Acne and pregnancy- different second time around?

[zarapipe]

My face with DD was bad when pregnant and then absolutely 100% horrible while nursing. I was so embarrassed and couldn't take anything because of the nursing. It never really recovered. It got better after nursing was over, but I still had a few pimples on my face at any given time.

Ever since I got my BFP this time my face has slowly gotten better and for the fast few weeks it has been blemish free for the first time in over 4 years!!! (high5) I'm wondering if I can count on it staying this way throughout the pregnancy, but I a really scared that it will go back to how bad it was when I was nursing DD.

Especially those with 2+ kids, did each pregnancy effect your face differently?

[scribellesam]

I'm pregnant with #2 right now and have had two very different experiences. My skin was glowy and clear with DS and this time I'm very broken out much of the time. I'm kind of bummed about it, I very much enjoyed my clear skin the first time around!

[meltoine]

Mine got clearer both times, but the OWT is that boys make your skin clearer and girls trash it all to hell.

[anaps28]

My skin was super clear with #1 and now it's back to being blemish free with #2.... But I'm fully prepared for full on breakouts post partum. Sigh

[zarapipe]

Apr 17, 2014 9:06:25 GMT -5 meltoine said:

Mine got clearer both times, but the OWT is that boys make your skin clearer and girls trash it all to hell.

That's what I thought I had heard too..hhmmmm, two more weeks till I find out!

anaps28 what is the sex of your first child?

[anaps28]

zarapipe boy and they think this one is a boy too

[runblondie26]

Piling another anectdote onto the old wives tale.

My skin was like that of a hormonal 15 year old with my first pregnancy (girl). It got so nice and clear with my second pregnancy (boy). I wish it had stayed that way...I'm somewhere in betweeen now

[zarapipe]

I'm scared to death of having a boy guys!!!!!!!!

[anaps28]

lol zarapipe I am the complete opposite I am scared to death of having a girl! My first has been a handful since birth so I'm hoping I catch a break the 2nd time around!!

[badtzmaru22]

My skin has always been crappy. The only time it was clear was when I was on ortho tri cyclen. For both pregnancies, it has been pretty good (for me), but not perfect. My skin is always a little better in the summer as well, so I'm looking forward to that. Mostly, I just don't care anymore.

[badtzmaru22]

Sorry, can't edit on my phone, but last pg was a girl, this time boy. I don't really see a difference.

[tigress]

With #1 my face cleared up.

With #2 and this one, my face has been fine, but I have back acne like whoa. Its ridiculous.

[mandapanda18]

Apr 17, 2014 9:06:25 GMT -5 meltoine said:

Mine got clearer both times, but the OWT is that boys make your skin clearer and girls trash it all to hell.

I thought it was the other way around due to boys hormones? I was team green and my OB joked when I asked about my acne one day that she was positive I was having a boy because they wreck your skin.... she was right!

[kitty]

This past pg, it was horrible during the first tri, a little better during the second, and then amazingly clear during the third tri and first 3 months pp. Now at 4 months pp, it is less clear. This was with a boy. With DD I think it was pretty bad the whole way thru.

[mrssandro]

I can relate to having a blemish free (or almost) during this pg. If I am not pg I break out like a hormonal teenagers. Maybe we just get better with age.

[zarapipe]

mrssandro we must both be having boys!

[Cricket0619]

It's a boy! I had terrible acne when pregnant with my boy. I just started Pro Active because I was still breaking out after I had him.

[statlerwaldorf]

I had bad acne during my entire first pregnancy. I broke out a little during the first trimester, but my skin has been looking pretty good lately. My first pregnancy was a girl and this pregnancy is a boy. Don't they say something about girls stealing your beauty?

zarapipe make sure you stay out of all the penis threads. These posters and their stories about boys being obsessed with their junk or peeing in their mouths has freaked me out. Lol

[starlily]

Two girls. Terrible skin the first time. Decent skin this time around.

[Sloane]

First pregnancy, DD, my skin was terrible, like acne down my neck and everything by the time I had her.

This pregnancy, DS, my skin was clearer from the beginning despite being on IVF hormones for 3 months.

[mrsnole]

Clear skin both times. #1 was a girl. #2 is a boy.

[anaps28]

Apr 17, 2014 13:23:27 GMT -5 @gracechen said:

Apr 17, 2014 9:29:28 GMT -5 anaps28 said:

zarapipe boy and they think this one is a boy too

I didn't know you are expecting. CONGRATS!!! I'm so thrilled for you.  (heart)

Thank you!!