I have crazy dry skin now, especially on my knees and elbows. Postpartum thing or random occurrence? Has anyone else experienced rhinoceros-like skin postpartum?
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OMG. I thought it was just me! I noticed it mostly on my toes! I just chalked it up to so many Epsom salt baths?!
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@.twist.: Mine is crazy! I don't know what to put on it.
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My skin is super dry! I hate it. I'm assuming it's hormones and hoping it will even out down the line.
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@grizz: have you tried body butter? I find it super moisturizing.
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@.twist.: I will have to get some! I've been using my leftover Palmers cocoa butter from pregnancy
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Oh no! Mine is super greasy and Im breaking out like a teenager!
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Are you nursing? My body doesn't want to burn fat stores to nurse (girrrr) so it just takes it from my hair and skin. I'd always know my daughter was having a growth spurt by my skin feeling awful and dry. Eating more fat helped, but I mostly just had to wait it out. My hair looked so awful all last winter - I was so sad.
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@sarac: Yes! I had no idea that could affect it.
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@grizz: SO much, in my experience. I didn't gain any weight while pregnant, but then I've put on weight nursing that was hard to lose - so my body is clearly a bit wacky. But I think that your breasts are eager to thieve fat from the rest of you to feed your baby in general. Increasing fat in my diet made a big difference.
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YES! My arms & elbows are SO dry. I started losing hair like crazy a couple of weeks ago
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@sarac: I will definitely try that!
@emg86: I scratched my elbow earlier bc it was itchy and the sound of dry skin totally skeeved my husband out. I've gotta fix this! Haha! -
I have the driest lips! Like all the time! No matter how much I drink water, moisturize, or use lip balm. Hair loss is scary. No joke, like a horror show.
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