienapierfit) September 9, 2016

10. Mainly because you’ve discovered a new level of tiredness.

I am certain that a new level of tired is discovered after having a baby like you literally can't even feel THAT tired until motherhood

— han-solo (@blondiesomethin) September 7, 2016

When do we get some rest?

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