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Pregnancy Acne - The bane of my pregnancy, UNTIL NOW! :)

boymomstrongboymomstrong member
in August 2014 Moms
So i have to share this with any other moms suffering as i have been! Pregnancy acne is the worst and i can mever get it gone, i suffered endlessly with my son and the same with this baby.

Well i read an article that said one reason it happens is bc your placenta is sucking up all the zinc in your body which is used to heal your skin, so taking a suppliment can help restore that.
Also this article said if you wash your face in the evening and then apply coconut oil to your skin it will help to clear things up and heal any issues with your skin.

So being desperate as i am, i tried this, i started taking a suppliment, and washing and adding the coconut oil to my face, its been 10 days and i can see a huge difference already! I wanted to share on the chance others are suffering as i have been...

I should also add that i am already a coconut oil junky, i use it on everything! Eczema, diaper rash, cuts/scrapes, my body, my cooking, my nipples when i nurse, i love it! Its the shiz-nit! :)

I know this is not really baby related, oh well! :)
Hope your all having a great day!

Started TTC in 2006, LOTS of trying, and trying, and 7 rounds of IVF with 13 embryos, 2 perfect little boys and 5 loses....
All finished with babies, started to make diet changes, Keto, to be MORE for my kids, lost 30 pounds, still going, and 3 months in, I had a natural cycle, and then ovulated... Hubs and I are going to see what happens now... Maybe a natural pregnancy? After everything we have been through? Or just a return to normal hormones? We shall see what the future holds!

Baby Dust To All!!!

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Re: Pregnancy Acne - The bane of my pregnancy, UNTIL NOW! :)

  • mikescutie7mikescutie7 member
    edited July 2014
    Interesting, I can't take zinc because it always makes me throw up, even with a meal. It's just too harsh

    I tried coconut oil too and it made me break out worse. One thing that worked for me though is applying pure aloe Vera with a drop of tea tree oil to my face after washing
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    I wonder if the same treatment would help backne. My SIL suffered horribly with pregnancy backne.
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  • boymomstrongboymomstrong member
    Hmmmm, i thinknif your suffering it cant hurt to try! You get desperate!!!
    Also the aloe trick would be a good one, i never thought of that but it does have healing a cooling properties sonit makes sense! :)

    Started TTC in 2006, LOTS of trying, and trying, and 7 rounds of IVF with 13 embryos, 2 perfect little boys and 5 loses....
    All finished with babies, started to make diet changes, Keto, to be MORE for my kids, lost 30 pounds, still going, and 3 months in, I had a natural cycle, and then ovulated... Hubs and I are going to see what happens now... Maybe a natural pregnancy? After everything we have been through? Or just a return to normal hormones? We shall see what the future holds!

    Baby Dust To All!!!

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  • boymomstrongboymomstrong member
    trawas01 said:

    Just be careful with supplementing zinc plus your prenatal (which also contains zinc). It can cause problems if you use high levels for too long, especially if you don't also balance copper and manganese levels.

    I'd mention to your OB/midwife that you've supplemented it just to be safe.

    Sorry i should have mentioned, my OB knows and helped me pick out some zinc so i did not go over beard, but it is important for your doc tonknow everything your taking! Thanks!

    Started TTC in 2006, LOTS of trying, and trying, and 7 rounds of IVF with 13 embryos, 2 perfect little boys and 5 loses....
    All finished with babies, started to make diet changes, Keto, to be MORE for my kids, lost 30 pounds, still going, and 3 months in, I had a natural cycle, and then ovulated... Hubs and I are going to see what happens now... Maybe a natural pregnancy? After everything we have been through? Or just a return to normal hormones? We shall see what the future holds!

    Baby Dust To All!!!

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    lilpeanutsmom said:

    Thank you I'm going to try coconut oil on my back and shoulders, they are so gross! When I went to the store they to look at the coconut oil they had refined and unrefined, which is better?

    I buy extra virgin organic, pure and unrefined, hope that helps!
    My grocery keeps it in the cooking and vitamin aisles! :)

    Started TTC in 2006, LOTS of trying, and trying, and 7 rounds of IVF with 13 embryos, 2 perfect little boys and 5 loses....
    All finished with babies, started to make diet changes, Keto, to be MORE for my kids, lost 30 pounds, still going, and 3 months in, I had a natural cycle, and then ovulated... Hubs and I are going to see what happens now... Maybe a natural pregnancy? After everything we have been through? Or just a return to normal hormones? We shall see what the future holds!

    Baby Dust To All!!!

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  • boymomstrongboymomstrong member
    cath5587 said:

    I'm going to try. My entire back is covered. I feel like I'm going through puberty.

    This is how i felt too, except i never had problems until i got pregnant with my son! And then it was so bad i was worried it would cause damage to my face, and then it happened again with this baby, soni figured i should try something, ANYTHING! :) i am glad its working on my face, and like i said its been 10 days so far i really see and feel a huge difference!

    Started TTC in 2006, LOTS of trying, and trying, and 7 rounds of IVF with 13 embryos, 2 perfect little boys and 5 loses....
    All finished with babies, started to make diet changes, Keto, to be MORE for my kids, lost 30 pounds, still going, and 3 months in, I had a natural cycle, and then ovulated... Hubs and I are going to see what happens now... Maybe a natural pregnancy? After everything we have been through? Or just a return to normal hormones? We shall see what the future holds!

    Baby Dust To All!!!

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