https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Sat, 04 Apr 2026 22:03:43 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/complexion-after-pregnancy#post-2471633 Tue, 23 Feb 2016 15:50:08 +0000 wrkbrk 2471633@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Ew no the opposite! I had terrible melasma during pregnancy that is finally fading 3 months pp!! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/complexion-after-pregnancy#post-2471530 Tue, 23 Feb 2016 15:05:50 +0000 mfa_lady 2471530@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I didn't notice huge skin changes, but I had the same experience with my hair! I had THE. BEST. HAIR. when I was pregnant! And now it's thinner and stringier. Super lame. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/complexion-after-pregnancy#post-2471436 Tue, 23 Feb 2016 14:28:17 +0000 sweetooth 2471436@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@sarac: I finally got in for a haircut last week. Chopped it. It had been since last April, so I was quickly approaching the year mark and these post-partum months have really done a number on it. Thanks for commiserating in the skin blahs. It does help to know that maybe this is tied to breastfeeding/hormones and maybe things will change.</p> <p>@alphagam84: Thank you for sharing your experience. Yes to the cystic acne along the jawline. It can be SO painful! And it's the worst spot with all of the baby snuggling I do these days. Sounds like you're attacking it all from the inside and outside. What a pain though, right? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/complexion-after-pregnancy#post-2471418 Tue, 23 Feb 2016 14:23:36 +0000 sweetooth 2471418@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@CakeLady: I've been through two rounds of accutane in my lifetime. Is the medicine that you're on similar to that? I'm not looking to get pregnant again, but I still think I'm another month or two from being done with breastfeeding. I hope the meds do the trick for you again.</p> <p>@Littlebit7: I just don't know if I want to hop back on the pill. I feel like it was never the main reason for my clear skin and I don't miss taking it. I agree with you on the clarisonic and dullness. I've never tried Retin-A...maybe I'll keep that in my memory bank for when I do get in to a dermatologist. I long for something to take care of these pesky breakouts. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/complexion-after-pregnancy#post-2471410 Tue, 23 Feb 2016 14:20:09 +0000 sweetooth 2471410@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Boogs: I also have some spots that have appeared from my pregnancies...but sometimes I think they are also tied to my age :(</p> <p>@Pumpkin Pie: Thanks for sharing that you also had some skin problems when you weaned. I'm sorry you dealt with it too. When I had this problem after my first pregnancy I hopped on proactiv for a while and it worked. But then when I got pregnant, I stopped. I think I might consider that as a first step before I go back to the dermatologist. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/complexion-after-pregnancy#post-2470992 Tue, 23 Feb 2016 10:40:24 +0000 alphagam84 2470992@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My skin started breaking out in my 3rd trimester and after DD was born it got even worse. I had terrible cystic acne all along my jaw line. It was so painful I went to the dermatologist and they did cortisone shots in the really bad pimples. They also put me on antibiotics, a benzoyl peroxide cream, and a retin A micro cream. It's finally starting to work. I'm not breastfeeding and am also on BC. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/complexion-after-pregnancy#post-2470441 Mon, 22 Feb 2016 18:21:47 +0000 sarac 2470441@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Breastfeeding is just hell on my hair and skin. Dry, itchy, red, blah skin. Pimples. Just, yuck. My hair gets both greasy and kind of dull, and breaks terribly. I'm fighting the urge to just cut it all off again like I did the first time, but I know it will eventually pass, so I'm trying not to. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/complexion-after-pregnancy#post-2470316 Mon, 22 Feb 2016 15:56:48 +0000 Littlebit7 2470316@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I had not-great skin during pregnancy, esp the last half. It cleared initially after giving birth, then it was HORRIBLE for 3-4 months post partum. It only normalized once I started taking birth control again.<br /> I also purchased a clairsonic when sephora had a sale. That has actually helped with the dullness.<br /> I also started to use a retin A micro cream every other day. I had gotten an Rx before getting pregnant from my derm but had to hold off until I stopped breastfeeding. The initial effects were dry and itchy/red skin, but i dropped the frequency of use. It makes my skin appear smoother and no pesky breakouts. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/complexion-after-pregnancy#post-2470287 Mon, 22 Feb 2016 15:29:36 +0000 CakeLady 2470287@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I loved pregnancy skin too. I had terrible skin before pregnancy - cystic acne caused by hormones - and it came back when my son was about 18 months old. I just saw the dermatologist last week and I'm back on spironolactone (an oral medication), which is the only thing that has ever really made a difference. It's not safe for pregnancy or nursing though. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/complexion-after-pregnancy#post-2470281 Mon, 22 Feb 2016 15:24:47 +0000 Pumpkin Pie 2470281@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I had great skin during pregnancy, then maybe around when I weaned, my skin started getting horrible. I had breakouts, discoloration, black/white heads, dryness. I haven't done anything and just put up with it because we're TTC, so figure I'll handles it after all that is over. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/complexion-after-pregnancy#post-2470265 Mon, 22 Feb 2016 15:15:58 +0000 Boogs 2470265@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My face just seems dull, uneven, a little red, some breakouts, and I have some spots that came from pregnancy that still haven't gone away. I haven't looked very hard for ways to fix it, but am curious as to what others suggest. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/complexion-after-pregnancy#post-2470226 Mon, 22 Feb 2016 14:38:52 +0000 sweetooth 2470226@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I've spent a good portion of the last three years being pregnant two separate times. And my favorite part about pregnancy? My complexion. It's actually one of the first symptoms that I noticed and was so thankful for. The majority of my life I have dealt with a terrible complexion. I wish I could bottle up whatever "hormonal balance" is in play in my body during pregnancy and slather it all over my face for the rest of my life.</p> <p>I'm in the process of weaning off breastfeeding. I anticipate going for another month. But I'm wondering, is that what's making my skin a wreck? The hormones from all of that? Is it just everything that's been dormant in my body for three years coming to the surface?</p> <p>I know I probably need to consider getting into a dermatologist. But it feels pointless when I'm still breastfeeding.</p> <p>Anyone else have terrible skin (primarily on your face) after pregnancy? What did you do to clear up your skin? </p>