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It depends - mine got WORLDS better and I really did glow, my sister did not, she broke out all over during her second trimester then cleared up like magic after delivery. Hope you get lucky!!

I didn't notice any differences in my skin during my pregnancy. I've heard that it gets better for some and worse for others.

Hard to say for me because I was on bcp for a decade and my skin was awesome. I got preg on the second cycle and my skin has been a tiny bit worse - a couple of zits here and there and greasier skin, but I don't know if that is because I went off bcp and my body is adjusting or because I am pregnant. In any case, I haven't had any major breakouts thus far. Sorry, this isn't helpful!

I've always been lucky to have clear skin and pregnancy has only made it glowy-er. Feel free to hate me.

Way worse in the first trimester and start of second trimester, but it's been improving since then.

much worse with charlie. i broke out a lot, esp on my back! then it went away towards the second half of the pregnancy.

with olive i broke out a little bit, but nowhere near as much as i did with charlie. they say that girls are supposed to steal your beauty, but i guess charlie stole mine!

starting around week 8 i started to break out (what a horrible flashback to middle and high school) and it was bad for a few weeks. now in my 13th week, it is better but my skin is definitely not as clear as it was before. i made an appointment with a dermatologist to see if there is anything i can do or use to help--i'm worried that it will come and go in waves.

Worse! I'm one of those lucky people who has always had really nice skin. But since getting pregnant I break out a lot more. Particularly on my jawline. But it does come and go thank goodness.

@Mrs. Bee: I've always heard you tend to break out more with boys because of the heightened testosterone levels in your body.

mine is worse. i was on BCP for my skin starting in HS and when i went off last summer, i was able to maintain a bit, but was still not using strong things because i didn't want to use something i couldn't use when I was pregnant. now that i'm pregnant, it's not great at all. i recently got some organic acne cleanser from juice beauty and it's a little better, but i still have bad stuff on my jawline and hairline. i feel worse than i did in HS!

@cvbee: Oh, I hate backne! It's the one time I'll ask DH to be really gross and pop my zits...they usually really hurt!

I've been in a pretty perpetual break-out state since I got pregnant. It'll clear up for a day or two, and then right back to zit-city. I have one zit in particular that I swear has been there since the beginning, no matter what I've done. I tried to pop it once, but it bled for like 15 minutes before I could finally get it to stop, like a small river down my chin bleed, not just little. I've left it alone since then. I figure it's earned it's place, lol.

I've hit a point where I'm so tired and uncomfortable all of the time that I don't much care what people think when I go out sans makeup or done-up hair (really, they're lucky I remember to brush it), but when I make an effort I use a light tinted moisturizer, play up my cheeks and eyes a lot and go for a very neutral lip--I'm hoping people's eyes are drawn away from Leon (the monster zit) and more to the top of my face.

So much worse! I also never really had any trouble with acne in my life - but early on in the 1st trimester I started getting horrible acne. Mine is mostly concentrated on my lower cheeks and my jaw line - although I've had it basically all over my face during different points throughout the pregnancy. I've also had horrible back acne - which I've never experienced before. I've tried a wide range of cleansers/topical medications that were ok'd by my Dr. but none have made much of a difference.
What really annoys me is that I now have huge dark areas on my face where the acne has cleared up for a moment. I try to moisturize them every day with some green tea stuff, but they remain VERY pronounced and hard to cover even with makeup.

My skin has gotten somewhat better! For what it's worth, I've never taken a birth control pill or used harsh cleansers/heavy duty medication on my skin. I'd just get mild breakouts around my period. Now that my skin is getting a constant hormone bath, that's gone away.

I can't really say for sure --- at the beginning my skin was bad! I changed all of my products when I got pg, so that may have attributed... I also broke out in new weird places - mostly may jaw, neck, and chin. I think it's a lot better now (at 26 weeks).

But I used to get breakouts on my chest and back - and those completely went away.

It sucks, but it's sucked since I was 13. I just can't use my awesome heavy-duty prescription topicals anymore. DH tells me I'm so pretty and I'm glowing. He's sweet, but full of it.

much worse

Much worse. I've always struggled with acne. I was on retin A before getting pregnant, now just on clindomycin. I'm broken out on my face, neck, and my chest. I've never had neck and chest acne before so it's def related to the pregnancy.

My sucked after getting off BC and then improved after getting pregnant...yay!

My face has never looked better but i definitely broke out more on my back. Not awful though.

With Mavrick, I had good face skin but had back acne.
For Sienna I had blemishes and pimples in my face. People say "girls steal their mama's beauty" it was my case.