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No glow = throughout pregnancy?

kokirikokiri
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Seriously, my skin hasn't looked this bad since I was a teenager! No big cyst-like zits like what I'll get sometimes when I'm on my period, just tons of little tiny pimples and red bumps all over the place. It's really blown up the last week or so. Does this often subside in the 2nd trimester like many other symptoms?
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Re: No glow = throughout pregnancy?

  • JocelynB0911JocelynB0911 member

    Welcome to pregnancy! With my first I broke out all over and it was so gross. It did subside later in pregnancy for me but everyone is different.

    ETA: Using acne washes wont make it better since it is hormonal and not due to gunk under the skin.

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    imageJocelynB0911:

    Welcome to pregnancy! With my first I broke out all over and it was so gross. It did subside later in pregnancy for me but everyone is different.

    ETA: Using acne washes wont make it better since it is hormonal and not due to gunk under the skin.

    The bolded saddens me :-( But at least I wont go shopping for anything stronger just to find out it wont help.

    BFP #1 11/07/2012 EDD 07/09/2013 M/C 11/22/2012

    BFP #2 02/05/2013 EDD 09/19/2013 Arrived via c-section 09/27/2013

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  • inthelostinthelost member
    imageJocelynB0911:

    Welcome to pregnancy! With my first I broke out all over and it was so gross. It did subside later in pregnancy for me but everyone is different.

    ETA: Using acne washes wont make it better since it is hormonal and not due to gunk under the skin.

    I wish I had known the bolded part sooner!

    Liliana Seraphina born 9/5/2103


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  • AppleMuffinsAppleMuffins member
    This just started for me within the past week. I had the tiny ones I guess, but they're small enough that I didn't really pay attention to since makeup covered them easy peasy. Now I'm getting the cystic ones :( It's so, so gross but this morning when I was laying in bed I could feel one on my back because it was painful to lay on. Ugh. I hope it goes away. Of course, I wouldn't trade anything for having this little bean growing in me, but ugh.
    One DD born 9/23/13.
    We're one and done!
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  • mamabird8mamabird8 member
    When I was pregnant with DS, I had really bad acne at the end of my first trimester and the beginning of my second trimester.
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  • calibr8tecalibr8te member

    I am really sad about my skins' appearance as well. Tiny little bumps, not feeling beautiful at all.

    I do have an at home remedy that works wonders on cleansing your skin:

    Oil Cleansing Method:

    1. Massage your face with oil (almond, olive work well) for about a minute

    2. Take a steaming hot face cloth and put it over your face and rest for about a minute

    Wash off with cold water. 

     BEST FACIAL CLEANSE EVER ! and now that we are  supposed to be careful with what chemicals we use on our body, this is a totally safe way to cleanse.

     


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