11 of the wildest post-pregnancy symptoms new mums have experienced (and why they happen)

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11 of the wildest post-pregnancy symptoms new mums have experienced (and why they happen)

By Lauren Crosby Medlicott

11 months ago

11 min read

If you think the weird hormonal stuff stops the moment you have your baby, think again. Here, new mums share the most unexpected physical postpartum symptoms they’ve experienced and we put them to the medical experts.


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