https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Mon, 11 May 2026 16:23:45 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/acne-before-bfp#post-2670506 Tue, 27 Dec 2016 11:32:18 +0000 pmerr 2670506@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I'm not sure when I actually conceived or when implantation was, but the day before I took a HPT (and it was a BFP), I noticed I had a TON of acne out of nowhere. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/acne-before-bfp#post-2670475 Tue, 27 Dec 2016 10:43:06 +0000 Mrs. Microscope 2670475@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>This time I got acne at 3dpo, and had implantation cramps at 7dpo, bfp at 10dpo. Good luck! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/acne-before-bfp#post-2670467 Tue, 27 Dec 2016 10:32:51 +0000 dominobee 2670467@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I guess the other follow-up question would be can you implant at 4DPO? Usually it's 6-8, right? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/acne-before-bfp#post-2670465 Tue, 27 Dec 2016 10:29:38 +0000 dominobee 2670465@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@SweetiePie: I did not get treatment of any kind, just testing that showed my husband and I are both healthy and fertile. Which has made 20 cycles of TTC sort of excruciating!! We have no idea what's wrong! If I don't get pregnant this cycle I am going on Clomid next cycle. He wanted us to wait four cycles after an HSG to see if that stimulated egg production/release. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/acne-before-bfp#post-2670463 Tue, 27 Dec 2016 10:26:51 +0000 rattles 2670463@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@ValentineMommy: my first two were girls and my mom posited that maybe this one was a boy, ha </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/acne-before-bfp#post-2670462 Tue, 27 Dec 2016 10:26:25 +0000 SweetiePie 2670462@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Hi! I remember a while back you had asked about questions to ask your RE at the first consult. Did you ever end up undergoing any treatment? Asking because that can definitely impact your skin, even months later (for me at least). </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/acne-before-bfp#post-2670460 Tue, 27 Dec 2016 10:25:49 +0000 ValentineMommy 2670460@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I didn't with my first two (boys), but I did with this one (girl)! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/acne-before-bfp#post-2670458 Tue, 27 Dec 2016 10:25:03 +0000 rattles 2670458@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I didn't with my first two, but that was in retrospect my biggest sign with this pregnancy. My skin was atrocious (really greasy, lots of break outs) around what turned out to be implantation. Fingers crossed for you! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/acne-before-bfp#post-2670454 Tue, 27 Dec 2016 10:20:22 +0000 dominobee 2670454@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Did anyone have acne or skin changes ahead of their BFP?</p> <p>I woke up on 4 DPO and my skin had seemingly changed overnight. I usually have very smooth skin - I rarely got pimples even as a teen - and now it seems like every pore on my face has turned into a bump. I've also got a few pimples - including one on my earlobe!!</p> <p>I know this would be very early for implantation but I can't think of anything else that would change my skin so drastically in such a short period of time. I do sometimes get stress-related pimples but those would be one or two big ones. This is a different kind of skin change that seems to be the overall quality of my skin. I haven't changed my soap, shampoo, detergent or anything that would cause skin irritation.</p> <p>AF isn't due until Jan. 3, 4 or 5 (my cycle ranges from 26-28 days) so I can't test yet. Instead, I'm obsessively researching acne before BFP! Would love to hear your experience. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/breaking-out-in-pregnancy#post-2329293 Wed, 21 Oct 2015 17:26:22 +0000 pastemoo 2329293@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Mrs. Lemon-Lime: thank you! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/breaking-out-in-pregnancy#post-2327137 Tue, 20 Oct 2015 12:28:20 +0000 Mrs. Lemon-Lime 2327137@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@pastemoo: I've been using the bar soap for a week now and I love it. The pink breakouts have turned into tan bumps that match myour skin. The soap does a good job of drying out the bumps and shrinking them too. I haven't used the soap on my face because I already had a routine for that, but I had a doosy bump on my chin/ neck and used it there to another magical result. While the soap doesn't prevent breakouts it's keeping my skin in check from looking grotesque. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/breaking-out-in-pregnancy#post-2317044 Mon, 12 Oct 2015 19:13:28 +0000 catomd00 2317044@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Alivoo01: do they make a salicylic acid free green tea scrub? The only one I can ever find has salicylic acids, which I like to avoid for frequent use, but I love that green tea scrub!! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/breaking-out-in-pregnancy#post-2317037 Mon, 12 Oct 2015 19:02:44 +0000 ms.line 2317037@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@pastemoo: I stopped using my Rx acne meds when I was TTC, and my skin was AWFUL my first tri. I tried Cetaphil and tea tree oil, Belli, Mario Badescu, and Dermatologica, and nothing made a dent. Finally I bought some Proactiv+ at the mall, and that did help clear up my face. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/breaking-out-in-pregnancy#post-2317032 Mon, 12 Oct 2015 18:57:52 +0000 pastemoo 2317032@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Thanks mamas! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/breaking-out-in-pregnancy#post-2316534 Mon, 12 Oct 2015 10:17:24 +0000 BabyBoecksMom 2316534@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I used the Nutragena Oil Free Acne wash. It helped, but I still broke out a lot (especially on my back!) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/breaking-out-in-pregnancy#post-2316493 Mon, 12 Oct 2015 09:28:39 +0000 alphagam84 2316493@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I found that getting facials where they do extractions has helped my skin. I have acne that awful on my jaw line and nothing seems to help. I even had the ob prescribe a prescription creme that is safe during pregnancy and that hasn't done anything. I'm slathering on benzoyl peroxide twice a day now in hopes that will help. Just this morning I popped 5 pimpled along my jaw! It's awful. Luckily I'm due in a couple of weeks and hopefully it will start to subside and I can use stronger stuff to treat it! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/breaking-out-in-pregnancy#post-2316423 Mon, 12 Oct 2015 08:39:02 +0000 Mrs. Lemon-Lime 2316423@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Came back to say for my face I use Cetaphil Wash then Green Tea Scrub then Tree Tea Oil Toner then Cetaphil Moisturizer. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/breaking-out-in-pregnancy#post-2316409 Mon, 12 Oct 2015 08:29:39 +0000 Alivoo01 2316409@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I've been using the green tea scrub by St ives and Tea tree oil wash from The Body Shop. I'm still breaking out, but I also apply Clean &amp; Clear spot treatment and that really helps speed up the process/clear it faster. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/breaking-out-in-pregnancy#post-2316232 Sun, 11 Oct 2015 21:59:46 +0000 jh524 2316232@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I use cetaphil too but still have have been having breakouts here and there. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/breaking-out-in-pregnancy#post-2316229 Sun, 11 Oct 2015 21:57:16 +0000 MrsSRS 2316229@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I used alcohol free witch hazel as a toner (and spot treated with salicylic acid rarely). Plus just a generic, mild, face wash. Try cetaphil plus witch hazel maybe? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/breaking-out-in-pregnancy#post-2316155 Sun, 11 Oct 2015 20:27:36 +0000 catomd00 2316155@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Cerave and I exfoliate with apricot scrub and do use the one with salicylic acid once a week. I tried belli with my first and it didn't do a thing for me. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/breaking-out-in-pregnancy#post-2316122 Sun, 11 Oct 2015 19:21:26 +0000 Canoli 2316122@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@pastemoo: I haven't changed my face wash because I'm so sensitive but I use Belli pregnancy brand acne spot treatment at the recommendation from another HB user and I really like it. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/breaking-out-in-pregnancy#post-2316117 Sun, 11 Oct 2015 19:10:46 +0000 beloved 2316117@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My doc told me I could continue using benzoyl peroxide. I did throughout my pregnancy and it kept my cystic acne at bay! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/breaking-out-in-pregnancy#post-2316042 Sun, 11 Oct 2015 16:30:21 +0000 pastemoo 2316042@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>:) Let me know @Mrs. Lemon-Lime: !</p> <p>I'll check out some Cetaphil in the mean time. Thanks mamas! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/breaking-out-in-pregnancy#post-2316035 Sun, 11 Oct 2015 16:20:51 +0000 Mamag511 2316035@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Cetaphil is the only thing that worked for me / and it only worked like 50% of the time! Mine was so stubborn! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/breaking-out-in-pregnancy#post-2316028 Sun, 11 Oct 2015 16:08:04 +0000 blackbird 2316028@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Cetaphil? Less is more sometimes! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/breaking-out-in-pregnancy#post-2316025 Sun, 11 Oct 2015 16:06:47 +0000 Mrs. Lemon-Lime 2316025@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I just bought Shea Moisture's African Black Soap for acne prone skin and it's supposed to work for excema too. In a week or two I should know if it really works. I'm breaking out on my arms, back and face. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/breaking-out-in-pregnancy#post-2316001 Sun, 11 Oct 2015 15:28:52 +0000 pastemoo 2316001@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Do you have a face wash you recommend for pregnancy?<br /> I'm breaking out like a teenager on chocolate and greasy french fries.. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/acne-amp-naturopath#post-1564996 Sat, 12 Apr 2014 17:16:11 +0000 Corduroy 1564996@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Going paleo cleared up my awful acne. I cut grains, sugar, and dairy at the same time so I don't really know which did the trick. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/acne-amp-naturopath#post-1564335 Fri, 11 Apr 2014 23:34:13 +0000 anandam 1564335@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I did and I spent a lot of money on supplements and a very restrictive diet that made no difference whatsoever. It was a last ditch effort after oil cleansing cleared me up for a month or two but then caused the worst and most stubborn cystic acne of my life (just in time for my wedding, lovely).</p> <p>I've been using a clay mask now for about 2 years and it's really helped me more than anything else. It's called Lerosett and the website is so gimmicky, but it's really made a difference. That along with a multivitamin and sleeping in a very dark room (to regulate melatonin/estrogen) seems to be keeping mine at bay. </p>