https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Sun, 12 Apr 2026 21:37:54 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/wheres-my-glow#post-310750 Wed, 26 Sep 2012 05:23:26 +0000 hellobeeboston 310750@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I was told I had a glow by a few people - but I think they just said that because I was happy! Two of my girlfriends told me I looked different just before I told them I was preggo at like 5 weeks too.</p> <p>I am having a boy - my skin was bad in the beginning, but for the last month or two it has been super clear which is rare for me. (I'm 36 weeks) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/wheres-my-glow#post-310717 Wed, 26 Sep 2012 00:41:55 +0000 jaguar 310717@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Is this pregnancy glow a myth? I certainly don't have it! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/wheres-my-glow#post-309440 Tue, 25 Sep 2012 10:30:32 +0000 mrsjyw 309440@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>my skin has been amazing for sure, and i'm having a boy! so it rang true for me~ but i've also had the random pimples and such too, so i mean what can ya really say about the old wives' tales? :P </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/wheres-my-glow#post-309436 Tue, 25 Sep 2012 10:28:34 +0000 CupQuakeWalk 309436@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I'm having a boy...so I'm supposed to be glowing...but I don't think I am nor has anyone told me I am. In fact, my skin got SUPER dry and I can't even wax my eyebrows anymore without bleeding (I still do it though). So, I'm waiting for some moisture to return to my skin! Thank goodness I won't be pregnant during winter time. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/wheres-my-glow#post-309420 Tue, 25 Sep 2012 10:22:31 +0000 Mrsbells 309420@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>i had a girl and no glow, just lots of acne </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/wheres-my-glow#post-309406 Tue, 25 Sep 2012 10:16:38 +0000 pl0508 309406@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I'm having a baby boy and some sweet folks at church have said I"m glowing but I always tell them its make up! I definitely do not glow when I'm bare faced - ha! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/wheres-my-glow#post-308852 Mon, 24 Sep 2012 20:42:13 +0000 shopaholic 308852@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>LOL Ladies! Omgosh @Jessiebee is right, misery does love company and you ladies have made me feel better with some laughs (because I can totally relate!) And I guess we all prove the old wives' tale wrong - it can go either way!</p> <p>@jholler - Yes! "Underground pimples" - such a great description! I've had one for weeks that the esthetician wouldn't even touch! And just noticed my thighs are starting to get big. Maybe belly's gotta catch up soon so I can have an optical illusion too! </p> <p>@rachiecakes - Best thing I got out of that movie was the girl with the easy sailing, wonderful glowy pregnancy had a tough baby vs. the tough and rough pregnancy had an easy baby! </p> <p>@livsmama - Interesting! I just got my hair cut a few weeks ago so I haven't noticed if it grows or not. BUT I have noticed my eyelashes seem extra short and sparse lately! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/wheres-my-glow#post-308765 Mon, 24 Sep 2012 19:31:53 +0000 lemondrop 308765@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I had a boy but never felt any of that alleged glow!</p> <p>People loved to say I had it, but I pretty much felt like crap the whole time. I think nesting is a myth too. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/wheres-my-glow#post-308744 Mon, 24 Sep 2012 19:18:07 +0000 rachiecakes 308744@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>did you see the "What To Expect..." movie? :)<br /> I had a boy and I ballooned! I had so much water weight I could press dimples (it's calling 'pitting edema') into my skin that would last for a few minutes. I just looked like a greasy butter ball, haha </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/wheres-my-glow#post-308604 Mon, 24 Sep 2012 16:58:53 +0000 sorrycharlie 308604@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>yep. having a girl and my face has been horribly broken out the entire time. add that to throwing up from 6 weeks to 40 weeks (which I am now!) and yeah...there's NO glow. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/wheres-my-glow#post-308297 Mon, 24 Sep 2012 14:36:48 +0000 hilsy85 308297@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I am having a boy and my skin has been terrible throughout this pregnancy. So no glow for me! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/wheres-my-glow#post-308281 Mon, 24 Sep 2012 14:26:34 +0000 birdofafeather 308281@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>i'm having a girl and there is no glow here. my skin is awful! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/wheres-my-glow#post-308272 Mon, 24 Sep 2012 14:21:30 +0000 mrskc 308272@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I'm having a boy and my skin looked terrible in the beginning. I had breakouts all over my chin and neck and bumps all over my forehead. Around 20 weeks (maybe ?), it started to clear up. Now my skin looks MUCH better. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/wheres-my-glow#post-308260 Mon, 24 Sep 2012 14:15:45 +0000 travelgirl1 308260@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@jholler25: My legs have grown too - I'm like the hulk!!! Really hoping they go back down when she pops out. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/wheres-my-glow#post-308254 Mon, 24 Sep 2012 14:11:22 +0000 PrincessBaby 308254@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I'm having a girl, and I am a skin-fanatic, and mine hasn't changed much...However I am more likely to get those annoying underground pimples on my face! But fortunately, they just come one at a time!</p> <p>She made my legs really big though! Now my tummy is so huge that it dwarfs my big legs, so I'm pretty grateful for that optical illusion!!!</p> <p>Sometimes people tell me I have a glow but I think that's just bronzer and self-tanner-lol;) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/wheres-my-glow#post-308243 Mon, 24 Sep 2012 14:08:24 +0000 LivsMama 308243@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I had a girl. No glow, but I didnt get uglier either. I just stayed the same. My hair did stop growing though. all of it, all over my body and head. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/wheres-my-glow#post-308231 Mon, 24 Sep 2012 14:04:43 +0000 travelgirl1 308231@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I'm having a girl and looked shocking for the first five months. But now people are always telling me I look well. I'm not sure I have a glow though, more of a sweat from being so fat and tired : ) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/wheres-my-glow#post-308219 Mon, 24 Sep 2012 14:02:07 +0000 wheres_c 308219@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I'm having a boy and no glow whatsoever. Breakouts everywhere and super greasy hair. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/wheres-my-glow#post-308215 Mon, 24 Sep 2012 14:01:24 +0000 DillonLion 308215@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Oh, also, absolutely zero people have told me that I am glowing...and I'm almost 32 weeks lol. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/wheres-my-glow#post-308212 Mon, 24 Sep 2012 14:00:12 +0000 oliviaoblivia 308212@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I'm having a girl and have had the best skin during pregnancy. I've been told I glow. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/wheres-my-glow#post-308205 Mon, 24 Sep 2012 13:57:44 +0000 lovehoneybee 308205@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I had a boy, and I didn't think I had any "glow" (besides maybe the sheen of sweat...). Some people claimed I did, but it was usually when I took the time to put on makeup and do something with my hair besides throw it in a ponytail or bun. I broke out like crazy and was sick pretty much the whole pregnancy. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/wheres-my-glow#post-308196 Mon, 24 Sep 2012 13:54:13 +0000 JessiBee 308196@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@highwire: Misery loves company...I'm glad the icky chest breakouts aren't just me! I don't feel physically glowy (see: breakouts everywhere), but I feel happy-glowy a lot of the time. Does that count?! And, for the record, I don't know yet whether I've got a boy or a girl in there. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/wheres-my-glow#post-308186 Mon, 24 Sep 2012 13:49:52 +0000 DillonLion 308186@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>No glow for me (having a girl). I've had breakouts in places I never had breakouts before in my entire life, like all over my chest. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/wheres-my-glow#post-308180 Mon, 24 Sep 2012 13:46:01 +0000 shopaholic 308180@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Do you guys believe in the old wives' tale about gender prediction?<br /> Supposedly, a girl will steal her mama's beauty, and a boy will make mama "glow".<br /> Well, I'm currently told it's a girl and I gotta say I don't have ANY "Glow"!<br /> My eczema has flared up terribly and I can't use any of my meds, my face is super dry yet I have pimples dotted all over my face like a 15 year old boy! When I asked my GF that just had her baby boy, she said "Yes! I think I WAS glowing!" </p>