#physicalchanges

Pregnancy is often painted as a time of pure joy and excitement, but for many women, it’s also a period filled with emotional ups and downs that go far beyond the physical changes. While physical health during pregnancy gets a lot of attention, mental health is just as important—yet it’s often overlooked or brushed aside. Recognizing and addressing mental health challenges during this time can make a world of difference for both the mother and the baby.

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👣🍼People have been asking me "How('s) are you(r pregnancy) doing/going?", and I always say I'm doing good, because overall I am. Everything is going really good and I'm thankfully blessed to not have had any serious/scary things happen to me or my body or my baby throughout these weeks... . But lemme have a moment to say EXACTLY what I'm feeling/going through (physically) so y'all know what I mean when I say "I'm doing good": a lot of muscle aches, bloating, trying to figure out new ways to bend down or get out of bed without dying, hormonal changes which have been presenting themselves through new spots on my face+chest+shoulders, constantly peeing/pooping (and I mean CONSTANTLY), getting sleepy during at least 3 points during the day, swelling in my feet and legs, teeth pain, hip pain, pelvis pain, lower back pain, itchy boobs, always sweating, always thirsty and always ready to devour my weight in fruits like strawberries, peaches, apricots, grapes, cherries, plums, lemons, blueberries and watermelon. Just to name a few things. 😎👌 #MyThoughts #JustSoYouKnow #Pregnancy #Pregnant #26Weeks #27WeeksPregnant #Motherhood #AskMeHowImDoing #HowImReallyDoing #PhysicalChanges #ChChChChanges #3rdTrimester #BabyBump #BabyBelly #JustBeingHonest #Snapchat #Selfie #BellySelfie

    Middle adulthood brings some sexual changes, such as menopause for women and decline in sperm count, testosterone level, and speed of erection and ejaculation for men. Menopause is when a woman no longer goes through menstrual cycles and one of the effects can be hot flashes. In the clip one woman complains about her hot flash, which is a sign she is experiencing menopause. 

  The sensory abilities of smell, hearing, and eyesight diminish with age. Eye sight diminishes because the pupil of the eye shrinks so the lens becomes more opaque which reduces the amount of light the retina gets. This causes a blurriness of sight and less acute distance perception and adaptation to light level changes. In this movie clip, the men do an eye test and the oldest of them is unable to see clearly. This is due to the diminishing of sight with age. 

           Unfortunately, strength and stamina decrease in late adulthood. However this does not mean one should stop exercising. Exercising has many benefits such as enhancement of muscles, bones, and energy; it also helps in preventing obesity and heart disease and it stimulates brain cell development and neural connections. In the video, a man in late adulthood, still has the vigor to dance but it seems in the end he loses stamina (which is natural). Dancing in itself is exercise and is good for one’s health. 

     Adolescence is a stage of development where in drastic physical changes occur. For most girls, the beginning of the growth spurt begins at 9. When I was about that age my physical built was fairly average, not too tall, and not too short. I was also too thin and was struggling to gain weight.  But during my early adolescence I was not that conscious about my looks and what people think about me didn’t really bother me, maybe at first but I eventually forget about it.         Physical changes could be traced right during infancy until childhood but major changes occurred after I’ve gotten my period at 13 years old. By that time, most of my girl peers already had theirs so I was kind of a late bloomer. After my menarche, more evident changes occurred and I remember during family gatherings, my relatives would say “dalaga ka na” and even noticed that I was almost as tall as my older sister who is 6 years older than me. Since then I become more self-conscious and started to care more about my looks and I even take a longer time to doll-up. My peers were also so preoccupied with their looks so I also got influenced by them on buying facial products and trying out different hairstyles that would make you look “attractive”.     As I got older I become more self- conscious about my looks and started developing an ideal self-image that is the thinner you are the better. Most girls probably got this notion from today’s pop-culture and they look up to these skinny models thus they became their definition of beauty, and I hate to admit that I’m one of those girls.  This unhealthy ideal body-image involves having an evident collarbone and a “thigh gap”, it could be an influenced from the media since not only their role models have these but also the media glamorize this idea that is why people (including me) would consider it as their ideal image. Clearly our culture and the media plays a vital role in influencing people especially the teens and it could have a huge impact not on just their self-image but could lead to unhealthy lifestyle as well. As much as I try, I’m currently struggling on working my self-image. I get so insecure with my weight that I have gotten to develop an unhealthy lifestyle. To the point where in I had to decrease my normal diet and would only go for vegetables and refuse to eat meat and try out various sports and exercises that would help me lose weight. I have to say that despite of the media’s negative influence, it also has its advantages, for an instance, in today’s culture they are encouraging people to accept what they are and that it is okay to be different although that notion is more prominent in the Western culture.