A young Chinese woman recently went viral after sharing the dramatic physical transformation she experienced during her pregnancy, changes that have since subsided.
Li Wei, a young woman from Kunming, in China’s Yunnan Province, was ecstatic when she first learned that she had become pregnant. She even looked better, her skin cleared up, and she had this incredible energy. Doctors told her it was normal to feel more radiant, a phenomenon known as the “joy of pregnancy”, because of elevated estrogen and progesterone levels. However, by the fifth month of her pregnancy, Li noticed strange changes to her face; her nose got a lot bigger, and her fine wrinkles became noticeably deeper to the point where she couldn’t recognize herself in the mirror. But this was only the beginning.
As she went through the second and third trimesters of her pregnancy, Li experienced more physical changes. Blotches of pigmentation known as “pregnancy spots” appeared on the sides of her cheeks, her arms and legs became swollen, and although doctors told her that these changes were natural, Li Wei made changes to her diet, cutting back on sugars and fat, and started exercising to mitigate the changes.
After giving birth, Li noticed that her hair was getting thinner, a phenomenon known as “postpartum hair loss”, and her skin had changed from oily to dry. Still, everyone told her that there was nothing wrong and these changes were perfectly normal. The young woman made sure she ate well and exercised enough, and after a few months, she started looking like her old self again.
“My pregnancy was so hard, but seeing the new life grow makes me feel that it was worth it,” Li Wei recently wrote on Weibo, China’s version of X, where she shared photos of her drastic transformation.
Li also shared photos of herself with her baby, and the facial changes have subsided almost completely. Her post went viral on Chinese social media. Doctors advise young mothers-to-be not to panic if such changes occur; instead, they should keep a positive mindset and maintain good lifestyle habits.
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