Feet swell during pregnancy, but after your baby is born, you may have a permanently different shoe size,” . Why? “The additional weight you carry may flatten the arch of your foot. With the arch flattened, you might find you need an extra half-inch larger shoe size to be comfortable.” Hormones play a role here, too—in particular, one called relaxin. “It does just what it sounds like,” . “It relaxes the muscle ligaments in your body to help prepare you for childbirth, but it’s not exclusive to your pelvic area.” With loosened ligaments in your feet and an increase in body weight pushing down on your arches, your feet are primed to flatten and lengthen. Web Med Magazine
Posted on: Sun, 06 Oct 2013 10:24:12 +0000
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