I'm just about 16 weeks and my lower stomach (pelvic bone up to belly button) has started to peel. Um, weird. Has anyone experienced this?
I have been wearing panty hose more than usual, so maybe that's the issue?
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I would think the pantyhose might be causing it. They seem to dry your skin out more. I would just lotion extra throughout the day where you notice the dryness/peeling.
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My hips are peeling so bad they are cracking and bleeding. Midwife said very normal due to skin be dry and stretching so fast.
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Thank god I can toss the panty hose after this week (been having to wear suits for 2 wks straight!) I was like, oh my god, please don't let it be stretch marks already!
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It probably was the pantyhose and I'm sure some extra lotion will help!
And glad you get to throw them out, pantyhose are no fun!
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It's never happened to me, but do you cream yourself? I know your skin stretches and its itchy, so many thats the reason?
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On a side note, I remember one of my highschool teacher would put cream on her feet on top of her panty hose. It freaked me out. But maybe her feet were extra dry
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Its mostly likely dry skin due to all the stretching. Drinking plenty of water and using a moisture intensive body lotion should help
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I used Aquaphor faithfully every single day on my abdomen during pregnancy (until I became allergic to it, then I switched to another lotion). I'm sure it's only a coincidence, but I ended up stretch mark free as well!
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My stomach isn’t peeling (and I wear tights or pantyhose almost every day for work), but is super dry! I use my regular lotion (Cetaphil), and then also use this body oil for pregnancy made by Dr. Hauschka. Sometimes I’ll even put a little extra lotion on top of that, but using that combo has really helped a lot. Now I don’t have itchy belly skin anymore!
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Lotion, lots and lots of lotion!
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So, it's happening again (more on my stomach than uterus area! But, I haven't been wearing pantyhose. Looks like me and baby have had a pretty big growth spurt over the last week, so that could be it. I started using cocoa butter stretchmark cream - stay away stretch marks!
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Shea butter and neem oil! I hate peeling. I am only really putting lotion on my belling and breasts, so I have noticed other peeling, but my belly is liking the shea butter.
And glad you get to throw them out, pantyhose are no fun!
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