You & your looks during pregnancy!

You & your looks during pregnancy!

Yesterday my mom said, “Look at you! Why has your skin become like this? There are so many pimples and no brightness in your skin! Pregnant women should be glowing’.

Sadly, I don’t have that glow ☹. It was not there a year back also when I was pregnant with my first son.  But it had not vanished off so fast! I told her, “Baby is sucking out all my happiness along with calcium, iron, oxygen, nutrition and everything it needs.” She didn’t agree, but how do I know why has it changed?

This is the first time I have pimples. Yes, you read it right! I have never had pimples in my entire life, not even during puberty. How blessed was I! But now, there is a new pimple every day and it always makes appearance in clusters in the same spot. I know I can’t prick it will leave a mark. All one can do is patiently wait for it to go away and pray to god that no one is noticing your ugly face!

What I realized over the time is that I should now take care of my skin as it dries up very fast. Feet becomes chalky white in just two hours. So, now I ensure to carry a small bottle of body lotion and hand cream to keep my skin hydrated.

My lovely lush mane has gone dry and frizzy, there was a time when people used to compliment me for my hair! To control the damage to some extent I’m using shampoo and conditioner recommended post hair smoothing. It has become manageable and is soft to touch.

To top it all my neck line has become dark. Why God! Why!? Now I understand the entire logic of melasma, how it helps in making certain body part darker so that baby can identify its food, but why my neck & forehead? And the best part is I can’t do anything about it. And if you are thinking I should bleach, you are not allowed to bleach during pregnancy due to its harmful contents.

And a big surprise! There is no cream in the world which can make stretch marks vanish. All those expensive butter creams, oils & lotions are just not worth it. If you are destined to have stretch marks – that is if your mom, granny and all ladies in your family have had it then you are also blessed with it! To help reduce the dryness and itchiness I apply coconut oil. These red scary marks will become silvery over time.

Everyone say that all this will vanish once baby is out! Fingers crossed 😊