Do your feet grow during pregnancy?

1. Good question! In this section, HealthNet will look for the answers to gnawing questions. This time: do your feet grow during pregnancy?

1. Do you suddenly no longer try on your favorite shoes during or after your pregnancy? That could be right. When you are pregnant, your feet can indeed grow: from two millimeters to even a whole centimeter Research shows that in pregnant women the height of the arch of the foot decreases and the flexibility of the feet deteriorates. As a result, pregnant women stand flatter on their feet, and they can grow longer and wider. In the women studied, the feet grew from two millimeters to even a whole centimeter. This is enough to make your familiar shoes pinch, or even no longer fit. Do you think this is temporary? Unfortunately, this can stay that way after birth.

The first pregnancy

1. According to the researchers, you can mainly get bigger feet after your first pregnancy. In women who are pregnant for the second or third time, the feet do not or hardly grow anymore Do you also have a good question? Send us an email.

2. According to the researchers, you can especially get bigger feet after your first pregnancy. In women who are pregnant for the second or third time, the feet do not or hardly grow anymore Do you also have a good question? Send us an email.